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for 1961, Maserati restarted production of the 150S engine as the "Maserati Tipo 6 1500". This iteration was updated and lighter at 130 kg (287 lb), thanks to the generous use of magnesium alloys, and developed 165 hp (121 kW) at 8,500 rpm rather than the 140 of the original
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who joined
Maserati in September 1953, preferred the six-cylinder design and the 150S/200S family was never developed to its full potential. During 1956, partly as a result of unsatisfying competition results, Maserati accordingly stopped developing the 150S. The factory reengined one car (#1655)
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Kingdom. Naylor found the car, designed for long-distance racing on the continent, too heavy for the short British circuits against the new, rear-engined British designs. He installed the 150S engine in a crashed
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with a 250S engine, #1665 was equipped with a 200S engine, and chassis #1672 was reengineered to 200SI specifications and given the new chassis number 2407.
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who also assembled the first few chassis together with
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in 1954–1955. Maserati unveiled the 150S at the April 1955
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from maserati-alfieri.co.uk (last accessed April 27, 2007)
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10 such Tipo 6 engines were built for smaller teams like
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