1937 Maserati 6C

This is one of the cars I photographed during a visit to the Doune Motor Museum when on a family holiday in Scotland in August 1996.

I have the brochure from the museum and that has photographs and details of several of the cars in the collection, but the only mention of this Maserati is in a list of all the vehicles in the collection. I've not been able to ascertain the chassis number of the car, but the board in front of it gives the following information:

'Maserati 6C 1937

In the mid 1930’s the Maserati brothers were
among the first to build single seater racing
cars on a semi-production basis. The 6C was
one of these of which 24 were built between
1936 and 1939. They were usually in direct
competition with the ERA and achieved
numerous successes mainly on the continent.
The engine is six cylinders, 1493 cc and
super-charged, giving 195 bhp at 8700 rpm.
Though not outstandingly fast they proved to
be quick and reliable.'

The museum closed in November 1998.