‘Bought originally in Rome, Italy, by a supercar-collecting surgeon, the ’62 3500GTI was shipped back to the USA and comes in a beautiful and fetching color combination of black with a sand beige interior.

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‘This 3500GTI has been with the same family since 1966 from when it was brought over from Italy. Also, included are invoice copies from Fantom Works to show the work was completed in their facility and from Abacus Racing from the work performed there.

‘(Although it was truly fitting, it was also pure coincidence that the great Surtees would close that year’s Formula 1 season with a convincing win in the Mexican Grand Prix at the wheel of a Cooper-Maserati T81.)

‘In terms of documentation, it doesn’t come any better than this. This majestic Maserati 3500GTI is equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission, power windows, jack, front-wheel disc brakes, Maserati hubcaps, and a spare tire. Do not miss your opportunity to jump into the ownership of this eye-catching, mechanically sound piece of Italian history.

‘But chief Maserati engineer Giulio Alfieri felt that to move Maserati on, an all new 3.5-liter engine needed to be designed. The consequent engine was ready by 1955, designed foremost for endurance racing on the Maserati 350S. Meanwhile Maserati had made forays into the grand tourer market with 1947’s A6, and its subsequent developments. But only a dozen of these A6 road cars were produced each year – hardly what was required. A different approach was needed to build fully accomplished grand tourers.

‘The 3500GT was an important car for Maserati as it was its first road car to be built in large numbers. In 1957 Maserati officially withdrew from motor racing and full attention was put into the production of Gran Turismo road cars.

‘The elegantly shaped body of the 3500GT was a creation from Carrozzeria Touring and was made from aluminum attached to a tubular steel frame. The 6-cylinder engine came from the 1956 350S racing car and was characterized by excellent torque output at low engine speed.

‘This model, the 3500GT, became a big commercial success and contributed importantly in resolving the then economic difficulties of the Maserati company.

‘And the Maserati 3500GT we have right now was diligently sourced in its home country of Italy.

‘Its new owner, whose son defines as ‘a car guy’ (he also owned a Jaguar XKE) drove the Maserati 3500GT as his regular driver for the next twelve years: ‘He bought it and drove it around when we were kids.’ But then their father’s interests shifted – ‘he simply didn’t have the time to take it out’ – and this gorgeous 3500GT was essentially garaged from 1978 onwards.

‘And it was not until 37 years later, in 2015, that the surgeon’s sons set about getting our Maserati 3500GT up-and-running once more. Pulling the car away from the family home in Pennsylvania, they contacted FantomWorks, who did much of the rehabilitation of the vehicle.

”It had its Girling disc-brakes replaced. A lot of top-of-the-line parts from everywhere. Such a beautiful car with its aluminum body. It had been garaged for such a long time that at first nobody knew how to start it. If we hadn’t undertaken what was essentially a huge – and hugely expensive – restoration job on it, the Maserati 3500GT could have sat in that garage for the rest of its life.’

-Alex Manos, Owner