{"id":498005,"date":"2019-01-14T18:30:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T02:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=70683"},"modified":"2024-04-08T18:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T18:34:55","slug":"1961-maserati-3500-gt-vignale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1961-maserati-3500-gt-vignale\/","title":{"rendered":"1961 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the early \u201950s, Maserati had shown they were a force to be reckoned with in international racing.\u00a0Their engines grew in size from 2-liter in the A6GCM to 3.5-liters in the beautiful and potent 1955 350S.<\/p>\n<p>Maserati had known as early as the \u201940s that they could produce Grand Touring machines\u2014the 1947 A6 1500, the 1951 A6G 2000 and the 1954 A6G\/54\u2014but their total output was a mere 12 cars a year. Not something you could call serious production.<\/p>\n<p>Between 1956 and \u201957 Maserati began efforts to develop a new road going GT.\u00a0Chief engineer Giulio Alfieri modified the 350S racing engine to suit a touring car\u2019s needs. Now a body and chassis were needed to cradle the road going version of the 350S motor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-775709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati020-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carrozzeria Touring created the first prototype; it was a 2+2 coupe with Superleggera construction. Carrozzeria Allemano also developed their take on the Maserati GT; both designs appeared at the March 1957 Salon International de l&#8217;Auto in Geneva. But, in the end, it was Touring\u2019s design that was chosen.<\/p>\n<p>Production started in late \u201957 with 18 cars being finished that year. By 1958, Touring had a prototype convertible to display at the Turin Motor Show.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Carrozzeria Vignale, with a design by Michelotti, proposed their own design for an open-top Maserati GT. The debut of their car was at the 1959 Salon de l&#8217;Auto in Paris. This became the version that would go into production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-775711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati100-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It differed from Touring\u2019s lightweight design in that it had a steel body with an aluminum hood and trunk; it also rode on a 3.9-inch shorter wheelbase. Front disc brakes and a limited slip differential were options the first year, but became standard, in 1960, with rear discs becoming standard by \u201962.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>During the run 2,226 GT 3500s were produced. With many coachbuilders plying their trade: Touring constructed 1,981 coupes; Allemano created 4 (including their prototype); Zagato created 1 coupe; Carrozzeria Boneschi 2; Pietro Frua, maybe 2 or 3 coupes and one open car; Bertone 1 closed car; with Moretti creating the last, as they had a coupe at the \u201966 Geneva Motor Show. Over this span of time, 245 examples were convertibles by Vignale. And one of those is what we are going to exercise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-775712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati139-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a true Grand Tourer\u2014it\u2019s no barebones sports car. It\u2019s a refined, subtlety designed, elegant piece of transportation. It\u2019s not flashy, but whoever is driving it is obviously a person of means, who will definitely stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215-100x61.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215-770x468.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215-293x178.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati215-1400x851.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219-100x61.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219-770x470.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219-293x179.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati219-1400x855.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure>\n<p>This is the car that you drive from Cannes to Monaco with alacrity and brio, with a \u201cGrand Prix\u201d-era Fran\u00e7oise Hardy riding shotgun. You are not going to be challenging a stage on the Acropolis rally, you are just far too elegant for such things and the recirculating ball steering might complain a bit as well. The leather seats, though pretty and comfortable to sit in, aren\u2019t going to hold you tight when the going gets rough. But that shouldn\u2019t stop you from climbing aboard turning the key and enjoying a very Aston Martin-ish sounding engine. A compliment of Jaeger gages two large (tach and speedo) and three small (aqua, benzina, and olio) keep you appraised of the situation while you take care of the wood-rimmed steering wheel and the switchgear. With roughly 240 HP pulling 3,175-lbs. it won\u2019t be snapping your head back, but once up to speed it happily eats up the miles in a grand way with the exhaust pipes playing a sweet tune across the countryside. Changing gears, stopping and accelerating are all made easy by large pedals, with plenty of room for your feet to do their work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-775715 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati078-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 3500 GT is for the Italian car lover who doesn\u2019t need 12 cylinders to prove their manliness. It whispers quiet refinement, it doesn\u2019t scream <strong><em>LOOK AT ME! <\/em><\/strong>It\u2019s 1961\u2019s answer to the question, \u201cWhat\u2019s a GT?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This car is meant to be driven with the top down on a warm, sunny day in the south of France. To bad I got to drive it on a cold, grey day in Westchester, NY. But I had my enthusiasm to keep me warm.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah right!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Motor Classic &amp; Competition and Nick Soprano for giving me the right car in the wrong place.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-775716 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3500-Maserati200-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>SPECIFICATIONS<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Engine<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">3.5 L DOHCtwin plug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Carburetors<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">Twin-choke 42 DCOE Webers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Bore<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">86 mm (3.4 in)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Stroke<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">100 mm (3.9 in)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Horsepower<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">240 @ 5500 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Torque<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">232 ft-lb @ 4000 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Transmission<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">5-speed ZF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Wheelbase<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">2,500 mm (98.4 in)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Length<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">4,450 mm (175.2 in)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Width<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">1,635 mm (64.4 in)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\">Weight<\/td>\n<td width=\"239\">1,440 kg (3,175 lb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>VALUATION<\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 241px;\" width=\"506\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">Concours<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\">$800,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">Excellent<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\">$730,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">Good<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\">$700,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">Fair<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\">$650,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early \u201950s, Maserati had shown they were a force to be reckoned with in international racing.\u00a0Their engines grew in size from 2-liter in the A6GCM to 3.5-liters in the beautiful and potent 1955 350S. Maserati had known as early as the \u201940s that they could produce Grand Touring machines\u2014the 1947 A6 1500, the 1951 A6G 2000 and the 1954 A6G\/54\u2014but their total output was a mere 12 cars a year. Not something you could call serious production. 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