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The 3500 GT of 1957-1964 was Maserati's first real series-production road car. By that we mean not born directly of a racing model and built more than one at a time with generally standardized coachwork and specs. It was a great success and took Maserati beyond the scope of race-car producer or maker of low-volume one-offs. The coachwork was by Touring of Milan; the original design brief called only for coupes.
Touring also tried its hand at a Spyder convertible version, and just a handful were built. Vignale designed and built the ultimate open 3500 variant. It's beautifully proportioned and nicely detailed; consider it a forbear of today's new GranTurismo convertible. Vignale is nowhere near the picture. The current coupe and convertible (now a four-seater) were designed by Pininfarina. Today, a Maserati 3500 Vignale convertible is a highly sought machine.
