The Spyder:   Part Four - the finished product
March, 2000

Update on restoration of Maserati Vignale Spyder AM101 678

Just three years have passed since Mario took delivery of the Vignale Spyder No 678 which as those who have followed this saga will be aware is one of two prototypes developed by Vignale for consideration by Maserati.  Photographs of these two cars, Chassis No 678 and Chassis No 505 show that they were quite splendid examples in their day.

When Mario took delivery of #678 it was just a bare shell accompanied by lots of parts.  A real jigsaw puzzle.  

In March 2000, just prior to the Australian Grand Prix, Mario got the final part of the jigsaw puzzle (a windscreen) and was able to bring the painstaking restoration he had embarked on to a successful conclusion.  As the photographs below show, the car is now truly magnificent - further photographs of this car may be found in the 3500GT Spyder Gallery.

Finished in midnight blue with cherry red Connolly leather the car is equipped with genuine centre-spline Borrani knock-on wires.  No doubt it is in as good, if not better condition than when it left the factory all those years ago.

The car will be in the showrooms of LANCE DIXON in Richmond for the period of March through till June 2000 - Lance Dixon is the Melbourne dealer for Maserati and Ferrari.  If you have an interest in this car it is worth taking a trip to Richmond.  By the way, if you want to see another one, you'll have to take a trip to the Maserati museum in Italy.  After all, there are only two.