MASERATI 1961 3500 GT INIEZIONE

This 1961 matching numbers Maserati 3500 GT ‘Iniezione’ has a provenance second to none. As the original Maserati press car it was used at the 1962 British Motor Show, test driven at Silverstone by Roy Salvadori and featured in Autosport by Gregor Grant. More recently the car featured in a comparison test against an Aston Martin DB4 in Classic and Sportscar written by Martin Buckley.

A comprehensive concourse ground up restoration, carried out by Fifteen Eleven, took over 2 years. The car is presented in its original colour combination of Verde Bosco over tan with factory specification Charcoal carpets and quilted leather boot lining.

Over the course of the restoration the body was removed from the chassis to allow repair works to be carried out, the Aluminium Superleggera body was stripped to bare metal and repaired before being repainted. The 3.5 ltr engine, lucas fuel injection unit, 5 speed fully synchromesh ZF gearbox and Salisbury axle have all been fully stripped down and rebuilt to original specification.

Fifteen Eleven secured runner up prize at the eteemed 2019 Salon Privee Concours D”Elegance