To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Paris event, 6 February
2019.
Estimate:
€110.000 - €140.000
- Retains its original engine and finished in its original
colours
- Continuous history with only five private owners since
1965
Following the success of Maserati's 3500 and Sebring models, the
Modenese marque approached Carrozzeria Frua to produce a more
cutting-edge design to sit upon the updated AM109 chassis, and the
resulting model was dubbed the Mistral, the last Maserati to be
fitted with the company's competition-inspired long stroke
six-cylinder engine. Despite Maserati's focus shifting to road car
production, the model was produced in relatively limited numbers;
only 383 examples were completed in this specification.
This relatively early example was delivered in Celeste Chiaro over
white leather. Its first owner lived within a short drive to the
car's birthplace and it remained in Emilia-Romagna until 1987 when
Sig. Luigi Tamellini sold the car to Mr Edward Victory in
Gibraltar. Mr Victory clearly cherished the car, and a quantity of
paperwork recording maintenance and improvement accompanies the car
from his ownership. In 2013, the car was purchased by an English
collector who embarked upon a restoration; invoices on file show
the purchase of engine parts from specialists McGrath Maserati, and
there are a few images recording the work completed.
Amongst connoisseurs there is a great admiration for the Mistral as
a well-engineered and refined GT car, comparable in performance to
competitors from Jaguar and Aston Martin; surely wider appreciation
of the model is long overdue.To view this car and others currently
consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19.
