{"id":24237,"date":"2016-11-15T12:37:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T11:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/maserati-1958-3500-gt-touring-coupe\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T15:15:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:15:14","slug":"maserati-1958-3500-gt-touring-coupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/maserati-1958-3500-gt-touring-coupe\/","title":{"rendered":"Maserati, 1958, 3500 GT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maserati “3500 GT coup\u00e9”, Touring, 1958<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first series Maserati Gran Turismo, the A6 1500<\/strong><\/a>, was presented in 1947<\/strong>, after that the company,\u00a0 purchased in 1937 by Cav. Adolfo Orsi<\/strong>, had already moved to Modena. In the mid-1950s, Omer Orsi realized that the market was ready to welcome a luxury grand tourer in line with the economic boom. It was in this context that at the 1957 Geneva Motor Show<\/strong>, Maserati presented the 3500 GT<\/strong>, an elegant and powerful coup\u00e9 designed by Carrozzeria Touring, which would be built until 1964: the first road car to be mass-produced. Updated over the years of production with disc brakes on the front wheels, a 5-speed gearbox and indirect injection, the 3500 GT was a great commercial success<\/strong>, produced in an unusual number for the time in relation to its sporting characteristics. A car that satisfied everyone’s needs, even the least experienced drivers. Comfortable, convenient and suitable for long motorway journeys, it was considered safe. Its engine capacity, which exceeded 3 liters, also distinguished it from previous models. It was equipped with leather interiors and Jaeger instruments<\/strong> appropriate for its class as standard. It was the first Italian car specifically designed to be able to mount air conditioning and electric windows were offered as an option, a real first for the time. It contributed decisively to solving the economic difficulties that the Maserati company had to face in that period.<\/p>\n

Curiosity<\/strong> \u2013 Even the famous Renato Rascel<\/strong> (Renato Ranucci) owned a Maserati 3500 GT Coup\u00e9 Touring, collected in Modena on April 18, 1958. Rascel was an Italian actor, comedian, singer-songwriter, dancer, presenter and journalist. Eddie Fishe<\/strong>r is said to have gifted Liz Taylor<\/strong> a 1962 gold Maserati 3500 GT. It was later sold to Anthony Quinn, an actor and car enthusiast. A 1959 Maserati 3500 GT appears in the 1961 film \u201cCash on Demand\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Museo Nicolis also owns a Maserati 3500 GT Spider Vignale del 1960<\/a><\/strong> and a Maserati 3500 Gti coup\u00e8 Touring del 1962\u00a0<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n