If Only . . . The OSCA GTs Had Been Made For Longer
Officine Alfieri Maserati SA ceased to be in the ownership of the family of that name in 1937. From that date the Marque belonged to Adolfo Orsi. After WWII the Maserati brothers set up a new business, Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili, ‘OSCA.’ During the late 1940s and 1950s, OSCA was focused on the production of cars for competition use. From its initial model, the MT4 (1948), through to the SF 372 and 750 S types, (1959-60), OSCAs were barchettas. In the latter era OSCA engines were utilised in De Tomaso Formula 1 cars. With the new decade, OSCA turned its attention to the fashionable, burgeoning GT market, making cars of this type from 1960 to 1967 when, by then owned by Domenico Augusta, the Marque became defunct. The 1600 (1568 cc) GTs became available in 1961, after some initial 1500s (in both coupe and spider form) had been introduced in 1959. OSCA 1600 GTs were available in 5 performance versions – GT (95 bhp), GT2 (105 bhp), GTS (138 bhp), GTV (125