Having sold their company to the Orsi family, the three remaining Maserati brothers continued to produce cars but now under the OSCA (Officina Specializatto per la Costruzione di Automobili) brand. As in the past they started out as a pure racing car manufacturer but by 1960 were forced to branch out to produce more diverse machinery. One of the results is this lovely 1600 GT Zagato Coupe. This dual-purpose sports car used a 1.6 litre version of OSCA's twin-cam engine in combination with a steel tubular chassis and a lightweight body by Zagato. Unfortunately only very few examples were constructed, and the brothers were once again forced to sell their company. This leaves the 1600 GT as the last production car built by the Maserati brothers. Our feature car was originally sold to Rome and was later part of the fabled Rosso Bianco Collection. On Wednesday, it will be offered in RM Auctions' London Sale.
An even rarer machine on offer in the British capital is this Astra RNR2 Cosworth. This represents the final evolution of the slippery Costin-Nathan sports car used with considerable success in the late 1960s. The single most unusual element of the car's design is the plywood monocoque chassis. The RNR2 was built to compete against the latest Chevrons and Lolas, and in the hands of Roger Nathan himself proved remarkably competitive. The example available is the first of two built and was personally raced by Roger Nathan. We captured the car back in 2006 when it was reunited with Nathan, who had not raced a car since winning the 1970 Martini Trophy at Silverstone in the RNR2.
As already mentioned last week, a fabulous Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy 'Gullwing' Coupe is set to become one of the sale's big stars. Other interesting machinery set to cross the block include a Maserati MC12, a Koenigsegg CCX and this BRM P207.

Enjoy the links:

1963 OSCA 1600 GT Zagato Coupe - Images, Specifications and Information

1970 Astra RNR2 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy 'Gullwing' Coupe - Images, Specifications and Information

2004 - 2005 Maserati MC12 Stradale - Images, Specifications and Information

2006 - 2010 Koenigsegg CCX - Images, Specifications and Information

1977 BRM P207 - Images, Specifications and Information