1961 Maserati 3500 GT Coupé
- Engine
- 3.5L DOHC inline-six, 220 bhp
- Colour
- Beige
A 1961 Maserati 3500 GT coupe, factory-completed on 4 September 1961 and specified for the American market, delivered new to Beverly Hills. Its first owner was television actor Dan Blocker, famous for his role as 'Hoss' Cartwright on Bonanza, who reputedly kept the car for approximately four years. The car subsequently passed through private American ownership before a restoration preceded its acquisition by Tom Mee Jr., whose family held it for over two decades. It later entered the Riverside International Automotive Museum collection.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$253,000
- 1961 → 1965Factory deliveryDan Blockerpartial documentation
American television actor, delivered new to Beverly Hills; car was reportedly heavily optioned from new and listed for sale in early 1965.
- 1965 →Unknown US owner or ownersnone documentation
Car believed to have stayed in the United States for roughly two decades following Blocker's ownership, details of intervening custodians not recorded.
- Date unknownPrivate saleTom Mee Jr.partial documentation
Acquired the car after an alleged restoration just prior to his purchase; retained within the family for more than twenty years.
- Date unknownPrivate saleDoug Magnonpartial documentation
Purchased on behalf of the Riverside International Automotive Museum; reportedly used the car regularly for personal driving with passengers.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A full restoration was reportedly carried out shortly before Tom Mee Jr. acquired the car, though the scope, workshop, and precise date are not documented.
The timing of this work is described only as being just prior to Mee's purchase; no further detail is given.
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