Did anyone pay attention to the Maserati-Timossi sale at RM? Love to know the final sale price.... TIA
A very good price. Very well bought! A beautiful part of Maserati history. Hopefully someone didn't buy the boat for a 450 SS replica. The seller had much interest in the just the engine.
Well Maserati prices, except for some of the spares, were not stellar at Pebble auction with 2 nice race cars unsold..confirming that auction is not the best place to sell a competition Maserati...
No Walter, we agree 100%. My point is that the Timossi-Maserasti IS the bargain of the last ten yeas. It has to be. 450 S engine, documented and undisputed racing and championship history, fully Maserati factory backing and support. Bertocchi was a tech and representative of Maserati for the boat. This hydroplane is the 250F of all racing craft. To see it sold for $250,000 USD, was shocking, the engine alone is worth much, much more. Hopefully, it won't be restored and will be preserved, maintained and raced. ~Trev
I totally agree to the assessment of the value of the boat. That why I bought it. It is coming to Germany. The 450S engine #4515 is complete with magnetos, carbs etc. The boat itself is beautifully preserved. Regards Wolfi
Hi Guys, Australia has a motor race championship known as E C Griffiths Cup, it was started in 1910 & is still running, in the 1960s an Aussie - Ernie Nunn won this race in 1963 & 1968 in his Hydroplane Speed Boat which was called Wasp, he ran Maserati Marine Engines for many years here, in the early 1990s all the engines were purchased in Sydney, I photographed them & from memory there were about 6 - 8 engines in total all in dismantled state but complete, I have misplaced the photos however I will try to find them, there was also a Ferrari 290MM engine used in a boat here, I have an original piston from one of these Maserati Marine Engines in my collection, for more information Google - Ernie Nunn Motor Boat Racing also EC Griffiths Cup Australia. Regards David Z Melbourne.
Very nice buy. Congratulations. You intend to run it of course? What water are you near? Please post photos.
I then bought all of them from Terry. Sold 1 to The Lord Brocket. That turned into one of best car guy stories ever. Ciao, FGM
Major kudos to you Wolf!! You have a great eye. Please add more photos to this thread when you get her home! (and in the water) we will also need video (WITH audio too!!!)......
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.....but we really need to see (and especially hear) something like this video; but without the extraneous babbling! FF to 3:30, then enjoy with audio UP, then stop at 3:55 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTRDstKOt7E]Arno XI, lo "squalo" ritorna sul lago d'Iseo! - YouTube[/ame] and please, do not under any circumstances add any 'music' to your video, ala RM's sales piece! Looking forward to your video!! ;-)
