WINDS OF CHANGE In 1955, Maserati began a new phase of racing sports car production, segueing away from the aging A6GCS/53 and A6G/54.

While the time-honored inline six-cylinder engine was retained as the basis for the 3-liter 300S, that engine was modified into a twin-plug four-cylinder variant with two different displacements of 1.5 and 2 liters, resulting in the respective 150S and 200S models.

Both racecars were clothed in sensuous open coachwork by Medardo Fantuzzi that was characterized by sweeping fender lines, a protruding small-mouth grille, and a trailing head fairing, lending the cars an aesthetic appeal worthy of their competition-bred mechanicals.

Despite some early teething problems, the 200S was piloted to a 2nd-place finish at the 1956 Gran Premio di Bari and an overall victory at the Gran Premio di Roma by the famed Jean Behra, and Stirling Moss and Cesare Perdisa finished 2nd overall at the 1956 Supercortemaggiore at Monza.

In 1957, the FIA introduced new Appendix...