Binnie easily achieved numerous podium finishes and frequently won his class in ever race entered. Maserati 300S, Chassis No. Driving duty was assigned to the legend himself, Juan Manuel Fangio, even though his Maserati contract for the 1957 season was only for Grand Prix racing and not Sports Cars. The 300S likely met his needs for a high-speed, long-distance racer as the car had apparently been prepared specifically for Le Mans.
Classic 1957 Maserati 300S for sale #2167802. Drake then began restoring the car with a new body and in December of 1983, he advertised the car “as-is, or fully restored with new coachwork.
These were held on the morning and afternoon of December 1st, 1957.Fangio wrote later after the race that he was overwhelmed by the thousands that attended and cheered him on. This particular 1957 Maserati 300S bearing chassis #3070 was thought to have been built as a factory team race car and is one of only two Maserati 300S models to receive the 450S brake conversion upgrade directly from the manufacturer.
The car was then either loaned or borrowed for the June 9th, 1957 Grand Prix of Portugal race held at the 5.4 kilometer, Monsanto track where it was an official Officine Alfieri Maserati team entry. Original period hand written notes and details recorded by Maserati historian and famed authors Richard Crump and Rob de la Rive Box in the late 1970s, early 1980s, document both the condition of the car and details of its rescue and rebirth. 3069 Known and Confirmed Race Results: February 24th, 1957 Cuban Grand Prix Race No 2 1st OA Juan Manuel Fangio He started again out front in the afternoon's race and again won easily leaving no doubt to anyone that he was rightfully a world championship driver without equal of any kind.A week later, Fangio raced 3069 again, this time at the Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro. This particular 1957 Maserati 300S bearing chassis #3070 was thought to have been built as a factory team race car and is one of only two Maserati 300S models to receive the 450S brake conversion upgrade directly from the manufacturer. Some say it's the most beautiful car ever built, others know it as Ferrari's main c
His incredible win coming from behind at the German Grand Prix sealed his fifth and final world championship race and what many consider to this day the greatest F1 race ever. Coachwork was by Fantuzzi and initially appeared in a gentle, but curvaceous “short-nose” form, which by 1956 was found to be insufficient to deal with a car capable of reaching speeds of nearly 180 miles per hour. From the start, Fangio immediately charged ahead of Masten Gregory and Phil Hill's Ferraris.
In May of 1988 Count Zanon entered and drove the car with his friend S. Tresoldi on race number 157 in the Mille Miglia. 207 2nd OA Masten Gregory As in Sao Paolo, Fangio qualified first and led from beginning to end. It is the insatiable Maserati 300S. He successfully campaigned the car in several events, including the Coys Goodwood Festival of Speed and Oldtimers Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.In 1999 the 3069's most sympathetic owner to date would enter the picture when the car was purchased by New Hampshire businessmen and gentleman racer, William Binnie. He missed wining the Ferrari Historic World Championship overall victory by a single point.
Fangio would very quickly race the car another three times and again each time, he finished 1st overall! One report commented more on the cars finishing behind Fangio as it was assumed from the beginning that short of a mechanical failure, he would be on the winners podium. A deal was quickly struck and 3069 and sister car, 3062 were officially sold to Giambertone in October of 1957.
Had the money not run out and a string of bad luck that plagued Maserati in the late 1950s, the 300S would have easily achieved even more success. San Diego, California. A deal was struck two years later and the car sold to London enthusiast, Mark Tippetts via Crabbe for £10,000 ($15,400 at exchange rates at the time) Corrected today for inflation, this was approximately $39,000, an astounding some for a project car which again clearly reflected the car's importance and value being tied to directly to Fangio having raced the car so successfully.Interest in the car and its value continued to rise and in 1983 Tippets sold the project and numerous spares to UK collector, John Peirson, he in turn sold the car quickly to Herts, UK restorer, Chris Drake who was acting on behalf of his client, James Tesper.
3069 was raced competitively for an astounding 15 years competing and not less than 26 races, a feat no other 300S would come close to!
Avallone likely participated in various races but the only know entry with him and 3069 was in 1969, when he was paired up with veteran racer, Chico Landi in the Grand Prix do Nordeste.
The 750 Monza was clearly more suited for shorter tracks that favored its design. Kerry Manolis owned the car for a number of years and used it in competition such as the 1986 ....The Maserati 300S was a further development of the 250s that was based directly on the Maserati 250F Grand Prix car that won the 1957 World Championship in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio. Looking for something more competitive for both short and long-distance tracks, he acquired a Ferrari 750 Monza and this 300S. Thank you for your interest! In 2018, Binnie made the decision to sell 3069 but it would take more than a year to freshen the restoration and further correct some cosmetic defects.During Binnie's 20 years of ownership, he managed to amass one of the largest and most important known collections of original 300S components in the world.Maserati 300S, Chassis No. Drivers included, Franco Cortese in a Ferrari Testa Rossa, Alessandro de Tomaso in an OSCA, Luigi Piotti, also in an OSCA, Carlos Menditéguy in another Maserati 300S, Francisco Godia-Sales in another 300S, Masten Gregory in a Ferrari Factory 860 Monza, Phil Hill in a Ferrari 750 Monza and many, many others.
Armando Zampiero of Venice, Italy one month later, in May of 1957.Zampiero was a wealthy businessman and accomplished racer.
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