OSCA Model History

Italy · founded 1947

The Maserati brothers' boutique Bologna racing house (1947–1967) — fewer than 200 cars built, including the Sebring-winning MT4 sports racer.

Models

MT4

The Maserati brothers' first OSCA, a 1.1-litre twin-cam barchetta sports racer that scored an overall victory at the 1954 12 Hours of Sebring.

Sports car · 1948–1956
FS 372

A five-car run of desmodromic-valve sports-racers built for Formula 2 and sports-car racing, evolved from the final MT4 engine.

Racing car · 1957–1959
1500S

OSCA's twin-cam 1491 cc engine dropped into a Pininfarina-bodied Fiat coupe and convertible, giving the mainstream Fiat genuine sports-car credentials.

Sports car · 1959–1962
1600S

The uprated successor to the 1500S — engine bored to 1568 cc for 100 PS SAE — continuing the OSCA-powered Fiat Pininfarina coupe and convertible through 1966.

Sports car · 1962–1966
1600 GT

A low-volume GT coupe on OSCA's own tubular chassis — bodied mainly by Zagato with its signature double-bubble roof — powered by a 140 bhp twin-cam 1568 cc four.

Sports car · 1960–1965

Other makes