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| Category | Race car |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | Maserati |
| Production | 1938-1939 |
| Predecessor | Maserati V8RI |
| Successor | Maserati 8CL |
| Technical specifications | |
| Chassis | Steel box-section frame, aluminum body |
| Suspension (front) | Rigid axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction shock absorbers |
| Suspension (rear) | Live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction shock absorbers |
| Length | 4,100 mm (160 in) |
| Width | 1,520 mm (60 in) |
| Height | 1,100 mm (43 in) |
| Axle track | 1,359 mm (53.5 in) (front and rear) |
| Wheelbase | 2,723 mm (107.2 in) |
| Engine | 3.0 L (180 cu in) Straight-8 (350–366 hp (261–273 kW)) FR layout |
| Transmission | 4 speed manual transmission |
| Weight | 780 kg (1,720 lb) |
| Competition history | |
The Maserati 8CTF is an open-wheel Grand Prix motor racing car, designed, developed and built by Italian manufacturer Maserati, from 1938 to 1939. To date, it remains the only Italian-made car to win the Indianapolis 500 (excluding Dallara, which only supplies the chassis to the teams; but not the engines).[1]
- ^ "8CTF". October 16, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16.