1959 Maserati 3500 GT
- Colour
- Light grey with contrasting dark blue hardtop
A 1959 Maserati 3500 GT, originally finished in Grigio Topo over white, built in late September of that year and dispatched to Paris via the Thépenier distributorship just ahead of the Paris Motor Show, where it is believed to have been displayed. The car spent roughly six decades on the Côte d'Azur under a small chain of French owners before the current owner commissioned a thorough mechanical and cosmetic restoration in 2016, emerging in a lighter grey with a contrasting dark blue hardtop and matching blue interior.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €188,600 (≈ $207K)
- 1959-09-24 → 1959-10-27Factory deliveryJean Thépenier distributorship (Paris)full documentation
Car delivered through this Paris distributor immediately before the Paris Motor Show and believed held for display at the salon. Minor damage occurred before the show but was repaired in time for the exhibition.
- 1959-10-27 → 1975Private saleMr. Gadalafull documentation
Cannes-based owner who held the car for roughly sixteen years. Factory records note the car was returned to Maserati in early 1963 for unspecified frame repair work.
- 1975 → 1982Private saleJean Pierre Cornupartial documentation
Upgraded the car with a genuine five-speed ZF gearbox during his ownership.
- 1982 → 1992Private saleGerard Bourdillonpartial documentation
- 1992 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Commissioned comprehensive mechanical work with Maserati specialist Franco Tralli in 2016, along with a full respray in lighter grey by Carrozzeria Franchini in Modena, plus a dark blue hardtop and matching dark blue interior retrim.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1959Repair
Minor damage sustained prior to the Paris Motor Show was repaired in time for the car to be presented at the event.
- 1963RepairMaserati factory
The car was returned to the Maserati factory for a chassis frame repair; the full scope of the work was not recorded.
Documented in Maserati's internal records.
- 1975Modification
The original gearbox was replaced with a correct-specification five-speed ZF unit.
Carried out during Jean Pierre Cornu's ownership.
- 2016RestorationFranco Tralli
A full mechanical restoration was undertaken by a Maserati specialist.
- 2016BodyworkCarrozzeria Franchini
Complete repaint in a lighter shade of grey, with a contrasting dark blue hardtop fitted; interior also retrimmed in dark blue to complement the new colour scheme.
Work carried out at the Modena-based coachbuilder.
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