Ciao Tutti, A good friend is cleaning up his storage and is selling a 3500GT engine, good condition, with Weber carbs and exhaust headers.... Asking EUR 20K, location Nord Italia... Please PM me if interested... Grazie Carlito Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Engine # 1037. Checked out by the Maserati Archive Dept. as being from a 3500GT Touring... Engine was bought as is by the owner, without any other info, such as kms.. Engine is not seized, turns over freely by hand, owner's mechanic's said it is a good unit. Such engine fully restored would fetch EUR 40K Grazie Carlito
Hello Carlito, many thanks for the update. Is the complete number: AM101.1037. Usually this must be stamped on the block. Best greetings Hans
Ciao Carlito, According to my humble archive, the engine you have is for a 1960 Vignale Spyder late production 1960. It may have been a Girling front disc brake car, with 5-speed ZF 17 gearbox. Do you know why Maserati Archive says it's for a 3500 GT/Touring??? Was the engine originally bought from Maserati as a spare? Ciao and best, ~Trev
Hi Trev, Am just being the owner's messenger... Still awaiting his confirmation concerning complete # is AM.101.1037... Mr Orsi stated the engine from a 3500GT Touring, please check with him... Mr Orsi and Mr. Cozza stated this engine, fully restored would fetch EUR 40K Cheers Carlito
Hello Carlito, Maserati 3500 engines have two numbers, usually. The first is the so called "numero interno", which is stamped on the left frontside of the block. After completion it was stamped without knowing, in which car this specific engines "ends". This number corresponds with the main bearings caps etc. It´s only a digit number without letters as "1037". After installing the engine in a specific car, the "usual engine number" is stamped; same as VIN (AM101.1037). Sometimes it was not done; I´ve seen engines without these numbers. IMO typical italian way of manufacturing. That was my reason to ask you. Best greetings Hans
Ciao Hans, Ah, Ok I understand you concern.. I got confirmation that "1037" is the # number stamped on the left frontside of the engine block, by the water pump... The owner told me there are no other # on the engine block, so as you mentioned, in this case it seems stamping the "usual engine number", same as VIN was not done... The typical Italian way of manufacturing... Also Oil has been put in the cylinders to keep if well conserved... Cheers Carlito Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Carlito as Hans stated, that is the "internal engine manufacturing number" or "engine build" number that was used to keep track of the engine and it's internal parts when it was being assembled at Maserati. That is what the photo you sent is. If the pad on the passengers side near the end of the engine block at the top where the transmission bell housing bolts to the engine is blank, the only way to tell what engine this car came from is to have Fabio Collina at Maserati research the internal engine number as to what car it was built for. Thanks for posting, very interesting. ~Trev
Was told that there aren't any other numbers, so transmission bell must be blank. Yes I agree Trev, Mr Collina is the only one who can tell to what car this belonged to... Carlito
Hello Carlito and Trev, correct. Only Fabio Collina is in the position to find out the right car. In the official Built Sheet the "numero interno" is written directly beside the VIN. But it would take a lot of time for Fabio to look after all built sheets. Anyway; I ask him. cu Hans
Mr. Collina confirmed #1037 is from a 3500GT Coupe, but due to him not being 100% sure as to which precise car it belonged, he rather not speculate on giving a car chassis #... Ciao Carlito
In my search for an engine for my car, I am surprised how may engines turn up without engine/vin numbers stamped on he block. Is this because thay are replacement engines supplied by the factory? Regards, Mark
The engine of my 3500 has never been replaced and I'm sure of this, because I've Maserati documents stating it. In the meantime it hasn't stamped on the transmission bell, the matching number of chassis. I've only the internal number stamped on the left front side of the engine I don't know why, but I know that many other cars show the same set-up from the factory. Ciao Andrea
I completely agree to this. The same happened on my Touring coupe, completely original, never restored and never changed an engine - no number on the transmission while the internal number is written on the technical sheet of the factory. I personally also have seen 3 other cars (Vignale and Touring) without an engine number but never one without an internal number. Nobody could tell me how this could happen. Ciao Alfred
My 3500 # 2818 has no chassis number stamped on the block but carries the internal number of 2095 which is stamped on the block in front and is written on the build sheet. Case Closed. FGM Image Unavailable, Please Login
Can someone please share a picture of what an engine with a vin number on it looks like? So far all I have found on my block is the internal number, 2169. I found a three digit number on the back of the head, 191. I want to make sure I am looking in the right spot before I'm completely sure there it isn't one there. My car is a 1963 Maserati Sebring. Thanks. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Todd, the VIN, if present, is stamped on the horizontal surface of the block above the starter motor and just below the cross over rod for the throttle linkage. Attached is the stamping on my 3500GT. Larry Image Unavailable, Please Login
Hi, I contacted the gentleman with the engine this morning, and unfortunately it was sold 3 weeks ago. This means my search for a 3500GT engine, and 4 speed gearbox continues. If anyone can help with these parts, or any other GT parts please feel free to PM me. Regards, in anticipation, Mark
