From there, on Wednesday 10 June, the great crossing from east to west began. After passing through Ferrara, Modena and Reggio Emilia - the beating heart of Italy’s Motor Valley - the cars took on the climb to the Abetone Pass, one of the most fascinating sections of the entire route. It was a stretch that highlighted the steering precision and chassis stability of the Maserati A6 GCS/53, before the car gently descended towards Montecatini Terme.
One of the most emotional and engaging moments was the passage through Modena, in front of Maserati’s historic plant on Viale Ciro Menotti. It was here, in the area in front of the showroom, as the convoy passed through, that the handover ceremony took place for the special MCPURA Cielo Tributo 1926, a bespoke car from the Maserati Fuoriserie customisation programme. In a single day, the event brought together the threads connecting Italian motorsport, Maserati’s sporting tradition and the most exclusive present of the Trident brand. It was a highly evocative moment of great emotional value, involving not only all those who contributed to the creation of this one-off model, but also a broad representation of Maserati employees, gathered to celebrate not only the 100th anniversary of the House’s symbolic logo, but also 100 years since the Tipo 26 - displayed for the occasion - made its debut in motor racing.
