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Maserati Mistrel
About this car...
1960-1969
•6-cylinder
•Classic
•Convertible
•Coupe
•Italy
Quick Specs
Make:Maserati
Model:Mistral
Year:1967
Engine:3.7L 6-cylinder
HP:255
The Maserati Mistral (Tipo 109), named after a cold northerly wind of southern France, was the successor to the iconic 3500 GT and Sebring.
Maserati commissioned Pietro Frua to design a new body to be placed upon and updated Tipo 109 chassis.
This was also the first in a series of classic Maseratis to be given the name of a wind.
It was offered both in Coupe and Spyder form. 830 coupes and 120 Spyders were built in total.
Maggiora of Turin supplied both bodies under contract.
The name was intended to represent speed, and the car certainly lived up to its promise.
This was to be Maserati’s last car powered by the company’s famed and well-proven straight six engine, descended from the company’s 350S sports racing cars of the 1950s and itself a close relation of the engine that powered Juan Manuel Fangio’s 250F to victory.
First unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in November of 1963, the new Mistral was an instant success, and steady orders kept the car in production until 1970, with only slight updates and an increase in the engine’s displacement from 3.5 to 3.7 litres and finally to 4,014 cc.
A Salisbury rear axle handled the power from a ZF five-speed manual gearbox – a traditional Maserati-type drive train.
A less sporting three-speed automatic transmission was also available.
Similar in overall length to its Sebring predecessor, the Mistral had a sexy, rounded profile with a low beltline and curved glass.
In many ways, it was one of Frua’s finest designs.
The long hood was accented with a small air scoop, slim bumpers, a split air intake and a tall greenhouse.
In typical Italian sports car construction, the body was steel and the doors, bonnet and boot lid were of aluminium.
Inside, the Mistral was a pure two-seater with an excellent driving position and leather seats.
With a top speed of 160 mph and zero-to-sixty times of just 6.2 seconds, it is quite the performer and a true grand touring car.
In total, 828 coupés were built and just 120 Spyders in the seven-year production run from ’63 to ’70.
255 bhp, 3,694 cc dual overhead cam inline six-cylinder engine, five-speed ZF manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, rigid rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 94.5".
The Mistral is the last model from the "Casa del Tridente" or “House of the Trident” to have the famous straight six cylinder, twin-spark, double overhead cam engine, as fitted to the Maserati 250F Grand Prix cars that won 8 Grand Prix between 1954 and 1960 and one F1 World Championship in 1957 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio.
The engine also featured hemispherical combustion chambers and was fed by a Lucas indirect fuel injection system which was novelty at the time for Italian car manufacturers.
Although the Lucas fuel injection system enhances performance, quite a few owners, especially in the U.S. have converted their cars to Weber carburetors due to difficulties in tuning the system properly.
Maserati subsequently moved on to V8 engines for their later production cars. There were three engine variants fitted to the Mistral; 3500, 3700 and 4,000 cc.
The most sought after derivative is the 4000 cc model. Only the earliest of the Mistrals were equipped with the 3500 cc engine.
Unusually, the body was offered in both aluminum and steel but no one is quite sure as to how many of each were built.
Use of the aluminum body panels had no effect on the performance of the Mistral. The mixture of the aluminum body on a steel substructure can lead to corrosion due to the dissimilar metals.
The automobile was standard with a five speed transmission from ZF and also had four wheel solid disc brakes. As was Maserati's practice at the time the front suspension was independent while the rear made do with a solid axle.
Speed for the 3.7 liter engine and the 4.0 liter engine was around 7 seconds or a little better and the top speed was around 140 mph (225 km/h) to 145 mph (233 km/h).
When leaving the factory the Maserati Mistral originally fitted Pirelli Cinturato 205VR15 tyres (CN72).
The body which had been designed by Pietro Frua was first shown in a preview at the Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile di Torino in November 1963.
The Maserati Mistral is generally considered as one of the most beautiful Maserati of all time. It is also often confused to the very similar looking but larger and more powerful AC Frua, which was a Frua design as well.
