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After 20 (!!) years.....

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  1. wbaeumer

    wbaeumer F1 Veteran Consultant

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  2. MK1044

    MK1044 Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Well. It's nice to know that even in our frantically paced world there are those who will take the time to do a job right.
     
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  3. italiafan

    italiafan F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    Beyond gorgeous...rivals the Ferrari 250 GT SWB California IMO.
     
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  4. wbaeumer

    wbaeumer F1 Veteran Consultant

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    The guy was fanatic about the quality of his resto. One stitching of the leather was not straight only a little (!) bit - and so he replaced the entire leather by new material!
     
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  5. alberto

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    Too bad he wasn't able to enjoy using it. That's the real shame here.
     
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  6. BillP00

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    What an absolutely beautiful looking car!

    Any more pics?

    Bill P.
     
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  7. wbaeumer

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  8. thecarnut

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    Love the quality of the restoration. British Racing green with black interior on a Vignale spyder ... not so much.

    Ivan
     
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  9. wbaeumer

    wbaeumer F1 Veteran Consultant

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    Its a very rare colour-combination for a Maserati. I looooved it.....(and the new owner went on his knees when he saw the car first time!:))
     
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  10. miurasv

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    Beautiful!!!
     
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  11. wbaeumer

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    It was a big drama when the old man had tears in his eyes, crying when he saw his baby -that he had purchased in `83 and started resto in 1993- disappeared in the new owner`s trailer!

    But he could not drive and handle it anymore due to a very severe surgery on his shoulder. The car was a family-"member" for all this years. But the new owner is a real enthusiast and he is the very best caretaker of it!!
     
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    I bet it was a big drama. It must have been like losing a leg considering the painstaking work and time he had devoted to this gorgeous car. Is the new owner a F-Chatter?
     
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  13. wbaeumer

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    No!
     
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  14. wilde

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    Too, I love the color. It looks like my old TR4, both are from Michelotti. The 3500 Vignale Spyder is a kind of TR4 for big boys!
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  15. Maserati Blue

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    Very impressive! I hope the owner gets to drive it... unlike the previous owner. What a shame, he went through such a restoration and then became too old to drive it... a lesson for us all.
     
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  16. wbaeumer

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    He drove it last time in 1989 and for less than 10 minutes last October!
     
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  17. wbaeumer

    wbaeumer F1 Veteran Consultant

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    I was really amazed to find out that the old man started a photo documentary in 1993 about the rest. At that time nobody did that. Also a big file with original documents came with the car, among them the invoice of the dealer to the 1st owner of this car, chassis #101.1285
     
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  18. Maserati Blue

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    Walter, what is good news is that the car went to a similar enthusiast, as you already mentioned.

    One man's treasure is another man's... erm... treasure? :)

    Thanks for sharing the photos with us, definitely a unique car!
     
    Maserati Blue, Mar 21, 2013
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  19. Portenos

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    I would enjoy seeing som photo of the engine compartment.
    FGM
     
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  20. wbaeumer

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  21. Portenos

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    Nice.
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