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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano - the AMG One of its time

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Created on August 1, 2024

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Bruno von Rotz

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - ready to go

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - 22 of 34 cars carried the Allemano bodywork

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - 1.7 meters wide, 1.32 meters high

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - 4.8 meters long and 1.32 meters high

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - almost compact by today's standards at 4.8 m long and 1.7 m wide

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - large windows give the coupé a clear layout

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - very thin C-pillars, all-round visibility almost 360 degrees

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - elegantly equipped and comfortable for traveling

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - steeply raked wooden steering wheel, no power steering

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - lateral support was not a priority here

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - unorthodox arrangement of steering wheel spokes

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - speedometer up to 300 km/h, which wasn't that much of an exaggeration

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - five-speed gearboxes were installed from about the 20th car produced

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - the gearboxes came from ZF

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - Space for small children or additional luggage

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - beautifully clad headliner

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - three pedals, after all, you can still (vigorously) use the clutch here

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - electric windows and already covered doors

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - the five-liter V8 produces around 325 hp

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - with Lucas fuel injection

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - if it says Maserati on it, it's Maserati inside

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - Chassis badge

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - large radiator grille, rectangular headlights

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - spoked wheels by Borrani

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - 16-inch wheels and tires around 165 mm wide had to suffice

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - curved windshield

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - Panorama rear window

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - large trunk, which was already a demand of the Shah of Persia

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - twin-flow exhaust system, great sound, just like V8 engines from Italy sound

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - complete lettering

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AMG One (2023) - naturally with a new best time for road-legal sports cars at the Nürburgring

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AMG One (2023) - sounds like a modern Formula 1 racing car

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AMG One (2022) - can be driven electrically and almost silently through residential areas

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AMG One (2022) - with butterfly doors

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AMG One (2022) - road-legal hyper sports car with Formula 1 drivetrain

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AMG One (2022) - also passes the rain test

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AMG One (2022) - the cockpit is dominated by carbon fiber and typical Mercedes equipment details

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AMG One (2022) - plastic bodywork and the same for all models

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AMG One (2022) - the V6 combustion engine has a displacement of just 1.6 liters

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Maserati 450 S (1958) - elegant and very fast racing car

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Maserati 450 S (1957) - View into the engine compartment

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1959) - the impressive first edition

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Maserati 5000 GT touring (1959) - View of the engine compartment at the 1959 Turin Motor Show

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1963) - ready for a test drive

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - at the 1962 Turin Motor Show

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1960) - photographed at the 1960 Geneva Motor Show

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - the fuel-injected coupé

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - the five-liter engine

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - See-through drawing of the injected five-liter car

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Summary

Installing the drive technology from a racing car in a road-going sports car has been attempted time and again. Over 60 years ago, the Maserati 5000 GT was created in Modena with the engine from the 450 S. Can this early super sports car be compared with the modern AMG One with F1 drivetrain and what has changed? This article looks at the two projects and their results in words and pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Nine months for a completely new super sports car
275 versus 34 cars
Refinement
Expensive, then as now
One of a few opportunities
Comparison of the incomparable

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The idea of selling racing technology in a road car is almost as old as the automobile itself. But from time to time it flares up anew and each time completely different challenges arise. It was in November 1958 when the Shah of Persia (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) approached Maserati with the idea of combining the engine from the 450 S racing car with the 3500 GT Granturismo sports car. It had to be a very special car, the Shah demanded, and was prepared to finance the project. Maserati was not exactly bedded on roses at the time, so the idea fell on receptive ears, especially as the 450 S engine was just sitting in a corner after the end of the sports car's racing career. The rest is history and it has already been mentioned in many articles, including on Zwischengas. That's why we want to give the topic a slightly different spin here.

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