1961 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder (Vignale)

AM101 1115roadItaly

Engine: Detuned inline-six derived from the 350S sports-racing unit
Colour: Grigio Flemington (grey)

Chassis AM101 1115 is a 1961 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder bodied by Vignale to a Giovanni Michelotti design, one of just 242 produced between 1959 and 1964. Discovered entombed inside a semi-trailer at a Colorado storage facility after more than three decades out of circulation, the car retained its original engine, body panels, and matching-number stampings. Following acquisition it underwent an exhaustive restoration by Classic Investments, emerging in Grigio Flemington over Marrone Connolly leather with Borrani wheels, front disc brakes, and a five-speed gearbox.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$863,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Italian car repair specialist in Colorado
partial documentation
A local Italian auto mechanic based in Colorado who had owned the Spyder since the early 1980s and stored it in a semi-trailer at a facility near Denver, where it remained buried under car parts for decades.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Current owner
partial documentation
Acquired the car shortly after it was unearthed around 2014–2015, having pursued it since first learning of its existence in 1992. Commissioned a full restoration through Classic Investments beginning in 2019, involving over 5,000 hours and more than one million dollars.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2019Restoration
Classic Investments
Comprehensive ground-up restoration returning the Spyder to running condition; finished in Grigio Flemington paintwork over Marrone Connolly leather interior, fitted with Borrani wire wheels, front disc brakes, and a five-speed transmission. The project consumed more than 5,000 labour hours and exceeded one million dollars in total expenditure.
The process of locating and extracting the car from the trailer was documented photographically and those images accompany the car.

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