 Maserati 420M/58 "Eldorado" | |||||||||
| Constructor | Maserati | ||||||||
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| Designer(s) | Giulio Alfieri | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2][3] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Tubular steel spaceframe | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Independent double wishbones, coil springs, Houdaille hydraulic dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | De Dion axle, transverse leaf spring, Houdaille hydraulic dampers | ||||||||
| Length | 4,800 mm (189.0 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 1,200 mm (47.2 in) | ||||||||
| Height | 1,100 mm (43.3 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,400 mm (94.5 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | 4,190 cc (255.7 cu in) 90° V8 naturally-aspirated front-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | 2-speed manual transmission | ||||||||
| Weight | 758 kg (1,671.1 lb) | ||||||||
| Tyres | Firestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Officine Alfieri Maserati Eldorado Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Stirling Moss Ralph Liguori | ||||||||
| Debut | 1958 Race of Two Worlds | ||||||||
| Last event | 1959 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||||
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The Maserati 420M/58 Eldorado was a single-seater manufactured by Maserati in 1958. It was a one-off race car purpose-built for the second edition of the 500 Miles of Monza. It was the first single-seater in Europe to be sponsored by a brand not attached to an automobile industry. The internal Maserati classification was the Tipo 4, behind the 250F variants, and also referred to as the 420/M/58 for 4.2-litre displacement, Monoposto or a single-seater in Italian and 1958 year, or simply as the "Eldorado".[1]
In 2020, Maserati paid homage to Sir Stirling Moss, who died on 12 April 2020 at the age of 90, by decorating a prototype of the Maserati MC20 with the 'Stirling Moss' script from the "Eldorado" single seater.[4]
Currently the Maserati "Eldorado", with bodywork and livery restored to its 1958 specification, is part of the Umberto Panini's Maserati collection in Modena.[5][6]
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