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History of Maartens Automotive:
Maartens Automotive is an English luxury brand. The brand is known for a combination of bright appearance and performance, taking into account practicality in our time.
Its roots originated in 1955 in Yorkshire, England, where the Maartens auto garage used to be located. The garage specialized in the modernization of sports cars, mainly Porsches. It quickly attracted the attention of sports car owners across the country and for half a decade became a household name due to the early use of aluminum to increase the rigidity of the chassis and the reliability of suspension components.
Fast forward to 1965, with sufficient engineering power and experienced staff, Maartens took the first generation of the 1963 Porsche 911 with modifications to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GT class under the number 15, registered as the iconic blue and white livery. The Martens Racing team. Which has now become its high-performance branch. In the overall standings, they finished in 11th place, just 2 minutes behind the car of Jackie Steward and Graham Hill. The team continued to race annually until 1972, when they did not participate in the event as they concentrated resources on developing their first Group 5 prototype. They continue to graduate to this day with moderate success, having won several victories in the class.
Maartens chose a 6.1/4-liter V12 engine with a red dash at 9600 rpm, with a capacity of 833 liters.
A 10-speed automatic transmission that transmits power to a rear-offset permanent all-wheel drive system. The chassis is an aluminum monocoque with a weight distribution of 54/46 with a total weight of 2108 kg. |