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Boyle Special) HAER IN-112 Indianapolis Marion County Indiana 1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. HAER IN-112 (Boyle Special) HAER IN-112 Indianapolis Marion County Indiana PHOTOGRAPHS COLOR TRANSPARENCIES WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240-0001 HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD 1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. (Boyle Special) HAER No. IN-112 Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Present Owner: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Present Use: Display and limited exhibition Significance: The 1938 Maserati 8.C.T.F. chassis no. 3032, known as the Boyle Special, is nationally significant based on its relation to four criteria. First, it is associated with important events in automotive history and culture. The Boyle Special is the most successful automobile to be campaigned at the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. It was driven to victory twice, to third place twice and to fourth place once. The Maserati is associated with significant persons in automotive and American history, including: Wilbur Shaw, a successful and prominent American racing car driver and the first postwar president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Michael Boyle, an important American labor leader and race team owner; Ted Horn, Indianapolis racer and AAA National Championship winner; and Harry C. “Cotton” Henning, chief mechanic for Boyle Racing Headquarters who oversaw the mechanical preparation and attention for multiple Indianapolis winning cars including this Maserati 8.C.T.F. Third, the Boyle Special features significant design and construction value. Advanced engineering enabled the vehicle to remain competitive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for over a decade and is representative of the work of a master, Ernesto Maserati, and the builders at Officine Alfieri Maserati S.A. Fourth, the Maserati provides informational value as one of the few race cars of the era to retain many of its original materials, components and craftsmanship. The period of significance for the Boyle Special was during its competition history at the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race from 1939 to 1953. Historian: Casey T. Maxon, Historic Vehicle Association, May 2014 and March 2016. Project Information: The 1938 Maserati 8.C.T.F. Boyle Special documentation was sponsored by the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) and Historic Documentation Programs (HDP) in collaboration with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Mark D. Gessler, President, HVA and Richard O’Connor, Ph.D., Chief of Heritage Documentation Programs directed the project. 1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. HAER No. IN-112 (Page 2) The overview history of the Maserati was prepared by HVA historian Casey T. Maxon with assistance from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum, Alfieri Maserati and Adolfo Orsi. Photographs were produced by Casey T. Maxon. The field work was performed by Annette Brown of 3D Engineers and the measured drawings were prepared by Stuart Brown of 3D Engineers. Hagerty Insurance Agency, Inc. and Maserati North America, Inc. provided funding to the HVA to support this project. PART 1: HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History 1. Date of construction: September 19381 2. Designer/ Engineer: Ernesto Maserati/Officine Alfieri Maserati S.A. 3. Builder/Contractor/ Supplier: Officine Alfieri Maserati S.A. Bologna, Italy 4. Original Plans, Design, and Construction: The Maserati 8.C.T.F. chassis no. 3032 was originally constructed as a monoposto or one-seat open-wheel race car for Grand Prix racing in Europe. It was hand built to adhere to the 1938 Grand Prix race series regulations or “formula” that allowed for a maximum 3-liter engine with forced induction or a 4.5-liter naturally aspirated engine at a minimum weight of 850 kg. It is one of just three 8.C.T.F. models built. The 8.C.T.F. design incorporated independent front suspension using easily adjusted torsion bar springs in order to quickly change the cars handling dynamics for varying race tracks. Additionally, the 8.C.T.F. 1 Factory specification sheet published in Maurizio Tabucchi, Maserati: The Grand Prix, Sports and GT cars model by model, 1926-2003. Translated by Neil Frazer Davenport (Milano: Giorgio Nada Editore, Vimodrone, 2003), 135. In an interview with Alfieri Maserati by Mark Gessler in March 2015, Alfieri indicated that the final competition date was likely September 8, 1938 based on the records of a past employee of Officine Alfieri Maserati S.A. 1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. HAER No. IN-112 (Page 3) design and construction utilized magnesium alloy in a greater capacity than contemporary automakers and race car builders. 