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The Formula Junior (FJ) used a Fiat engine of 1089 cc, and saw wins by Colin Davis and Berardo Taraschi in 1959. In 1963 the brothers sold the company to Count Domenico Agusta, owner of MV Agusta. [8] They did design work for Agusta until 1966. One of their final designs was a desmodromic four-cylinder engine. OSCA ended operations in 1967.
OSCA's first automobile was the MT4, for Maserati Tipo 4 cilindri.The initial cars used a Fiat 1100 block and the engine developed 55 hp (40 kW). [9] OSCA soon developed a new 1,092 cc engine, which produced 72 PS (53 kW; 71 hp) at 6,000 rpm, had a in-house designed aluminium block and alloy head.
The Tipo 118 engine was a close relative of the 1500 tipo nuovo (TN) unit fitted to the OSCA MT4 racing car (as well as the later road-going OSCA 1600 GT2 and SP). Fiat adapted the design of the engine to its needs - now with a cast-iron rather than the original aluminium block - and took over production at its Mirafiori factory. [1]
One constant critique in auto expert reviews is its lack of towing capability in comparison with other trucks in its class. If utility is a top concern for drivers, there are better trucks on the ...
Sir Stirling Moss demonstrating his OSCA FS 372 Spider Morelli at the 2011 Bahamas Speed Week [2] Morelli was an Italian coachbuilder based in Ferrara. Founded by brothers Gino and Nino Morelli, the company was active in the 1950s and the 1960s, building primarily Aluminum bodies for OSCA. Of the 200 cars produced by OSCA, about 80 were MT4 models.
A wealthy friend with a Fiat OSCA 1500S he liked to race asked Gandini to work on its engine. Gandini decided to alter the car’s body as well, a project that became his entrance into automotive ...
The little DB-Panhards had an extraordinary run, that of owner-driver René Bonnet winning the S-750 class ahead of its sister car, and finishing 5 laps clear of the OSCA winning the bigger S-1100 class. They were on course for the coveted Index of Performance win, but a bad engine misfire meant it used too much fuel on its very last lap.
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