{"id":197696,"date":"2016-04-18T00:48:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T00:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=197696"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:52:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:52:42","slug":"1940-maserati-8cl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1940-maserati-8cl\/","title":{"rendered":"1940 Maserati 8CL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>1940 Maserati 8CL<\/h1>\n<p>After the war, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/maserati\/\">Maserati<\/a> raced both the Maserati 8CL and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1939-maserati-4cl\/\">Maserati\u00a04CL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following on the success of Wilbur Shaw\u2019s win in his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1938-maserati-8ctf\/\">Maserati Tipo 8CTF<\/a> at the Indianapolis 500 in May 1939, the Maserati factory was confident it could repeat this victory in 1940 with its new model monoposto (single seater), the Tipo 8CL. This new racing car was a more powerful.<\/p>\n<p>See all our other\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/tag\/maserati+race-car\/\">Maserati Race Cars<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0full list of awesome\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/maserati\/\">Maserati cars<\/a>\u00a0and recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/category\/brand\/maserati\">Maserati posts and news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>1940 Maserati 8CL Images<\/h3>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940_Maserati_8CL1.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940_Maserati_8CL1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"1940 Maserati 8CL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940_Maserati_8CL1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940_Maserati_8CL1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940_Maserati_8CL1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940_Maserati_8CL1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940_Maserati_8CL1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"1940 Maserati 8CL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095319-1536-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"1940 Maserati 8CL\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1095320-1536-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0422.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0422.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"maserati 8cl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0422.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0422-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0422-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0422-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_0422-293x194.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1559\" height=\"1036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF.jpg 1559w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1938_Maserati_8CTF-1400x930.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1559px) 100vw, 1559px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maserati-s-history-13_600x0w.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maserati-s-history-13_600x0w.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"maserati 8cl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maserati-s-history-13_600x0w.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maserati-s-history-13_600x0w-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maserati-s-history-13_600x0w-100x79.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/maserati-s-history-13_600x0w-293x231.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940maserati8cl3035-nose.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940maserati8cl3035-nose.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"maserati 8cl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940maserati8cl3035-nose.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940maserati8cl3035-nose-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940maserati8cl3035-nose-100x73.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1940maserati8cl3035-nose-293x214.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mcpartl-R2-031-14EXC.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mcpartl-R2-031-14EXC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"maserati 8cl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mcpartl-R2-031-14EXC.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mcpartl-R2-031-14EXC-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mcpartl-R2-031-14EXC-100x74.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mcpartl-R2-031-14EXC-293x218.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure>\n<h3>1940 Maserati 8CL Images In Detail<\/h3>\n<table class=\"cardetails\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">submitted by<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Richard Owen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"boldlabel\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">engine<\/td>\n<td class=\"boldvalue\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Supercharged Inline-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">valvetrain<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">DOHC 4 Valves \/ Cyl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">displacement<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">3981 cc \/ 242.9 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">bore<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">78 mm \/ 3.07 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">stroke<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">78 mm \/ 3.07 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">compression<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">6.5:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">power<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">309.5 kw \/ 415.0 bhp @ 6400 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">specific output<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">104.25 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">bhp\/weight<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"boldlabel\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">body \/ frame<\/td>\n<td class=\"boldvalue\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Aluminum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">driven wheels<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Front Engine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">f brake size<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">mm \/ in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">r brake size<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">mm \/ in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">front wheels<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">F 48.3 x 8.3 cm \/ 19.0 x 3.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">rear wheels<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">R 48.3 x 10.2 cm \/ 19.0 x 4.0 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">steering<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Worm &amp; Sector<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">curb weight<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">780 kg \/ 1720 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">wheelbase<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">2790 mm \/ 109.8 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">front track<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">1350 mm \/ 53.1 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">rear track<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">1380 mm \/ 54.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">length<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">3830 mm \/ 150.8 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">width<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">1480 mm \/ 58.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">height<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">1100 mm \/ 43.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">transmission<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">4-Speed Manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">gear ratios<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"boldlabel\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">top speed<\/td>\n<td class=\"boldvalue\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">~286.5 kph \/ 178.0 mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1940 Maserati 8CL After the war, Maserati raced both the Maserati 8CL and Maserati\u00a04CL. Following on the success of Wilbur Shaw\u2019s win in his Maserati Tipo 8CTF at the Indianapolis 500 in May 1939, the Maserati factory was confident it could repeat this victory in 1940 with its new model monoposto (single seater), the Tipo 8CL. This new racing car was a more powerful. See all our other\u00a0Maserati Race Cars\u00a0and\u00a0full list of awesome\u00a0Maserati cars\u00a0and recent\u00a0Maserati posts and news. 1940 Maserati [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2184,323,9348,17100],"tags":[2457,16841,324,20189,6474,6753,13061,6722,245],"class_list":["post-197696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1940s","category-maserati","category-guides","category-model-guides-race-cars","tag-1940s","tag-1940s-cars","tag-maserati","tag-maserati-8cl","tag-maserati-model-in-depth","tag-maserati-race-car-in-depth","tag-car-profiles","tag-race-car-in-depth","tag-race-car"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>1940 Maserati 8CL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1940-maserati-8cl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1940 Maserati 8CL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"1940 Maserati 8CL After the war, Maserati raced both the Maserati 8CL and Maserati\u00a04CL. 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