The Auto Pilen Maserati Ghibli Shown in the 1981 Pilen Catalogue.Cost CHF9.80 available in met. maroon finish at 1:43 scale. Auto Pilen in detail...

The Bburago Maserati 3200 GT, 1998 . available in met. blue finish at 1:18 scale. Bburago in detail...

The Brumm Maserati 8CTF . available in red finish. Brumm in detail...

The Corgi Volkswagen Truck with Trailer and Cooper-Maserati Included No 490 VW pick up Race Tender and No 156 blue #7 Cooper Maserati on a red trailer.Cost 57/6 available in various finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Grand Prix Set Consisted of No.490 Volkswagen Tow Truck, No.156 Cooper Maserati later replaced by No.159 Cooper Maserati, No.155 Lotus Climax later replaced by No.158 Lotus Climax, No.330 Porsche Carrera 6, Racing Car Trailer, Mechanics, bales & bollards.. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Cooper Maserati F/1 Models numbered both 7 and 8Cost 5/9 available in blue finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Cooper Maserati Formula 1 . available in yellow & white finish. Corgi in detail...

The Dinky Racing Cars Made around 1953. Included:

• 23g Cooper Bristol
• 23f Alfa Romeo
• 23h Ferrari
• 23j HWM
• 23n Maserati

The Dinky Open Sports Car . available in yellow, red, blue finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Maserati Racing Car In June, 1953, the Maserati, 23N, became the fifth in the series of new racing cars introduced during that year. The 3 ¾ inch long model cost 2/8 and was finished in the racing colours of Switzerland. The red painted bodywork has a white flash running down the bonnet to the grille. The model possesses the robust axle mountings typical of the series, ribbed wheel hubs and grey or black 20mm round treaded tyres. The car carries a race number, ‘9’, on either side of the rear cowl. By the late autumn of 1953, the price of the model fell to 2/6 in line with other models in the series. In 1954, the Maserati was renumbered, 231 and as such it remained in production until 1964, when it was deleted.

From 1947-1956, Maserati built racing cars in Italy. The Dinky Toys model was based on their 4CLT/48 racing car, which had a 1.5 litre supercharged engine and the ‘T’ standing for tubular chassis. The engine produced 260bhp. Designed by Ernesto Maserati, developed by Giocchino Colombo and constructed by Medaro Fantuzzi, the car built on some of the early work done by the Maserati brothers, who developed the car’s 4-cylinder in line engine. The car was nicknamed the “sanremo” from the name of its first race in 1948. British driver, Reg Parnell, and Italian, Villoresi won five races during that season. In 1949, the team were joined by Juan Manuel Fangio and Baron Toulo de Graffenried, who won the British Grand Prix. In 1950, at Monaco, Louis Chiron drove to third place. The Maserati had several notable successes with the car, including a 1st and 3rd place in the Monaco Grand Prix (1956), although not with the Dinky model but with the 2.5 litre 250F model. Later versions of the car were dogged by engine failures.

Maserati stopped building racing cars in 1956 for the official works team which stopped racing at the end of the 1967 season, but they continued to build cars for "privateers". .

Dinky Toys use of the Swiss national racing colours for the Maserati model, 23N, came from the successes of ‘The Scuderi Enrico Platé’ (The Enrico Platé stable), a Swiss-based team, who raced Maserati cars during the early 1950s. During this period, the team had three main drivers: Prince Bira of Thailand, Harry Schell and Baron Toulo de Graffenried. The Platé team recognised the shortcomings of the Maserati and their modified cars had a good measure of success racing in F2. In 1953, the team experienced financial difficulties and during 1954, Enrico Platé died in a racing accident in Buenos Aires.Cost 2/8 available in Red finish at 1:38 scale. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Maserati . available in red & white finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Maserati Racing Car Renumbered from 23n. shown in the March 1956 Meccano Magazine. Priced at 3/- on the February 1961 price list. From May 1962 delivered in a bubble pack.Cost 2/6 available in Red finish at 1:38 scale. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Racing Cars Gift Set Boxed Set of 5 racing cars Cooper Bristol, 23f Alpha Romeo, Ferrari, 23j HRM and 23n Maserati. Advertised in the September 1958 Meccano MagazineCost 12/6 available in various finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Ferrari Racing Car and Maserati Sports 2000 . available in red finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Racing Cars . available in green, red, blue finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Maserati Sports 2000 . available in red finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The ERTL Maserati Quattroporte . available in blue finish. ERTL in detail...

The French Dinky Maserati 2000 Sports Car In their 1958 catalogue, French Dinky advertised the Maserati 2000 sport as to be newly introduced during that year and subsequently, the French Meccano Magazine announced the release of the model in the April. The 88mm long, red painted model cost 3 new francs, about 6/-. Dinky produced the model in both France and the UK, with the French version having larger headlights and a more pronounced oval grille. In a pre-production model, the car’s interior had cream seating, which was changed to a red, matching the bodywork, in the retailed model. The car’s driver has white overalls and helmet. The model had ribbed steel hubs, which were replaced by concave hubs around the time of the renumbering, to model 505, during 1959.