5. Ownership: September 1938 Officine Alfieri Maserati S.A. Bologna, Italy March 19392 Michael Boyle/Boyle Racing Headquarters Chicago, IL/Indianapolis, IN ca. 1947 Bennett Brothers Texas ca. 1949 Indianapolis Race Cars, Inc. Indianapolis, IN ca. 1951 Roger Wolcott and Sylvester Johnson (Maserati Race Cars, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN ca. 1952 Speed Partners, Inc. Indianapolis, IN ca. 1953 Robert J. McManus3 St. Paul, MN ca. 1954 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation Indianapolis, IN 2 Harry C. (Cotton) Henning, Boyle racing team chief mechanic sailed for Italy to purchase the Maserati on February 11, 1939 and returned to the United States with the car on March 16 according to the following two New York Times articles: “Henning Sails for Italy,” New York Times, February 12, 1939. “Henning Back with New Car,” New York Times, March 17, 1939. 3 Listed as the “entrant” for the 1953 Indianapolis 500 Race where the car was named the Q.E.D. Special raced by Roy Newman. 1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. HAER No. IN-112 (Page 4) 6. Alterations and additions: The Boyle Special featured various modifications and changes throughout its racing career. Maserati chassis no. 3032 was originally constructed as a Grand Prix race car. After completing only one Grand Prix race, Maserati fitted the 8.C.T.F. with different lower aluminum body panels covering the front steering components.4 The Boyle Racing Headquarters team outfitted chassis no. 3032 for Indianapolis competition with Firestone tires, larger wheels and removed the rear suspension dampers in the spring of 1939.5 The Boyle Racing Headquarters team campaigned the 8.C.T.F., painted dark red, with the racing numbers; “2,” “1,” “2,” and “29.” Boyle Racing Headquarters always ran an 8.C.T.F. Maserati engine, either engine number: 3032 or 3033.6 Harry C. “Cotton” Henning, chief mechanic for Boyle Racing Headquarters, also added an auxiliary oil tank and fuel tank before the car was raced at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.7 In 1946, the Maserati featured updated bodywork with a streamlined headrest built into the tail section. Despite changing ownership, race teams, its paint, and racing livery, the Maserati kept its basic powertrain until 1951. The engine was replaced with a supercharged Offenhauser engine in 1951 when Roger Wolcott and Sylvester Johnson (Maserati Race Cars, Inc.) took ownership of the car.8 The Maserati retained a four-cylinder supercharged Offenhauser engine in 1952 and was reconditioned by “Pinky” Donaldson for that year’s running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.9 The Boyle Special 8.C.T.F. was restored in the 1950s by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum to period 1940 specifications with its original powertrain (engine no. 3032). 4 Luigi Orsini and Franco Zagari, Maserati: A complete history from 1926 to the present, translated by Donald Kanfer (Milan: Liberia Dell’Autombile, 1980), 336. 5 Orsini and Zagari, Maserati: A complete history from 1926 to the present, translated by Donald Kanfer, 336. 6 When the Maserati was shipped to the U.S. it is stated to have arrived with a cracked block. Henning ordered a spare, identical eight-cylinder engine, number 3033. It is believed that engine number 3032 remained in the car while being raced by Boyle Racing Headquarters. 7 Wilbur Shaw, Gentlemen, Start Your Engines (New York: Coward – McCann, Inc., 1955), 244-247. 8 Associated Press, “Old Maserati in Memorial Day Race,” Hawk Eye Gazette (Burlington, IA), May 3, 1951. 9 “Shaw Maserati Will Run Again,” The Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Indiana), April 2, 1952, 26. 1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. HAER No. IN-112 (Page 5) 7. Race History: 11 September 1938 XVI° GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA (Italian Grand Prix) Monza, Italy10 Driver: Goffredo Zehender Owner: Officine Alfieri Maserati S.A. (Bologna, Italy) Entrant: Officine Alfieri Maserati S.A. (Bologna, Italy) Car number: 18 Race livery: Red, with number on nose cone, hood and tail section Engine: Maserati 8.C.T.F., engine no. 3032 Results: Did not finish (DNF) – accident 30 May 1939 INDIANAPOLIS 500 MILE RACE Indianapolis, IN11 Driver: Wilbur Shaw Owner: Michael Boyle/Boyle Racing Headquarters (Chicago, IL/Indianapolis, IN) Entrant: Boyle Racing Headquarters Car number: 2 Race livery: Dark red with number on hood and tail – Tobacco pipe with three-leaf clover and “Boyle Spl.” painted on both sides of the cowl Engine: Maserati 8.C.T.F., engine no. 3032 Results: First place, 200 laps, 115.035 mph average Prize money: $27,375 30 May 1940 INDIANAPOLIS 500 MILE RACE Indianapolis, IN12 Driver: Wilbur Shaw Owner: Michael Boyle/Boyle Racing Headquarters (Chicago, IL/Indianapolis, IN) Entrant: Boyle Racing Headquarters Car number: 1 10 Tifosi2009GP, “1938 Italian Grand Prix Footage,” Filmed [1938]. YouTube video, 03:49, Posted [Septemer 2009], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHieb42sw4M. 11 Donald Davidson and Rick Shaffer, Autocourse Official History of the Indianapolis 500, 2nd Ed. (Worcestershire, United Kingdom: Icon Publishing Limited, 2013), 364. 12 nd Davidson and Shaffer, Autocourse Official History of the Indianapolis 500, 2 Ed., 365. 1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. HAER No. IN-112 (Page 6) Race livery: Dark red with number on hood and tail – Tobacco pipe with three-leaf clover and “Boyle Spl.” painted on both sides of the cowl Engine: Maserati 8.C.T.F., engine no.
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