| This car (Chassis
#678) is one of two prototypes produced by Vignale prior to the
development of the final production version. A photograph of the car
can be found on page 97 of the book "Maserati Road Cars. The
postwar production cars 1946 to 1979" by Richard Crump and Rob de
la Rive Box, published by Osprey Publishing Limited in 1979.
As is explained in a four-part series that
appears on this site in "Restoration
Corner", the car was found in Texas, USA and brought to Australia
for restoration. Finished in midnight blue and cherry red connolly
hides and matching quality carpet the car has been fastidiously restored
by Mario Lombardi.
Further photographs of the car appear in the fourth part of the vehicles
restoration story
and in the 3500GT
Spyder Gallery in the Maserati Road Cars Gallery on this site.
For further information, contact Mario
Lombardi at lombamario@velocitynet.com.au |