fifties maseratis at the goodwood 77mm

I spent a very, very long time at the 77th Member's Meeting amongst these four fantastic Fifties Maseratis. I've met three of these stunning sportscars before, but this was my first experience of a legendary V8 engined 450s; this (yellow nosed) example being run by Josef Otto Rettenmaier. These Fifties racers have beauty that goes deep beneath the skin, and I recommend that if you happen across one, you spend time drinking in the details, from the svelte bodywork  to the finned drum brakes...

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Photography - Dave Rook / April 2019