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Brothers Ettore, Bindo, Ernesto, and Alfieri Maserati.

public sale since 1947. The company started in 1914 though, first manufacturing spark plugs for the military and then building racing cars for its auto racing team. Before we jump into their consumer vehicles, let’s explore the famous race car drivers, the Maserati brothers, three of whom rose to fame while still in their teens. The Maserati Brothers Siblings who are close in age often take up the same hobby, since they play together as children. Carlo Maserati’s parents, Rodolfo Maserati and Carolina Losi, gave him a younger brother when he turned two years old, and he and Bindo grew up sharing the same interests—overarchingly an interest in automobiles. Tinkering under the hood also interested their younger brother, Alfieri, who was born when Carlo turned six. Even two of the youngest brothers in the family, Ettore and Ernesto, also enjoyed the same love of cars

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