1960 Maserati 3500 GT first-series
- Engine
- 3.5L inline-six, wet-sump lubrication, modified camshaft
- Colour
- Black ('Nero')
The Maserati 3500 GT was introduced at the 1957 Geneva Salon as the marque's response to financial pressures, using a development of the 350 S racing engine clothed in Carrozzeria Touring aluminium coachwork. This first-series example, completed on 31 October 1960 and distinguished by its round indicators and absence of side vent windows, was delivered new to Marquis Emilio Pallavicino of Florence. It spent the great majority of its life in Italy before moving to the United Kingdom, and retains its original engine and body following a restoration to original specification.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £132,000 (≈ $165K)
- 1960-11-21 →Factory deliveryMarquis Emilio Pallavicinopartial documentation
First registered owner, based in Florence; car was delivered to him directly after factory completion in late October 1960.
- → 2015Acquisition unknownUK-based ownerpartial documentation
Car was brought to the UK at some point and registered there with the mark 460 UYK.
- 2015 →Private saleOwner who bought in 2015partial documentation
Commissioned a full restoration to original specification, carried out by a workshop in Tuscany.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownBruno Maletpartial documentation
Artist living in Trieste who acquired the car after the first owner.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownValerio Zardipartial documentation
Based in the Treviso area of northeast Italy; had the car prepared for vintage motorsport in his own workshop.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —RestorationValerio Zardi's workshop
The car was rebuilt and prepared for vintage racing and rallying by Valerio Zardi in his personal workshop; scope limited to competition preparation.
Work carried out while the car was in north-east Italy; exact date not recorded in the catalogue.
- —RestorationTuscan workshop (unnamed)
A comprehensive restoration to original factory specification was commissioned by the 2015 purchaser and executed by a workshop based in Tuscany; the original engine and bodywork were retained throughout.
Commissioned after the 2015 acquisition; described in the catalogue as a recent restoration at the time of the 2020 sale.
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