1963 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder by Vignale
- Engine
- DOHC inline six-cylinder with Weber carburettors
- Colour
- Black
Chassis 1457 is a 1963 Maserati 3500 GTi Spyder bodied by Vignale, one of the rarer open variants riding a shortened wheelbase and featuring Borrani wire wheels and a factory hardtop. Built in April 1963, it left the factory in black over a champagne interior with mechanical fuel injection and was delivered to Italy. It later migrated to the United States, passing through documented ownership in Virginia and Washington State before entering the collection of noted Maserati specialist John Bookout in the 1990s.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €700,000 – €800,000
- 1963-04-01 →Factory deliveryItalian owner(s)partial documentation
Car was delivered new to Italy and remained there until at least the mid-1970s.
- → 2003Acquisition unknownJohn Bookoutpartial documentation
Well-known Maserati collector who held the car during the 1990s; by this period the injection system had been swapped for carburettors.
- 2003 →Acquisition unknownUS owner between Bookout and consignorpartial documentation
Car stayed in the United States for roughly nine years after departing Bookout's collection before the consignor acquired it.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownUS owner in Arlington, Virginiapartial documentation
Car was recorded as being located in Arlington, Virginia during 1979–1980 after export from Italy.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownFrank Mandaranopartial documentation
Seattle-based owner who had the car repainted in an all-black color scheme; referenced in Walter Bäumer's book on the model.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Purchased the car approximately nine years after it left Bookout's collection; car described as being in strong cosmetic and mechanical condition.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
The exterior was refinished in black and the interior was also redone in black, replacing the original black-over-champagne colour scheme.
Carried out during Frank Mandarano's ownership in Seattle, Washington State; documented in Walter Bäumer's Maserati 3500 GT Spyder by Vignale.
- —Modification
The original mechanical fuel-injection system was removed and replaced with Weber carburettors, which the catalogue notes are more dependable in service.
This conversion had been completed by the mid-1990s; the car's designation as a GTi therefore no longer reflects its current specification.
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