Lot details
Registration No: 286 NOT
Chassis No: AM101904

- 1 of just 40 righthand drive examples

- Displaying a credible 46,677 miles and in 'garage find' condition

- Equipped with disc front brakes and the later five-speed gearbox


Further info:

The magnificent-looking front-engined rearwheel drive 3500GT was Maserati's first successful attempt at series production for the Grand Touring market and replaced the outgoing low volume A6 model. Designed by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan, the 2 + 2 Coupe version was produced from 1957 to 1964, with the majority of the research and development being carried out in 1956/1957, despite the company's commitment to the F1 World Championship. The newcomer featured Touring's patented 'superleggera' construction (as used for the Aston Martin DB4) and was powered by a version of the 350 S's straight-six DHOC engine modified to best suit a Grand Tourer, and therefore with dry rather than wet sump lubrication etc. It developed 217bhp when fed by a trio of twin-choke Weber carburettors, or 232 when equipped with Lucas fuel injection. The unit drove through a four-speed (later five-speed) ZF manual gearbox. Total production of the Coupe was just under 2,000 and the model was superseded by the Maserati Sebring.

1 of just 40 righthand drive examples the sale car dates from 1961 and is finished in Red matched to a Cream hide interior. Evidence shows it is a matching numbers car with the original engine. It is being offered in 'garage find' condition, as it hasn't ventured onto the road for around 20 years. Back in the '70s documentation shows it belonged to a Captain H Gledhill of the parachute regiment of Browning's Barracks in Aldershot. The vendor informs us the carpets currently fitted were for a visit by the Queen to the airbase and was previously owned by a prominent Maserati owners club member. It was reportedly treated to a £3,955 engine overhaul in 1991 and then changed hands for £14,000 the following year. The current owner had the carburettors overhauled for road use by Norman Seeney, a prominent sand cast Weber specialist. It has remained in the same family for over 25 years and is equipped with disc front brakes and it is believed the Maserati has the later five-speed gearbox. The total indicated mileage is a credible 46,677, and this relatively rare item of Italian exotica is now available complete with its original green log book, large collection of invoices, and old MOTs dating back as far as 1972.