£2.15m
1953 Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder by Fantuzzi
RM Sotheby's • US • 4 Mar 2023
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£2,147,198
1953 Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder by Fantuzzi
US • 4 Mar 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1953 Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder by Fantuzzi, chassis 2053, is the 11th of 52 examples built. It was notably driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and has a strong racing history, including class wins and participation in prestigious events like the Mille Miglia Storica and Colorado Grand.
Condition
7
The car has been restored and maintained, with some parts replaced. It has some wear from vintage races, but no significant cosmetic damage.
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2053
1953
Auction
LHD
United States
£2.15m
1953 Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder by Fantuzzi
RM Sotheby's • US • 4 Mar 2023
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
ERNESTO’S DREAM Throughout its illustrious history, Maserati has built several notable competition models, but few can compare to the low-volume, hand-built sports cars the company manufactured during the 1950s.
Among this splendid output, one model in particular stands out for its exquisite coachwork, advanced engineering, and competition success—the beguiling A6GCS/53.
The genesis of the A6GCS can be traced to the racing doldrums of World War II, when Ernesto Maserati conceived of a new race car powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter single overhead-cam inline six-cylinder engine.
The model was to be named A6G, with the “A” honoring his late brother Alfieri, and the “G” denoting a cast iron ( ghisa ) block.
By the late 1940s, the A6G 1500 had assumed the mantle of a civilized road car, while the subsequent A6GCS and A6GCM respectively embodied sports car and grand prix racing iterations.
Despite continuing with the original ghisa nomenclature, the engine was developed into a...
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£2,147,198
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£2,554,414
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£2,961,629
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