Museo Nicolis - Maserati “A6 1500” by Pinin Farina

The 'Maserati A6 1500' represents a milestone for the company: it is the first Maserati road car in history. In January 1940, the manufacturing company, bought a few years earlier by the Modena industrialist Adolfo Orsi, was transferred to the new factories in Modena. The study of a granturismo car began immediately, but was blocked by the war. In 1947, Maserati presented the prototype at the Geneva Motor Show, a coupé with pop-up headlights designed by Pinin Farina. The Nicolis Museum's "Maserati A6 1500" is the second one built; in 1947 it was exhibited by Carrozzeria Pinin Farina at the 1st Italian Coachbuilding Exhibition at the Palazzo della Triennale in Milan. Compared to the prototype, it had a few aesthetic differences such as the headlights, the double side window, the rear window, and the shape of the tail. Of particular elegance is the colour scheme: the champagne shade in refined contrast to the bright red of the side air intakes.