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The Maserati V8RI was a model of racing car produced by Italian manufacturer Maserati of Modena in 1936, for total of four units.

Designed by Ernesto Maserati, they had a front-mounted 4.788-liter V8 engine, 90 degrees. A Roots type supercharger and dual choke Weber carburetor, single camshaft resulted in 320 bhp (239 kW) and a maximum speed of 270 km/h (168 mph). The "RI" denoted Ruote indipendenti, the then innovative independent four-wheel suspension. The cars measurements were wheelbase 2,560 mm (101 in), length 3,865 mm (152.2 in), width 1,490 mm (59 in), and height 1,250 mm (49 in).

Chassis #4501 debuted at Grand Prix de la Marne 1935, driven by Philippe Étancelin. Its only victory was the Pau Grand Prix in 1936. All four V8RIs built competed in the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup at New York's Roosevelt Field, and all four remained in the United States for many years afterwards.^[1]

External links

maserati.org.au has a gallery and description
rickcarey.com on chassis #4501

References

^ "Deacon Litz e il Tipo V8RI" [Deacon Litz and the Type V8RI]. Enrico's Maserati Pages. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02.

[Alf63c-1] "Deacon Litz e il Tipo V8RI" [Deacon Litz and the Type V8RI]. Enrico's Maserati Pages. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02.

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 Designed by [[Ernesto Maserati]], they had a front-mounted 4.788-liter [[V8 engine]], 90 degrees. A [[Roots type supercharger]] and dual choke [[Weber carburetor]], single camshaft resulted in {{Convert|320|bhp|0|abbr=on}} and a maximum speed of {{convert|270|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.  The "RI" denoted ''Ruote indipendenti'', the then innovative independent four-wheel suspension. The cars measurements were wheelbase {{convert|2560|mm|in|abbr=on}}, length {{convert|3865|mm|in|abbr=on}}, width {{convert|1490|mm|in|abbr=on}}, and height {{convert|1250|mm|in|abbr=on}}.
-Chassis #4501 debuted at [[Grand Prix de la Marne]] 1935, driven by [[Philippe Étancelin]]. Its only victory was the [[Pau Grand Prix]] in 1936. All four V8RIs built competed in the 1937 [[Vanderbilt Cup]] at New York's [[Roosevelt Field]], and all four remained in the United States for many years afterwards.<ref name=Alf63c>{{cite web | url = http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri63c.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161002172733/http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri63c.htm | archivedate = 2016-10-02 | title = Deacon Litz e il Tipo V8RI | trans-title = Deacon Litz and the Type V8RI | language = it | work = Enrico's Maserati Pages }}</ref>
+Chassis #4501 debuted at [[Grand Prix de la Marne]] 1935, driven by [[Philippe Étancelin]]. Its only victory was the [[Pau Grand Prix]] in 1936. All four V8RIs built competed in the 1937 [[Vanderbilt Cup]] at New York's [[Roosevelt Field]], and all four remained in the United States for many years afterwards.<ref name=Alf63c>{{cite web | url = http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri63c.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161002172733/http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri63c.htm | archivedate = 2016-10-02 | title = Deacon Litz e il Tipo V8RI | trans-title = Deacon Litz and the Type V8RI | work = Enrico's Maserati Pages }}</ref>
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