OSCA MT4

OSCA MT4
1955 OSCA MT4
Overview
ManufacturerO.S.C.A.
Also calledOSCA 1500 TN
Production1948–1956 (72-79 produced)
AssemblyBologna, Italy
Body and chassis
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine
  • 1089 cc Fiat OHV I4
  • 1092 cc MT4 SOHC I4
  • 1092 cc MT4-2AD DOHC I4
  • 1342 cc MT4 SOHC I4
  • 1342 cc MT4-2AD DOHC I4
  • 1453 cc MT4-2AD DOHC I4
  • 1492 cc 1500TN DOHC I4
Transmission4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,200 mm (86.6 in)
Kerb weightapproximately 600 kg (1,300 lb)
Chronology
SuccessorOSCA FS 372

The OSCA MT4, also spelled the O.S.C.A. MT4 or Osca MT4, is an Italian sports car prototype, designed, developed, and made by Officine Specializzata Costruzioni Automobili, between 1948 and 1956, but was raced and used in active competition until 1966.[1][2][3][4]

Due to the variety of engines of different displacement sizes and the comparatively large number of chassis built (thanks to strong sales), the OSCA MT4 had an unusually long service life for a competition car. Between 1948 and 1966, it notched 92 wins, 109 class wins, 9 pole positions, and 194 podiums[contradictory] - an impressive record for a small manufacturer without the means of sustaining a factory competition effort.[5][6][7]

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