| Photo by kind permission of Maserati SpA |
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1929 Mille Miglia - Ernesto Maserati/ Baconin Borzacchini were in the lead, by a healthy margin, at half distance when they were forced to retire with mechanical problems. |
| Tipo 26B MM |
| Years of construction 1928-1929 |
| Two-seater sports car |
| 2-litre 8-cyl in line |
| Two overhead camshafts with two valves per cylinder |
| Engine cubic capacity - 1980cc |
| Bore 62 mm x Stroke 82 mm |
| Compression ratio - 5.6:1 |
| Induction by Roots supercharger via No 1 Memini carburettor |
| Power output - 155 bhp @ 5300 rpm |
| Weight - 840 kg |
| Top speed - 200 kph |
| 4 models constructed |
| No cars exported to the UK |
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With the Mille Miglia race achieving high status, the now recovered Alfieri turned his thoughts to designing a sports car specifically for this race.
Starting from his Tipo 26B Grand Prix car, by January 1928 he had produced four 2-litre cars, #24, #30, #34 and #38, and christened them 26B MM (Mille Miglia). All were fitted with mudguards, running boards, to which were attached two boxes, one for tools, the other for the battery, two small foldable windscreen/aeroscreens were added and again the tail was cut-off to provide space for two spare wheels.
#24, a factory car, was sold to Sig Raffaello Toti from Arezzo and #30, also a factory car, to Sig Pietro Brunori from Rome, #34 to Marquis De Sterlich and #38 to Ing Giuseppe Furmanik.
In the 1928 Mille Miglia, the 26B MM of Aymo Maggi/ Ernesto Maserati car #24 was forced to retire early in the race with mechanical problems. 'Maserati: A Racing History' by Anthony Pritchard includes a photograph of the Maggi/Maserati 26B MM lining up for the start of the race with a large pool of oil under the car.
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