Nowadays, brands like Lancia or Maserati are shadows of their former selves, which Fiat has shoehorned to fill a specific niche. But back in the day, a Maserati was as close to owning a piece of God as you could come.
To really understand how cool Maseratis of the past were, you guys need to check out this 1956 model reviewed by Jay Leno. It's the Maserati A6G-2000 Allemano, reconstructed to exactly the right specification.
The A6 was basically the first sports car made by Maserati after the Second World War. It's powered by 2-liter six-cylinder producing about 140 hp. For its time, the engine is very advanced, with 12 valves, 3 carburators and a DOHC setup. However, the four-speed gearbox doesn't have a synchro.
Carrozzeria Allemano did an amazing job with the design of the body. For Maserati, they made 21 bodies of this car until 1957 when they switched to the more advanced 3500.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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