•Presented in original colours of Bleu Cobalto and Pelle Rosso
•Matching-numbers engine and gearbox
•Supplied new to the USA
•Fully documented bare-metal restoration

During the late 1950s and early ’60s, the Maserati 3500 GT was a refined and stylish choice for everyone from captains of industry to glamorous socialites, and this particular car is looking resplendent following a recent restoration.

Maserati records show that chassis number 101.1142 was built on 10 November 1960, and dispatched seven days later to Maserati Representatives of California, which was based on Wilshire Boulevard in upmarket Beverly Hills.

It subsequently spent some time in Maryland and was in Ohio by the mid-1990s, before eventually being brought over to the UK by musician Guy Berryman – bass player for the band Coldplay and a noted car enthusiast. He embarked on what was intended to be a full rebuild, with Jaguar Panels carrying out a bare-metal restoration of the bodywork.

The Maserati was then sold to its current owner as an unfinished project, and was taken through to completion by Rafal Platek – a Krakow-based specialist who is renowned for his work on Italian cars of the 1960s.

The end result is a 3500 GT that is beautifully presented in its original colour scheme of Bleu Cobalto with a Pelle Rossa interior. As part of a full retrim, the leather was supplied by Connolly to the original pattern and colour, while Wilton did the same with the carpets. All of the mechanical components were fully overhauled, including the powerful and sonorous straight-six engine, which received new pistons as part of a comprehensive rebuild.

The Maserati Classiche documentation that accompanies the car shows that it retains its matching-numbers engine and gearbox, and there is also a full photographic record of its restoration. It is now being offered for sale as an extremely original and well-sorted example of this elegantly understated Grand Tourer.