Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The 1960 Maserati 3500 GT Spider being offered through Gooding & Company at its 2023 Pebble Beach Auctions event.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The Maserati 3500 GT Spider’s enduring form is a testament to the virtues of understatement and classic proportions.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The 217 hp inline-six engine is a road-tuned version of the one used in Maserati’s 350S race cars.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The immaculate interior, part of a ground-up refurbishment from JML Restorations and the subsequent work of Joseph DeMeo.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. Italy’s scenic motorways—and those in other parts of Europe and America—called for a proper open-top car, and Maserati answered with the 3500 GT Spider.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. Renowned designer Giovanni Michelotti penned the elegant, reserved shape of the 3500 GT Spider, which is among the finest in his portfolio.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. For Maserati, the 3500 series was a success by any measure, with more than 2,200 coupes and convertibles made through 1963.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. Italian coachbuilder Vignale was awarded the contract to produce a Maserati convertible based on the 3500 GT coupe’s drivetrain, but with a shorter wheelbase and even more sporting demeanor.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The classic lines and pleasant road manners of the 3500 GT, along with its rarified racing pedigree and exclusivity, helped the model bring the company great success during its formative postwar years.
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Image Credit: Mike Maez, courtesy of Gooding & Company. This example’s value is estimated between $750,000 and $900,000.