Maserati A6

Start with what the Maserati A6 is: a car with 1.5&nbsp, built from 1947 to 1956, in a decade split by war, when civilian production stopped and restarted. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Ernesto Maserati, Alberto Massimino and Gioacchino Colombo.

The story

Maserati A6 were a series of grand tourers, racing sports cars and single seaters made by Maserati of Italy between 1947 and 1956. They were named for Alfieri Maserati (one of the Maserati brothers, founders of Maserati) and for their straight-six engine. The 1.5-litre straight-six was named A6 TR (Testa Riportata for its detachable cylinder head), and was based on the pre-war Maserati 6CM and produced 65 hp (48 kW). It first appeared in the A6 Sport or Tipo 6CS/46, a barchetta prototype, developed by Ernesto Maserati and Alberto Massimino. This became the A6 1500 Pinin Farina-designed two-door berlinetta, first shown at the 1947 Salon International de l'Auto in Geneva (59 made) and the spider shown at the 1948 Salone dell'automobile di Torino (2 made).

A 2-litre, 120-horsepower straight-six was used in the A6 GCS two-seater, "G" denoting Ghisa, cast iron block, and "CS" denoting Corsa Sport. The A6G were a series of two-door coupés and spyders for street, rather than competition use. These were bodied by Pinin Farina, Pietro Frua, Ghia, Bertone, Carrozzeria Allemano, Zagato, and Vignale. These have cast iron engine blocks. The Maserati A6 was typically fitted with 16-inch Borrani Wheels and Pirelli Stella Bianca Tyres.

What is underneath

The engine is 1.5  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 960 kg. Drive goes through a 4-speed manual. The wheelbase is 2550 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Its place in the line

In the Maserati line-up the Maserati A6 has a clear place: it replaced the Maserati 6CM (racing cars); it handed the line to the Maserati 200S and 150S (racing cars) / Maserati 3500 GT (road cars); the factory was Modena, Italy. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Citroën 2CV, the Porsche 356, the Chevrolet Bel Air. Nearby in the Maserati catalogue sit the Maserati 150S and the Maserati 200S.

Owning one today

MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Maserati A6 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.