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10-18-2012, 07:18 PM
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Rare Maserati Fantuzzi A6GS/300S/150 GT
A very beautiful and rare Maserati is being offered by Gooding and Co., Scottsdale, January 18th and 19th.
The A6GS/300S/150 GT, little known and wonderful car. Made before the 3500 GT, could this have been the next "production" Maserati? Who penned the car? Could some of the F-Chat Maserati experts comment on the history of the car?????? This is car is all the business! Ciao and best! ~Trev http://go.bloomberg.com/pursuits/201...ds-to-auction/ Last edited by 3500 GT; 10-18-2012 at 09:15 PM. 
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10-18-2012, 07:43 PM
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http://www.goodingco.com/
Check some of the prices. These guys seem to know how to sell "foreign cars". 
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10-18-2012, 09:13 PM
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I'll out bid you on this one Bob!  ~Trev
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10-18-2012, 10:29 PM
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Maserati 150
I have one source listing it a a Frua bodied coupe. Also Simon K. had the car on offer awhile ago.
I'd like to know the original carrozzeria from original build to present. ~Trev
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10-19-2012, 03:23 AM
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Received this info today in a newsletter
For this coveted 1957 Maserati 150 GT, a one-of-a-kind prototype, the trident emblem on its grill represents more than just automotive branding. It also symbolizes the car’s three lives. After its owner, a European collector, purchased the two-seat convertible in 2006, he found that the chassis described in the car’s documentation didn’t match its actual chassis. Detective work with a Maserati historian revealed that the car originated in 1953 as a 2-liter A6 GCS, a decorated race car that was then overhauled into a 3-liter 300S prototype the following year. Even more modifications followed in 1957, when the car became its current self, complete with a new lightweight-alloy body by famed Italian workshop Carrozzeria Fantuzzi. No additional models were made, however, with Maserati opting instead for the mass-volume 3500 GT. Gooding & Co. will auction the 150 GT in Scottsdale, Arizona, in January and expects the “little rocket”—a title bestowed by the owner because of its incredible power-to-weight ratio—to fetch more than $3 million. Good things always come in threes, after all
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10-19-2012, 04:05 AM
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We`ll see if the car makes $$ 3.0m... The mechanical rstoration was done by Steve Hart in the UK who found the front-part of the chassis as very similar to 300S specs. The car is a collection of parts made by Maserati as a typical one-off. Tanner tested the car in the late 50s and was rather dissapointed! However - the car is very original and genuine.
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10-19-2012, 04:50 AM
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10-19-2012, 08:55 AM
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Great looking car, but an original what exactly, Walter?
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10-19-2012, 09:38 AM
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Hans Tanner tested the car in 1960 and complained many details in quality and handling. It was totally under-developed. The circumstances WHY Maserati had the idea to produce this car, using all this "hotch-potch" of parts etc, is unclear. But - it has a continuous history. INHO I can`t see the $3.0m for it. But we we`ll see.... This photo shows it in the race department of Maserati next to the A6G 2000 Zagato #2102. Last edited by wbaeumer; 10-19-2012 at 09:45 AM.
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10-19-2012, 10:40 AM
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Without a doubt one of my all-time favorite cars, too look at. I don't think I'd want to drive it much.
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10-19-2012, 11:41 AM
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just WOW!
stunning!
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10-19-2012, 11:52 AM
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10-20-2012, 06:05 AM
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Yes, the design was by Frua, but I believe the body was made by Fantuzzi.
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10-20-2012, 06:11 AM
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