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Maserati 3500 GTI - classic Gran Turismo with a trident

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Created on June 16, 2012

Reading time 5min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Balz Schreier

Pietro Frua, Turin (I); Archiv Automobil-Revue

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Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Balz Schreier

Pietro Frua, Turin (I); Archiv Automobil-Revue

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Maserati 3500 GTI (1965) - elegante Coupé-Form mit grosszügig verglastem Heck

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Maserati 3500 GTI (1965) - vollständig bestücktes Armaturenbrett

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Maserati 3500 GTI (1965) - der Einspritzmotor

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Maserati 3500 GT (1957) - der Prototyp von Touring, genannt "Dama Bianca (weisse Dame), am Genfer Automobilsalon 1957

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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 (1957) - aufgenommen anlässlich der AR-Kurzteste in Turin

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Maserati 3500 GT (1957) - der Testwagen wird in Turin bestaunt und beschnuppert

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Maserati 3500 GT (1957) - ein Exemplar der ersten Serie

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - Blick ins Interieur - Beifahrerseite

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - Blick ins Interieur - Fahrerseite

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

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - Detailaufnahme der Belüftungsöffnung am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1958

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - für einen Sportwagen gute Platzverhältnisse im Kofferraum

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - Heckansicht eines frühen Exemplars

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Maserati 3500 GT Spider Touring (1958) - Interieur des Ausstellungsfahrzeugs am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1958

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett - man beachte, dass der Schalthebel hier bereits gerade geführt ist

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - Silhouette, es wurden fortwährend kleine Modifikationen vorgenommen

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Maserati 3500 GT (1958) - Vorderansicht - schlechte Eleganz

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Maserati 3500 GT Spider Frua (1958) - Pietro Frua baute 1958 auf dem Chassis AM 101.268 dieses Cabriolet, das nicht zufällig Ähnlichkeiten zum Renault Floride aufweist

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Maserati 3500 GT Spider Frua (1958) - Vorderansicht des Frua-Cabriolets, das ein Einzelstück blieb

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Maserati 3500 GT Touring (1959) - das elegante Coupé

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Maserati 3500 GT (1959) - Blick ins Interieur am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1959

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Maserati 3500 GT (1959) - gegenüber früheren Modellen kaum zu unterscheiden

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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 (1961) - an einer Autombilaustellung

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Maserati 3500 GT (1961) - Kontrastprogramm - rotes Interieur im dunkelblauen Coupé

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Maserati 3500 GT (1961) - macht sich gut vor der eigenen Garage

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Maserati 3500 GT (1961) - viel Platz im Kofferraum

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Maserati 3500 GT (1961) - wunderschön in dunkelblau

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Maserati 3500 GIS Sebring (1962) - von Vignale karossiert

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Maserati 3500 GT - sehr elegant der Maserati am Genfer Autosalon 1961

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Maserati 3500 GT (1962) - Coupé am Turiner Autombobilsalon von 1962

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

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Maserati 3500 GT (1962) - offenes Vergasermodell mit Hardtop

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Maserati 3500 GT (1962) - offenes Vergasermodell mit Stoffdach

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Maserati 3500 GT (1962) - offenes von Michelotti gezeichnetes Vignale-Cabriolet an einer Ausstellung

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Maserati 3500 GTI Coupé (1962) - 15 Mehr-PS leistete die Einspritzversion

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Maserati 3500 GTI Coupé (1962) - Silhouettenansicht der optisch nicht von der Vergaser-Version unterscheidbaren Einspritzvariante

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Maserati 3500 GTI (1962) - Blick auf den Einspritzmotor

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Maserati 3500 GTI (1962) - der Einspritz-Motor - gut sichtbar die Einspritzung

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Maserati 3500 GT Touring (1963) - Coupé mit Speichenrädern

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

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Maserati 3500 GTI Coupé Touring (1963) - das Coupé wirkt etwas altmodischer als die Vignale-Cabriolet-Version

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Maserati Sebring 3500 GTIS (1964) - das wunderschöne Sebring-Coupé von Vignale überlebte den klassischen 3500 GT

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DolderClassics 2012 im Mai - Maserati 3500 GT

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Maserati 3500 GT am 3. Dolder Classics 2011

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DolderClassics 2012 im Mai - Maserati 3500 GT Spider Vignale

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Maserati 3500 GT (1962) - im Feld der Touren- und Sportwagen aus der Nachkriegszeit am GP Mutschellen 2012

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Maserati 3500 GT (1961) - auf dem Weg zum Gaisberg

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Maserati 3500 GTI (1965) - eine elegante Erscheinung

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Summary

In the mid-fifties, a new segment of sports car buyers emerged. Entrepreneurs, stars and the otherwise successful thirsted for fast, luxurious sports cars. They didn't want to race, they wanted to drive fast on the increasingly well-developed road network. With the 3500 GT model, the sports car company Maserati presented exactly the right car for this segment, confirmed by its success on the market. This report goes into the history of the 3500 GT and shows the coupé in many current and historical pictures as well as in the sales documents.

This article contains the following chapters

The new GT as an asset
Six-cylinder with legendary ancestors
Proven Maserati construction principles
Bodywork from Touring
Vignale Spyder and Sebring variants
From carburetor to fuel injection
Not cheap, but successful
On the road like Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the mid-fifties, a new segment of sports car buyers emerged. Entrepreneurs, celebrities and the otherwise successful thirsted for fast, luxurious sports cars; they didn't want to race, they wanted to drive fast on the increasingly well-developed road network. Maserati, or rather its engineer Giulio Alfieri, quickly recognized this trend and built an elegant two-plus-two-seater sports car that combined existing technology with new ideas. And new ideas were needed at a time when Maserati was suffering from severe financial problems. In 1958, Automobil Revue wrote: "One of Maserati's assets is a car that was only assembled a year ago and has now reached a remarkable degree of maturity within this relatively short time, namely the 3 1/2-liter Gran Turismo. This impressive six-cylinder is a luxurious two- to four-seater car for fast journeys. According to factory specifications, the 240 hp engine is capable of a top speed of up to 230 km/h."

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