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1955 Maserati A6G/2000 Zagato Berlinetta (A6G/54)

2124racingItaly
Engine
Formula 2-derived twin-plug ignition engine, original unit retained
Colour
Egyptian Blue

Chassis 2124 is a 1956 Maserati A6G/2000 with Zagato alloy berlinetta coachwork, one of only 20 such bodies built and among a small number currently in the United States. Dispatched to Zagato in late 1955 and completed in early 1956, it began life as a factory exhibition and demonstration car before being loaned for the 1956 Mille Miglia. Subsequent private ownership in France and Italy included active competition and several factory-conducted repairs, before a comprehensive, no-expense-spared restoration returned it to original factory specification in 2014.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
  2. 1956-03-01 → 1956-08-01Factory delivery
    Franco Cornacchia's Agenzia Maserati Milan
    full documentation

    Received as an exhibition and demonstration vehicle; the factory issued a certificate of origin at this time. The car was loaned to a privateer racer for the Mille Miglia during this period.

  3. 1956-08-01 → 1960Private sale
    Antoine Cicoira
    full documentation

    Italian hotelier based in France who also acquired a 200 S simultaneously; entered the car in several events and corresponded extensively with the factory about repairs following accidents in Senegal and elsewhere.

  4. 1960 →Private sale
    Fivos Razis
    partial documentation

    Former Greek military officer turned actor; commissioned factory work including partial mechanical rebuild and repaint to light metallic gray; car returned to factory again after a street-driving incident in mid-1960.

  5. → 1978Acquisition unknown
    Proprietor of a Paris garage
    none documentation

    Car was stored at this individual's garage in Paris; offered for sale following the owner's death, at which point it had been refinished red with striped leatherette upholstery.

  6. 1978 → 1980-07-01Private sale
    Claude Pibarot
    partial documentation

    Resident of Bar-le-Duc who discovered and acquired the car in Paris; subsequently offered it for sale.

  7. 1980-07-01 → 1996Private sale
    Jean-Pierre Bisiaux
    partial documentation

    President of the French Maserati Owners Club; had the car refinished in red with a black interior and campaigned it in various European events and historic rallies during the 1980s.

  8. 1996 → 2008Private sale
    Juan Quintano
    partial documentation

    Spanish importer of high-end marques including Ferrari and Lamborghini; the car was featured on the cover of a major reference book on sports cars around 2000.

  9. 2008 → 2012-07-01Private sale
    Mauro and Jacobo Lotti
    partial documentation

    Florence-based owners who re-registered the car under its original Modena plates, refinished the exterior in silver, and entered it in period-style events.

  10. 2012-07-01 →Private sale
    New Jersey-based vintage Italian sports car collector
    full documentation

    Commissioned a thorough, factory-correct restoration by specialist firms in Pennsylvania and California, completed around mid-2014; sought to return the car to its original pre-Dakar appearance.

Competition

  1. 1956
    1956 Mille Miglia
    Driver: Luigi TaramazzoDNF — accident

    Car loaned by the Milan distributorship for the race; wet conditions led to brake trouble and the car left the road on a high-speed section between Pescara and L'Aquila.

  2. 1956
    Coupes d'Automne, Montlhery
    Driver: Antoine Cicoira1st overall, fastest lap

    Contested approximately one week after the hillclimb; car set the quickest lap time of the event.

  3. 1956-09-16
    Coupe de Cote Turckheim-Trois Epis hillclimb
    Driver: Antoine Cicoira1st in class, 2nd overall

    First competitive outing under private ownership; marked the car's debut in Cicoira's hands.

  4. 1957-05-01
    Dakar Route de Quakam
    Driver: Antoine CicoiraDNF — accident

    Car shipped to Senegal for this event; suffered a serious crash and was repatriated to Italy for repairs, which resulted in the loss of the original distinctive grille.

  5. 1957-10-01
    1957 Coupes du Salon
    Driver: Antoine Cicoira6th overall

    Cicoira was accompanied by Jose Behra, brother of Grand Prix driver Jean Behra; believed to be the last race Cicoira entered with this car.

  6. 2009
    2009 Mille Miglia (historic)

    Entered by the Lotti family after re-registration with original Modena plates.

  7. 2010
    2010 Mille Miglia (historic)

    Second consecutive Mille Miglia entry under Lotti ownership.

  8. Mille Miglia (historic)

    Car participated twice in the historic Mille Miglia during the 1980s under Bisiaux's ownership.

  9. Uniques Special Ones Concours d'Elegance, Florence

    Car displayed at this Florentine concours event during the Lotti ownership period.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 1956Service
    Garage Mirabeau (Thepanier and Simone)

    Additional maintenance carried out after the hillclimb and Montlhery races at the factory-approved Parisian outlet.

  2. 1956
    Modification

    The original standard clutch was replaced with a higher-specification A6GCS competition clutch prior to or during early use.

  3. 1956Repair
    Maserati factory

    Car was returned to the Maserati factory following the Mille Miglia accident for damage repairs.

  4. 1957Repair
    Maserati factory

    Extensive repairs following the Dakar accident; the distinctive original grille treatment was not reinstated, replaced instead by a more conventional front-end configuration.

    Owner correspondence with the factory indicates urgency to have the car ready for the Coupes du Salon by mid-September 1957.

  5. 1960Engine rebuild
    Maserati factory

    Partial rebuild of the engine, clutch, and gearbox carried out at factory request; exterior refinished in light metallic grey.

    Work commissioned by owner Fivos Razis.

  6. 1960Repair
    Maserati factory

    Car returned to the factory for repairs following damage sustained during an on-road incident.

  7. 1980
    Bodywork

    Exterior refinished in red and interior retrimmed in black under new ownership.

    Carried out by or on behalf of Jean-Pierre Bisiaux after acquiring the car.

  8. 2008
    Bodywork

    Light cosmetic freshening including an exterior repaint in silver and re-registration on original Modena plate numbers.

    Carried out during the Lotti brothers' ownership.

  9. 2014Restoration
    Steel Wings (coachwork and chassis); Epifani Restorations (engine and drivetrain)

    Comprehensive restoration to original factory specification, encompassing coachwork, chassis, engine, and drivetrain. Over 2,500 hours of coachbuilding work were performed, preserving as much original alloy as possible, and the interior was refinished to concours standard in Egyptian Blue.

    Two other Zagato berlinettas were used as dimensional references alongside period photographs. Commissioned by the New Jersey-based collector; completed by mid-2014.

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