Untangling the mystery
Subtitle: New Zealand and the 250F Maserati
By: Terry Collier
Publisher: Venturo Publications
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Wellington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780473368012
Subjects: Maserati 250F automobile; History
Description: "International histories of the 250F Maserati, and these continue to be published internationally incorrectly record the events and cars that were actively racing in New Zealand. This history attempts to correct these records for the benefit of New Zealand's automotive racing history and future records"--Publisher information.
Notes: Includes technical and other annexes to the text.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and author's note; title: The 250F and New Zealand (The 250F and motor sport history ; Maserati's origins); title: The mystique of the 250F; title: Prince Bira and #2504 (Facts and folklore); title: Rules of oriign and provenance (Back to Bira's 250F #2504 and the role of #2509); title: The ex-Owen Organisation chassis #2509/2504; title: Brabham and Quirk; title: Chassis #2509/2504 Len Gilbert and Chris Amon; title: Chassis #2508: the "ex-Moss" 250F; title: Chassis #2501, #2523 and, yet again, #2504; title: Still more on #2501/2523 and #2504; title: Reprise; title: A last flourish; title: the Buell saga and New Zealand; title: Loose ends (Tecmec 1 & 2 ; Cooper-Maseratis ; 8CLT-50; title: 3.0 litre straight 8 supercharged 1950 ; 8CM; title: 3.0 straight eight 1933 ; 6CM; title: 1.5 litre straight six 1936); title: Appendices (The 250F in New Zealand 1955-1960 ; The last days of the 250F in New Zealand 1961-1962 ; Technical specifications for the Maserati Tipo 250F).