Maserati Tipo 154

Maserati Tipo 154
Overview
Manufacturer	Maserati
Also called	Racing Van Tipo 151/4
Production	1965
Designer	Piero Drogo
Body and chassis
Class	Endurance Racing
Body style	2-seat coupé
Layout	FMR layout
Powertrain
Engine	5046.8 cc V8 engine
Chronology
Predecessor	Maserati Tipo 151 Maserati Tipo 152

The Maserati Tipo 154, also known as 151/4 and jokingly dubbed "Racing Van" for its unique body design by Piero Drogo, was a racecar produced in 1965 as an improved version of the Tipo 152, sporting a reworked frame, a few more vents and ducts and a larger displacement. There was only one car built – based on a Tipo 151/3 car from the previous year. During the official Le Mans testing weekend in May, driver Lloyd "Lucky" Casner was killed in this car after leaving the road as he exited the Mulsanne Straight kink, barrel rolling the Tipo 154 and wiping out two trees in the process. Two months later, its engine was used in the Maserati Tipo 65. However, the Tipo 154's discontinuation was the end of Maserati's experimental GT saga.

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