Equipment
1,986/160hp six, 4-speed, chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, Michelin X tires, halogen headlights, side window rain deflectors, double bubble roof.
Condition
Raced for Maserati in the 1956 Mille Miglia by Luigi Fornasari who did not finish. Returned to Zagato for repairs. Later crunched again by Giacomo Moioli ("Noris") again repaired by Zagato in 1958 in the present configuration with among other things hooded headlights and mildly notched roofline and exaggerated rear fenders. Acquired by John Bookout, Jr. in 2000 and restored to its 1958 configuration. Excellent paint and interior. Bright chrome and highly polished aluminum trim. The underbody is restored like new.
Market commentary
Sold by Poulain-Sotheby's in Paris December of 2000 before restoration for $317,377 and reviewed with disdain for its then Kamm-tail coachwork. While it is eligible for lots of things, including the Mille Miglia, and its double bubble Zagato roof is eminently pleasing the bid here is realistic considering its many iterations (not all of them enumerated above.) It is, even with the checkered history, a marvelous beast.