Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Maserati Bora 4.9



We had a Yellow Bora at our shop a few years ago and I was always so impressed with the car.
The chassis is a thing of beauty, robust steel tubing that is both square and oval in areas with proper gussets and buttressing in key areas for strength. I am not sure how well the bodies hold up to rust but they are beautifully built as well with excellent gaps and nice detailing at the stainless steel roof and glass surrounds. I am sure the car weighs close to 4000 lbs!

Who cares how much it weighs when you have the most sinful sounding V-8 in existence. It has a raw and rowdy feel of an Chevy/Ford small block with the sinful smooth nature of the classic Italian engines that pull from idle to red line without a hitch.

The car has pavement rippling brakes that are not boosted by engine vacuum but by a super high pressure hydraulic system. The stopping power makes the driver dizzy!

Anyhow, I really like this car and the color makes me weak in the knees.

1 Comments:

Anonymous chuck goolsbee said...

ooooooh... I like it too! ;)

--chuck
http://chuck.goolsbee.org

October 23, 2007 8:52 PM  

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