1959 Motoscafo Timossi-Maserati KD 800/900 kg. Racer
Motoscafo Timossi-Maserati 1959
KD 800/900 kg. Racer
(Dr. Wolf Zweifler Collection)
Engine: V8-cylinder 900 DOHC
Bore & Stroke : 85 mm x 103 mm
Total displacement - 5657 cc
Power - 480 hp at 6500 rpm
From the early '30s, Maserati engines met with a string of successes on water too, obtaining various world speed records.
This tradition continued in the 1950s, reaching its peak between '59 and '69 with 11 consecutive world titles in the prime 800 and 900kg category. Timossi racing boats were equipped with V8 engines of 5700 and 6400cc and piloted by Lino Spagnol), Flavio, Giorgio and Liborio Guidotti, Ermanno Marchisio and Gian Luigi Crivelli. The model on display here led Crivelli to the world title in 1969.
KD 800/900 kg. Racer
(Dr. Wolf Zweifler Collection)
Engine: V8-cylinder 900 DOHC
Bore & Stroke : 85 mm x 103 mm
Total displacement - 5657 cc
Power - 480 hp at 6500 rpm
From the early '30s, Maserati engines met with a string of successes on water too, obtaining various world speed records.
This tradition continued in the 1950s, reaching its peak between '59 and '69 with 11 consecutive world titles in the prime 800 and 900kg category. Timossi racing boats were equipped with V8 engines of 5700 and 6400cc and piloted by Lino Spagnol), Flavio, Giorgio and Liborio Guidotti, Ermanno Marchisio and Gian Luigi Crivelli. The model on display here led Crivelli to the world title in 1969.
