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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder - open and sporty luxury for two

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Created on August 26, 2017

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Bruno von Rotz

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - vor allem in der Heckgestaltung unterschieden sich Spyder und Coupé

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - Dolce Vita vom Feinsten

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - ein meisterhafter Entwurf von Giovanni Michelotti

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - gegenüber dem Coupé wurde der Radstand um 10 Zentimeter gekürzt

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - klassische Spyder-Silhouette

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - komplett versenkbares Verdeck

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - Scheibenbremsen vorne, Trommeln hinten

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - macht auch geschlossen eine gute Figur

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - elegant und zeitlos

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - sofort als Maserati erkennbar

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - für Offen-Freuden zu Zweit

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - schön gezeichnete Instrumente

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - Interieur mit Nardi-Lenkrad

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - vom Werk mit Borrani-Rädern ausgeliefert

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - grosse Hauptscheinwerfer

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - Markenzeichen gut sichtbar angebracht

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - der Maserati-Dreizack

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - Scheinwerfer von Cibie

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - geräumiger Kofferraum

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - Marken- und Typen-Schriftzug

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Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (1960) - stehende Heckleuchten

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Maserati 3500 GT (1957) - aufgenommen anlässlich der AR-Kurzteste in Turin - der Wagen entspricht dem ausgestellten Prototyp

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Maserati 3500 GT Spider (1959) - der Vignale-Spider basiert auf einem Design von Michelotti, vorgestellt in Turin im Jahr 1959, Skizze von Michelotti

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Maserati 3500 GT (1962) - offenes Vergasermodell mit Stoffdach

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Maserati 3500 GTI Cabriolet Vignale (1963) - die wohlgeformte offene Version

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Maserati 3500 GT (1962) - offenes Vergasermodell mit Hardtop

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Maserati 3500 GT Convertible (1961) - die offene Version mit Hardtop auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon von 1961

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Maserati 3500 GT Spyder (1962) - die offene Vignale-Version, hier mit Hardtop

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Maserati 3500 GT Spyder Vignale (1959) - gezeigt am Automobilsalon von Turin des Jahres 1959

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Maserati 3500 GT Spyder Vignale (1962) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - der Sechszylinder mit Doppelzündung und drei Vergasern

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Summary

Only around 250 3500 GT Spyders were built by Maserati and Vignale between 1959 and 1964, meaning that the open-top version remained significantly rarer than the coupé, which was built over 1900 times. No wonder the Vignale Spyder is today one of the most expensive Maserati sports cars of the sixties. This report tells the brief history of the Vignale Spyder and portrays an early and special example, supplemented by historical photographs.

This article contains the following chapters

Racing technology for the road
Interesting for coachbuilders
Shortened and spiced up
Movie star
Rarity
The 14th Spyder
Traceable history

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

With the Maserati 3500 GT , the designers and carmakers around Giulio Alfieri had hit the bull's eye. The luxurious Granturismo was shown for the first time in Geneva in 1957 and series production began in the same year. At the front was an in-line six-cylinder engine with two overhead camshafts and three twin carburetors, producing around 240 hp from a displacement of 3.5 liters. This made a top speed of 230 km/h possible, which made the Maserati as attractive as the Ferrari sports cars with twice the number of cylinders. The 3.5-liter car was based on a tubular frame, as used in the racing cars of the time. At the front, the wheels were individually mounted on trapezoidal wishbones, while a rigid axle had to suffice at the rear.

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