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Maserati 5000 GT Touring - the eventful life of a luxury high-performance sports car

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Created on January 22, 2022

Reading time 10min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Mike Maez - Courtesy Gooding & Co

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - die Linienführung stammt von Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - kurzes aber helles Glashaus mit Platz für zwei Personen

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - Heckansicht

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - schlichtes Cockpit, nach der Restaurierung wieder im Farb-Stil von 1960

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - Jaeger-Instrumente, Tacho bis 300 km/h

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - Designer-Sitze mit wohl nicht so ausgeprägtem Seitenhalt

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - Lucas Benzineinspritzung und Doppelzündung für den rennerprobten V8

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - diese Nase war ein bisschen dem 250F Formel 1 nachempfunden

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - drei einzeln verbaute Rückleuchten pro Seite

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - eines von drei durch Touring Superleggera gebauten Coupés

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Maserati 450 S (1957) am Veteranenrennen vor Le Mans 1973 - Maserati konnte nie grosse Erfolge in Le Mans verbuchen - hier der Maserati aus 1957, den Stirling Moss fuhr

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Maserati 450 S (1957) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Maserati 450 S (1957) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1959) - Chassis 103.004 am Turiner Autosalon 1959

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Maserati 5000 GT touring (1959) - Blick in den Motorraum anlässlich des Salon von Turin 1959

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1959) - die Frontgestaltung an Chassis 103.004 am Turiner Autosalon 1959

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - Interieur, fotografiert in Turin im Herbst 1960

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1959) - Chassis 103.004 bei einer Presseaufnahme

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1959) - die eindrückliche Erstausgabe

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1959) - der Wagen, wie er am Salon Turin 1959 stand

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - unverwechselbares Coupé (Chassis 103.010), ausgestellt am Genfer Autosalon 1960

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Maserati 5000 GT Touring (1960) - das Interieur von 103.010 am Genfer Autosalon 1960

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - Durchsichtszeichnung des eingespritzten Fünfliters

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Maserati 5000 GT Allemano (1962) - der Fünflitermotor

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Summary

Over 60 years ago, Maserati and designer Anderloni for Touring came up with the idea of giving a super sports car an impressive face with a Formula 1 nose and clearly visible brand markings in order to give their first customer, the Shah of Persia, an effective appearance. Three coupés were built on the basis of the luxury car ultimately named the Maserati 5000 GT; the third with a truly exciting story full of twists and turns. This vehicle report describes how an idea became a special car and what the owners did with it.

This article contains the following chapters

Built for the demanding clientele
Touring and Anderloni
Improvements for the everyday driver
From salon to salon
Change after change
A truly eventful life
Turning back the clock
I wonder how it drives?
The 34 Maserati 5000 GT at a glance

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Towards the end of the 1950s, the Maserati company had already recovered from the threat of bankruptcy shortly before thanks to the success of the new Granturismo sports car 3500 GT. Omer Orsi, the son of company owner Adolfo Orsi, had already been in contact with Reza Pahlevi, the Shah of Persia, in November 1958. The monarch had discerning taste in sports cars and had already purchased a Ferrari 410 Super America at the Paris Motor Show in October 1957. Omer provided the Shah with the latest sales documents for the 3500 GT and the 450 S racing sports car. After a meeting at the end of 1958, it became clear that Reza Pahlevi wanted a GT sports car based on the 450S. Alfieri predicted a top speed of 280 km/h and promised a construction time of four months.

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