1960 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder for sale

Overview of this 1960 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder used for sale

The Maserati 3500 GT, launched at the 1957 Geneva Salon, was designed by chief engineer Giulio Alfieri and was essentially developed from the company's first street car, the AG6 of 1946, which was offered only as a rolling chassis and was bodied by numerous exotic coachbuilders. In its 3500 GT form, the twin-plug, 3.5 litre inline-six could carry its passengers upwards of 140 mph, which was an figure for the era.

The best possible components went into the 3500 GT, including a ZF all-synchro 4-speed gearbox, a Salisbury axle, Alford and Adler front suspension, and Girling brakes.

The rarest factory iteration of the 3500 GT was the Spyder, which was bodied by Alfredo Vignale on a slightly shortened 100-inch wheelbase chassis. A total of just 242 3500 Spyders were built compared to nearly 2,000 in coupe form, this included 9 early cars of which 3 were prototypes and 6 were pre-series cars.

The ‘pre-series’ cars can be differentiated from standard production run cars in a number of ways, including: a 2cm lower roof line, a longer bonnet, a narrower body, smaller rear lights, a visually different rear number plate light, and a much more styled front air intake.

Factory records show the engine number to match the chassis with the internal number being '403' and the body number to be '8'. Maserati Classiche Dept. have also confirmed the car was originally supplied with a 4-speed ZF gearbox.