This early, rare and most attractive Maserati A6G-2000 Berlinetta with coachwork by Carrozzeria Allemano combines in one harmonious blend its beautiful yet purposeful body with the well-balanced A6G-2000 chassis and 2-litre 6-cylinder twin-overhead camshaft engine.

This elegant haute couture bodywork is worn by a typically Maserati race-bred chassis frame, and powered by the Modenese company's much-admired 2-litre 6-cylinder twin-overhead camshaft engine,in this case featuring twin-plug ignition and breathing through three single-choke Weber carburettors which in contrast to a twin-choke Weber set-up provides usefully enhanced torque at lower revs.

Through the latter part of 1953 Maserati's design engineers – Gioachino Colombo and Giorgio Bellentani – developed not only the sports-racing A6GCS models and the Formula 2 World Championship-contesting A6GCM/53 single-seaters, but also worked hard upon a more mildly-tuned 6-cylinder design for production car sale.

This made its debut in ...