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Rare Maserati Fantuzzi A6GS/300S/150 GT

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  1. 3500 GT

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    #1 3500 GT, Oct 18, 2012
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    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

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    From the one photo it looks gorgeous and the color is superb as well.

    I think I'm gonna bid on this one ... :rolleyes:

    Hmmm, it's RHD?
     
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  4. 3500 GT

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    Yep, RHD,...it was a factory race car at one point.

    I'll out bid you on this one Bob! :)

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  5. alberto

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    All I can say is WOW. What a stunner.
     
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    #6 3500 GT, Oct 18, 2012
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    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.


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    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
     
  8. wbaeumer

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    Sorry, but I have to correct you here - the coachwork comes from Pietro Frua!

    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.
     
  9. staatsof

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    Yes you will. I guarantee it!
     
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    Original?
    Great looking car, but an original what exactly, Walter?
     
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    #11 wbaeumer, Oct 19, 2012
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    Chassis, body, engine, gearbox! Its an original car, completed by Maserati on Oct. 31, 1956.
    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.
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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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    just WOW!

    stunning!
     
  14. staatsof

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    The 3/4 front view is much more flattering.
     
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    The extra bars on the bumper have to go, ruins the front completely.
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    Walter,
    Yes, the design was by Frua, but I believe the body was made by Fantuzzi.
     
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    They are, however, correct. They disappeared when the car was restored and repainted (red) in the 1980s. Nice to see that the car is now back to original specs.
     
  18. wbaeumer

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    Yes, I agree!
     
  19. wbaeumer

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    In this case the designer is -IMHO- more important!
     
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  21. Merak1974

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    I absolutely agree - the design is very Frua-esque :) . The description of the car should definitely include the designer, not just Fantuzzi as the bodymaker.

    I also think Maserati called the car 1500 Gran Turismo, not 150 GT as it is now known.
     
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    #22 3500 GT, Oct 20, 2012
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    It's common knowledge that GT or G.T. to be exact is an abreivation of Gran Turismo.
     
  23. staatsof

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    I can't tell, are they supposed to be lips or a moustache?

    I don't mind them and since they are original they stay. That's assuming I win of course ... LOL
     
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    Yes, I know, but it was called 1500 GT, not 150 GT...
     
  25. Wolf

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    I test-drove this car more than a decade ago when it was owned by a German and serviced by Manny Rimböck near Munich. Terrible to drive since it didn´t offer any comforts like the cabriolet it is should and was far too heavy for a performance car. And I have owned and driven a 150S (#1659) which is a quick and agile little sports racing car Interesting as an artefact and IMHO should be worth much less than a 150S. I will eat my hat if this car makes 3.0 million USD.

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