£838.4k
1959 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder Prototype by Vignale
RM Sotheby's • US • 20 Aug 2022
Market Position:
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£838,391
1959 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder Prototype by Vignale
US • 20 Aug 2022
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AI Listing Summary
This 1959 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder Prototype by Vignale, chassis number AM101.678, is one of approximately five Vignale-bodied prototypes and one of 242 total 3500 GT Spyder examples. Originally delivered to Lindsey Hopkins, it features a matching-numbers engine and has undergone a recent refurbishment by RM Auto Restoration, documented with Maserati factory build information and restoration invoices.
Condition
8
The listing mentions a recent refurbishment by RM Auto Restoration addressing cosmetics and minor functional issues, including addressing panel fit issues, rebuilding the starter and generator, carburetor work, suspension work with new shock absorbers, and re-chroming numerous trim parts. The coachwork was sanded and refinished, the interior reupholstered, and the soft top frame rebuilt. While the car seems to be in great shape, the fact that it needed this restoration prevents a pristine or outstanding rating.
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AM101.678
1959
Auction
LHD
United States
£838.4k
1959 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder Prototype by Vignale
RM Sotheby's • US • 20 Aug 2022
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPEN 3500 GT After years of fiscal loss and an inordinate budget allocated to its racing program, Maserati in the late 1950s was in desperate need of an appealing production-based road car.
Salvation appeared at the 1957 Geneva Salon in the form of the 3500 GT.
Featuring a detuned version of the six-cylinder engine from the successful sports-racing 350S, the 3500 GT was initially equipped with 12-inch finned drum brakes and a Salisbury-type rear axle, marrying a powerful motor with a compliant and sporting chassis.
Customer demand soon necessitated the development of an open-top version, and Maserati duly assigned a small number of chassis for design studies to Frua and Touring, the latter of which had already bodied the popular saloon.
But ultimately the manufacturer approved a Giovanni Michelotti design built by Carrozzeria Vignale for a standard production model, which was officially introduced at the 1959 Turin Motor Show with chassis number 101.623.
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