...a real classic Maserati!

Walter,

The sales papers to de Graffenried posted on Anamera are attached here. I don't see anything about disc brakes. Perhaps he had them fitted later, after experiencing them in competition.

Perhaps you can see from subsequent photos when they appear through the wire wheels, as the car appears to have had drums at the Geneva show.

Best,
Don
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2115 was for sale at Symbolic Motors in 2007 and looked in pristine condition.
Any S/N on this one at Keels and Wheels 2007?
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I am the owner of #2115. Interesting to read the assessment of the car´s condition by people who have not seen it. The car was restored by John Bookout in 1998 and took part in a few concourses.

The condition of the car is fine, but since time takes toll of us all: the paintwork should be freshend up and this opportunity should be taken to paint the car in the original "grigio". I am thinking of having this done during winter. Painting an Allemano requires the total dismanteling of the car (if it is done properly) since many parts inside the passsenger cabin are painted too.

As to the disk brakes being installed by the factory: there is no proof for it. I have a letter from Cozza saying that the car came back to the factory after the Geneva show, was completed (sic!) and then sold to Graffenried.

Regards

Wolfi

 

Thank you indeed for posting. It was a pleasure viewing your exceptionally good presentation of the car on Anamera. I had the great pleasure of visiting Mr Bookout's collection a few months ago. It would be difficult to imagine a better provenance for the restoration. Perhaps 'grigio' would be more correct, but IMO the present color is quite complimentary.

It might well be said that Maseratis of this era are never 'completed'.

Don

 

Hi Walter,

I think this is the early "Extra Lusso" prototype that appeared at the October 1947 Paris Salon. Perhaps your magazine can confirm ?

Here is another photo of what is almost certainly the same car, but unfortunately I have no credits or other information about the photo.

On this photo the Pinin Farina badge is clear. The only other car I know with a grill of such relatively wide proportions is #052, but that is the sole Zagato-bodied example.

Perhaps one of the mythical first cars #049, 050 or 051 ?

Assume you saw that Gooding will offer A6G/54 Allemano #2117 at Scottsdale in January.

Best,

Don
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Same car.
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Boudewijn, many thanks for the additional photos.

Walter, I think you are right. Look at the photos of #052 from Nik in posts 206, 256 and 276. It seems that Zagato simply reused the Pinin Farina grill ! This is quite logical given the time, effort and skill needed to make one of these grills (something I have recently investigated in detail). The Zagato car was reportedly not delivered or registered until 1949, more than a year after the Paris show.

Perhaps another mystery solved on F-Chat !

Don

 

Here are some nice shot from a site in venezuela.... I believe A6GCS 2066 but I have to check... Dont want to be too fast as usual... or 2098 or a mixture
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zagato 2113 here
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Walter,

What evidence do you have that a #049 ever existed ? The only cars to South America of which I'm aware are #053 to Argentina (Evita Peron) by 1951, #068 to Argentina in 1951 and #105 to Uruguay in 1950.

Thanks,
Don

 

Anyone a pic of #2117

 

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OK Walter,

Maybe we can finally make sense of this.

A list of serial numbers was printed in Maserati Information Exchange in March-April 1981, with a note by a George Cox. The same list can be found on p. 22 of Maserati Road Cars by Crump / de la Rive Box.

There is no #049 in this list. It shows #051 and #052 during 1946, then #053, #054 and #055 in 1947, #056 through #064 in 1948, etc.

Based upon the combination of all my references, I believe the following:

#051 - I think this car had at least two manifestations:
a) March 1947 Geneva Salon car - a two-window coupe with disappearing headlights, forward-facing sunroof, square portholes
b) March 1948 Geneva Salon car - disappearing headlights replaced with more conventional arrangement, as shown in post 374 above

#052 - Probably had three manifestations as shown in post 372 above
a) competition spider in 1946
b) October 1947 Paris Salon car - four-window Pinin Farina coupe, no portholes, wide grille
c) 1948-9 converted to Zagato panoramica coupe

#053 - effectively a four-window version of #051 with square portholes and tapered tail; several days into the March 1948 Geneva Salon replaced #051 on the stand; then sent to Argentina, now back in Italy

#054 - Pinin Farina berlinetta sold through Milan dealer Marinotti, exact configuration unknown

#055 - two-window Pinin Farina coupe similar to #051, extensive early racing history

#056 - four-window Pinin Farina coupe, probably the first car in what became the typical A6 1500 configuration

#057 - first long-wheelbase car, the only cabriolet, shown at the September 1948 Torino Salon

#058 - Pinin Farina berlinetta sold through Milan dealer Marinotti, exact configuration unknown

#059 - second and last long-wheelbase car, Pinin Farina coupe, now in Japan

The series thereafter conformed to the typical four-window standard-wheelbase Pinin Farina configuration, although each car was to some extent unique in trim. To my knowledge only #086 was built with just two seats and a rear deck, for example.

Don