1960 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder
- Engine
- 3.5L DOHC inline-six, twin-plug, triple Weber 42 DCOE carburetors, 220 bhp
- Colour
- Dark blue
Chassis AM101.1029 is a Maserati 3500 GT Spyder bodied by Alfredo Vignale on the rare 100-inch-wheelbase platform, one of only 242 such examples produced against roughly 2,000 closed coupes. Built in October 1960 and delivered directly from the factory in June 1961, it was initially used as a factory demonstrator before passing to its first registered owner. Equipped with Borrani wire wheels and the Weber-carbureted engine, it has since been comprehensively restored in dark blue with beige leather.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$1,347,500
- 1960-10-01 → 1961-06-30Factory deliveryMaserati factory (demonstrator use)full documentation
Factory records confirm the car was used as a demonstrator for prospective buyers before being sold, despite having been registered as a new vehicle.
- 1961-06-30 →Factory deliveryCarlo Ostanifull documentation
Real estate agent based near Torino who purchased the car directly from the factory, bypassing the dealer network; ordered with Borrani wire wheels.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive professional restoration completed, resulting in a dark blue exterior finish and entirely new beige Connolly leather interior; a subsequent interior retrim in a deeper tan shade was carried out after the catalogue photographs were taken.
Two interior installations are noted: the one visible in catalogue photography and a later replacement in a richer tan tone.
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