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SpaItalia, the famed Belgian circuit\u2019s celebration of Italian style will, this year, honor Maserati and pay homage to its founder Alfieri Maserati.<\/p>\n
Alfieri Maserati was born in 1887. On December 14, 1914,\u2002he created, in Bologna, his own firm with his brothers Ettore, Enesto and later Bindo, called the \u201cSocieta Anonima Officine Alfieri Maserati.\u201d During these early years, Maserati\u2019s objective was mainly to adapt engines onto Isotta Fraschini chassis. The first car Maserati was wholly responsible for was the Tipo 26, built in 1926. The engine was a 1.5-liter, inline, supercharged, 8-cylinder that developed 120 bhp at 5,300 rpm. Above the radiator, a then-unknown badge depicted a trident that evoked Bologna\u2019s famous statue of Neptune. The Tipo 26 made its debut with Alfieri Maserati at the wheel and Guerino Bertocchi as mechanic in the Targa Florio on April 25, 1926, finishing 1st in class and 9th overall.<\/p>\n
In addition to honoring Maserati, 2007 will also be the 50th anniversary of Juan Manuel Fangio\u2019s fifth Formula 1 drivers championship, won in a Maserati 250F. Not only will this year\u2019s SpaItalia attract one of the greater displays of Maseratis in Europe, but a special tribute will be paid to Fangio and the 250F.<\/p>\n
Now in its sixth year, SpaItalia has become a celebration of Italian style centered on hundreds of Italian exotic automobiles, with annual showcases of one or more legendary Italian marques and designers. The 2007 SpaItalia is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 2\u20133, at the circuit of Spa Francorchamps, in Belgium. For more information visit\u00ad www.spaitalia.be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00ad\u00ad SpaItalia, the famed Belgian circuit\u2019s celebration of Italian style will, this year, honor Maserati and pay homage to its founder Alfieri Maserati. Alfieri Maserati was born in 1887. On December 14, 1914,\u2002he created, in Bologna, his own firm with his brothers Ettore, Enesto and later Bindo, called the \u201cSocieta Anonima Officine Alfieri Maserati.\u201d During these early years, Maserati\u2019s objective was mainly to adapt engines onto Isotta Fraschini chassis. The first car Maserati was wholly responsible for was the Tipo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":662511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,323,13063],"tags":[432,15234,324,20164],"class_list":["post-461018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-maserati","category-vintage-car-racing","tag-events","tag-events-vintage-racing","tag-maserati","tag-maserati-events"],"yoast_head":"\n