French Dinky’s model of the Maserati 2000 sport was based on the successful 1953, Maserati A6GCS, a sports car with a 6-cylinder, 1985cc engine, which had a top speed of 240 km/h.

Released in April 1958 and renumbered in 1959, the model was withdrawn in 1961.Cost 3Fr. available in red finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Maserati 2000 Sports Car In their 1958 catalogue, French Dinky advertised the Maserati 2000 sport as to be newly introduced during that year and subsequently, the French Meccano Magazine announced the release of the model in the April. The 88mm long, red painted model cost 3 new francs, about 6/-. Dinky produced the model in both France and the UK, with the French version having larger headlights and a more pronounced oval grille. In a pre-production model, the car’s interior had cream seating, which was changed to a red, matching the bodywork, in the retailed model. The car’s driver has white overalls and helmet. The model had ribbed steel hubs, which were replaced by concave hubs around the time of the renumbering, to model 505, during 1959.

French Dinky’s model of the Maserati 2000 sport was based on the successful 1953, Maserati A6GCS, a sports car with a 6-cylinder, 1985cc engine, which had a top speed of 240 km/h.

Released in April 1958 and renumbered in 1959, the model was withdrawn in 1961.Cost 3Fr. available in red finish. French Dinky in detail...

The Gama Maserati Indy . available in met. orange finish at 1:46 scale. Gama in detail...

The Guiloy Maserati Ghibli . available in red finish at 1:43 scale. Guiloy in detail...

The Impy Maserati Mistral Introduced in 1970 as part of the flyers range.Cost 3/6 available in red finish. Impy in detail...

The Lone Star Maserati Mistrale . available in red, cream finish. Lone Star in detail...

The Lone Star Maserati Mistral introduced in 1970 as part of the flyers range.Cost 3/6 available in red finish. Lone Star in detail...

The Majorette Citroen Maserati SM . available in blue finish at 1:65 scale. Majorette in detail...

The Matchbox Maserati 4CLT 1948 . available in red, yellow finish. Matchbox in detail...

The Matchbox King Size Maserati Bora . available in silver finish. Matchbox King Size in detail...

The Matchbox Models of YesterYear 1957 Maserati . available in red finish. Matchbox Models of YesterYear in detail...

The Matchbox Superfast Maserati Bora . available in red, green finish. Matchbox Superfast in detail...

The Mebetoys Maserati Mistral Coupe . available in met. green, silver finish at 1:43 scale. Mebetoys in detail...

The Mebetoys Maserati Bora . available in silver, yellow finish at 1:43 scale. Mebetoys in detail...

The Mercury Maserati 3500GT . available in red finish. Mercury in detail...

The Mercury Maserati GP This model was 11cm long. Shown in the Mercury catalogue for 1959/60.Cost 320 lire. Mercury in detail...

The Mercury Maserati G.P. (Grand Prix) Show in the 1959/60 Mercury catalogue as 44A. available in red finish. Mercury in detail...

The Mercury Maserati 250 F.1 This model was 10cm long. Shown in the Mercury catalogue for 1959/60.Cost 330 lire available in red finish. Mercury in detail...

The Norev Maserati Ghibli . available in silver, met.blue finish. Norev in detail...

The Norev Maserati Boomerang . available in met. green, met. blue finish. Norev in detail...

The Penny Cooper Maserati F1 . available in blue finish. Penny in detail...

The Penny Maserati 3500 GT Coupe . available in met. grey, silver finish. Penny in detail...

The Penny Maserati Frua .. Penny in detail...

The Politoys Maserati 3500 GT Sebring Coupe . available in met. dark grey finish at 1:43 scale. Politoys in detail...

The Politoys Maserati Quattroporte . available in met. dark green, silver finish at 1:43 scale. Politoys in detail...

The RMZ City Maserati Granturismo . available in red finish. RMZ City in detail...

The Sakura Maserati Bora . available in yellow finish at 1:43 scale. Sakura in detail...

The Scamold Maserati Racing Car .Cost 8/- available in Maserati red, bright red, dk blue, dk green, mid-green, silver finish at 1:35 scale. Scamold in detail...

The Siku Maserati Mistral . available in blue finish. Siku in detail...

The Siku Maserati Boomerang . available in silver finish. Siku in detail...

The Tomica Maserati Merak SS . available in blue finish. Tomica in detail...

The Tomica Maserati Merak SS . available in silver finish at 1:62 scale. Tomica in detail...

The Tomica DANDY Maserati Bora .Cost SGD9.90 available in met. blue finish at 1:45 scale. Tomica DANDY in detail...