Maserati 450S
The car was constructed between 1989 and 1991 at a cost of £150,000 by the late Chris Lawrence, renowned specialist and the constructor of the Favre series of Ferrari GTOs, SWB and California Spiders. The ladder chassis was built using a jig from original 450s chassis, no.4510, while the all aluminium body was likewise reproduced using bucks from no. 4510.
The donor engine is a V8 Quattroporte series 1 which was rebuilt using many uprated parts including pistons, cams and large carbs etc. It was fitted with a racing style Getrag
gearbox and a modified Salisbury back axle.
A two owner car from new this Maserati 450S has been actively campaigned at Spa and in the Manx Classic and numerous hill climb events, securing over 30 trophies and the actual car is featured in the accompanying editorial feature in Auto Italia.
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£130,000