Maserati official website
www.weilinet.com/Info.aspx?mid=7273&fn=1967-Maserati-Mistral
Maserati is a lesser-known Italian manufacturer of ultraluxury cars that disappeared from the U.S. market in 1995 and returned in 2002 under new ownership.
Once owned by Ferrari, Maserati now shares parent company Fiat with Ferrari and Alfa Romeo.
Maserati puts more emphasis on luxury, and Ferrari on sport. Both brands are styled by Italy's Pininfarina design studio.
Maserati's two current models are the Quattroporte and the GranTurismo. The Quattroporte is a full-size sedan with seating for five. The two-door GranTurismo comes in coupe and convertible versions and has four seats.
Both V-8-powered models come in "S" versions that add power and sportier suspensions. The Quattroporte Sport GT S adds even more power and other upgrades.Maserati is headquartered in Modena, Italy.
Sources
www.boldride.com/ride/1967/maserati-mistral-spyder
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Mistral
Hot Wheels Redline Maserati Mistral
The Maserati Mistral was a car from the 1969 Hot Wheels line-up that was classified under the European Series in catalogs.
This beautifully designed car was only in production from 1969 - 1970.
It is based on the last Maserati from the "Casa del Tridente" or “House of the Trident” to have the famous straight six cylinder, twin-spark, double overhead cam engine.
This was fitted to the Maserati 250F Grand Prix cars that won 8 Grand Prix between 1954 and 1960 and one F1 World Championship in 1957 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio.
This was quite the bad little Trident, sporting a 245hp fuel injected engine car which could really move.
This Hot Wheels Maserati Mistrel was only produced in the Hong Kong plant.
Characteristics are blue tinted glass, metal frame, metal undercarriage, delrin bearings, suspension, Redline Type I wheels.
Interior colors:
White
Brown
Painted head lights and tail lights.
Delrin bearing wheels.
It came in a variety of colors with or without a black painted roof.
Information and images are courtesy of the following sites:
hotwheels.wikia.com/wiki/Maserati_Mistral
smokeyz1.tripod.com/left.html
Ultimate Hot Wheels Cars|Channel C00236562
Maserati Mistrel
About this car...
1960-1969
•6-cylinder
•Classic
•Convertible
•Coupe
•Italy
Quick Specs
Make:Maserati
Model:Mistral
Year:1967
Engine:3.7L 6-cylinder
HP:255
The Maserati Mistral (Tipo 109), named after a cold northerly wind of southern France, was the successor to the iconic 3500 GT and Sebring.
Maserati commissioned Pietro Frua to design a new body to be placed upon and updated Tipo 109 chassis.
This was also the first in a series of classic Maseratis to be given the name of a wind.
It was offered both in Coupe and Spyder form. 830 coupes and 120 Spyders were built in total.
Maggiora of Turin supplied both bodies under contract.
The name was intended to represent speed, and the car certainly lived up to its promise.
This was to be Maserati’s last car powered by the company’s famed and well-proven straight six engine, descended from the company’s 350S sports racing cars of the 1950s and itself a close relation of the engine that powered Juan Manuel Fangio’s 250F to victory.
First unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in November of 1963, the new Mistral was an instant success, and steady orders kept the car in production until 1970, with only slight updates and an increase in the engine’s displacement from 3.5 to 3.7 litres and finally to 4,014 cc.
A Salisbury rear axle handled the power from a ZF five-speed manual gearbox – a traditional Maserati-type drive train.
A less sporting three-speed automatic transmission was also available.
Similar in overall length to its Sebring predecessor, the Mistral had a sexy, rounded profile with a low beltline and curved glass.
In many ways, it was one of Frua’s finest designs.
The long hood was accented with a small air scoop, slim bumpers, a split air intake and a tall greenhouse.
In typical Italian sports car construction, the body was steel and the doors, bonnet and boot lid were of aluminium.
Inside, the Mistral was a pure two-seater with an excellent driving position and leather seats.
With a top speed of 160 mph and zero-to-sixty times of just 6.2 seconds, it is quite the performer and a true grand touring car.
In total, 828 coupés were built and just 120 Spyders in the seven-year production run from ’63 to ’70.
