£665.6k
1960 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder
RM Sotheby's • US • 24 Sept 2022
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£665,576
1960 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder
US • 24 Sept 2022 • Lot 3182
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1960 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder by Vignale, one of approximately 250 built. It was sold for $770,000 USD from the Gene Ponder Collection and features a refinished red exterior, black interior, and a 3.5-liter inline-six engine with triple Weber carburetors.
Condition
8
While the car presents well and has had a high-quality restoration, the lack of documentation and refinished color suggest it may not be in pristine or original condition. However, it has received extensive care and attention from reputable specialists, indicating it is in excellent shape overall.
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Manual
LHD
United States
AM1011007
1960
Auction
£665.6k
1960 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder
RM Sotheby's • US • 24 Sept 2022
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
The 3500 GT was Maserati’s first commercially successful production vehicle, and it could not have come at a better time for the struggling Italian automaker.
In the late 1950s, after years of fiscal loss and excessive spending on its racing program, Maserati was in desperate need of an appealing road car.
Salvation appeared at the 1957 Geneva Motor Show in the form of the 3500 GT, the same year Maserati would officially withdraw from motor racing.
Carrozzeria Touring designed the elegant Superleggera body consisting of lightweight aluminum panels mounted to a steel frame.
The engine was a detuned version of the 3.5-liter, inline six-cylinder from Maserati’s successful 350S racecar.
Rated at an impressive 220 horsepower and 254 pound-feet of torque when fitted with triple Weber twin-choke carburetors, it was tractable and torquey, providing excellent power at low speeds through either a ZF four-speed manual transmission or a three-speed automatic.
The compliant and sporting chass...
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£129,653
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£668,588
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