Corto is usually a very well-behaved Italian. Very masculine, wonderfully elegant, and with a soundtrack that makes every tunnel feel like an event. The 3.5L straight-six is an absolute delight to listen to, and honestly, it might be one of the most comfortable classic GT cars I’ve driven as well.
Most of its adventures are fairly civilised. Colin usually takes Corto to Prescott Hill Climb for Italian Day, or occasionally to the pub and back. Nothing too dramatic… or so we thought.
Everything changed a little after we came across this fascinating article about the Lucas Fuel Injection system fitted to these cars. Suddenly, we realised that our harmless little “start it up, move it out, shut it down again” routine might not have been doing the engine any favours at all. Maybe “ticking bomb” is slightly dramatic 😅 but it definitely taught us that constant stop-start use is not ideal for classic cars like this.
It was one of those moments where you suddenly understand there’s a whole hidden mechanical story happening beneath the bonnet.
The full video is now on the channel if you’d like to see what we discovered… and don’t forget to check the CORTO project page as well, including the previous episode where we had to deal with a completely locked boot 😄

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Corto — 1963 Maserati Sebring 3500 GTi