255 bhp, 3,694 cc dual overhead cam inline six-cylinder engine, five-speed ZF manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, rigid rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 94.5".
The Mistral is the last model from the "Casa del Tridente" or “House of the Trident” to have the famous straight six cylinder, twin-spark, double overhead cam engine, as fitted to the Maserati 250F Grand Prix cars that won 8 Grand Prix between 1954 and 1960 and one F1 World Championship in 1957 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio.
The engine also featured hemispherical combustion chambers and was fed by a Lucas indirect fuel injection system which was novelty at the time for Italian car manufacturers.
Although the Lucas fuel injection system enhances performance, quite a few owners, especially in the U.S. have converted their cars to Weber carburetors due to difficulties in tuning the system properly.
Maserati subsequently moved on to V8 engines for their later production cars. There were three engine variants fitted to the Mistral; 3500, 3700 and 4,000 cc.
The most sought after derivative is the 4000 cc model. Only the earliest of the Mistrals were equipped with the 3500 cc engine.
Unusually, the body was offered in both aluminum and steel but no one is quite sure as to how many of each were built.
Use of the aluminum body panels had no effect on the performance of the Mistral. The mixture of the aluminum body on a steel substructure can lead to corrosion due to the dissimilar metals.
The automobile was standard with a five speed transmission from ZF and also had four wheel solid disc brakes. As was Maserati's practice at the time the front suspension was independent while the rear made do with a solid axle.
Speed for the 3.7 liter engine and the 4.0 liter engine was around 7 seconds or a little better and the top speed was around 140 mph (225 km/h) to 145 mph (233 km/h).
When leaving the factory the Maserati Mistral originally fitted Pirelli Cinturato 205VR15 tyres (CN72).
The body which had been designed by Pietro Frua was first shown in a preview at the Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile di Torino in November 1963.
The Maserati Mistral is generally considered as one of the most beautiful Maserati of all time. It is also often confused to the very similar looking but larger and more powerful AC Frua, which was a Frua design as well.
Maserati official website
www.weilinet.com/Info.aspx?mid=7273&fn=1967-Maserati-Mistral
Maserati is a lesser-known Italian manufacturer of ultraluxury cars that disappeared from the U.S. market in 1995 and returned in 2002 under new ownership.
Once owned by Ferrari, Maserati now shares parent company Fiat with Ferrari and Alfa Romeo.
Maserati puts more emphasis on luxury, and Ferrari on sport. Both brands are styled by Italy's Pininfarina design studio.
Maserati's two current models are the Quattroporte and the GranTurismo. The Quattroporte is a full-size sedan with seating for five. The two-door GranTurismo comes in coupe and convertible versions and has four seats.
Both V-8-powered models come in "S" versions that add power and sportier suspensions. The Quattroporte Sport GT S adds even more power and other upgrades.Maserati is headquartered in Modena, Italy.
Sources
www.boldride.com/ride/1967/maserati-mistral-spyder
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Mistral
Hot Wheels Redline Maserati Mistral
The Maserati Mistral was a car from the 1969 Hot Wheels line-up that was classified under the European Series in catalogs.
This beautifully designed car was only in production from 1969 - 1970.
It is based on the last Maserati from the "Casa del Tridente" or “House of the Trident” to have the famous straight six cylinder, twin-spark, double overhead cam engine.
This was fitted to the Maserati 250F Grand Prix cars that won 8 Grand Prix between 1954 and 1960 and one F1 World Championship in 1957 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio.
This was quite the bad little Trident, sporting a 245hp fuel injected engine car which could really move.
This Hot Wheels Maserati Mistrel was only produced in the Hong Kong plant.
Characteristics are blue tinted glass, metal frame, metal undercarriage, delrin bearings, suspension, Redline Type I wheels.
Interior colors:
White
Brown
Painted head lights and tail lights.
Delrin bearing wheels.
It came in a variety of colors with or without a black painted roof.
Information and images are courtesy of the following sites:
hotwheels.wikia.com/wiki/Maserati_Mistral
smokeyz1.tripod.com/left.html
Ultimate Hot Wheels Cars|Channel C00236562