For Sale: 1963 Maserati Sebring Series 1 RHD in Maldon, Essex,

1963 Maserati Sebring Series 1 RHD
�This delightful Maserati is a very rare UK-delivered RHD first series Sebring restored to factory original condition.
By the late 1950s Maserati was facing an uncertain future and, in spite of some notable successes on the race track, had been forced to retire from competition and focus on larger scale production of more profitable road-going cars. The first foray into this market was the 3500GT, produced from 1957 to 1964, and the success of this model encouraged Maserati to broaden its focus and develop a 2+2 coupe, with the lucrative North American market specifically in mind. The new model, subsequently christened the "Sebring" in honour of Fangio and Behra's victory at the 1957 race of the same name, was unveiled in prototype form at the 1962 Geneva Motor Show and finally in its definitive form the following year at Turin. Stylistically the Sebring was closely related to the 3500GT but its lines were slightly more angular than its predecessor, which gave it an appropriately aggressive and purposeful look to match its top speed of 137 mph. The first Sebrings utilised the same 3.5 Litre straight six engine of the 3500GT but later examples received an enlarged 3.7 Litre engine and from 1965 onwards a Series 2 car was introduced which featured some styling updates including different headlights, redesigned wing vents and changes to the rear end detailing. The Series 2 continued until 1967 when production of the Sebring finally ceased. In all only 348 Series 1 cars were produced, of which less than 10 were constructed in RHD and only 3 are currently known to Maserati UK.
The example offered here is one of these very rare RHD Series 1 cars, which was constructed in 1963 and delivered new to the UK before eventually finding its way to the United States where it formed part of a museum collection in the Mid-West. Having seen little use it was repatriated to the UK in 1990 where it was re-registered under its original number and by this time had been painted blue. With few owners and relatively low mileage, the car was an excellent candidate for restoration and in 2013 was dispatched to Maserati specialists in Italy for a bare-metal restoration to factory original condition, which included returning the car to its original Rosso Cordoba paint with Bianca (white) leather trim. Since completion of the restoration the car has been carefully maintained by JD Classics who have recently undertaken final detailing including a full rebuild and tuning of the Lucas injection system and some cosmetic work. With full matching numbers and presenting wonderfully in its original colour combination, the car provides an exceptional opportunity to acquire one of the rarest Grand Tourers from the 1960s in freshly restored condition.
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