Category Archives: History

Is it a Ferrari or Maserati?

A few days ago, I saw this image in my Twitter feed from Peter DeLorenzo aka "The AutoExtremist" and did a screen grab of it: I thought - wow that's one of the rare Maserati A6GS from the early 1950s ... however it wasn't! It is a Ferrari-Gatto 250GT built in 1957 and clearly a…
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Maserati A6G/2000 Spider sold at auction, January 2019.

This advertisement appeared in the January edition of Octane magazine. The Bonhams Scottsdale auction was a success with this particular car selling for US$2,755,000 including premium. The car was built by Carrozzeria Frua in 1952. Bonhams Auction, Scottsdale - January 2019. This is the description from the Bonhams catalogue: "Maserati A6G/2000 Chassis number 2017 is…
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Maserati A6 GCS voted ‘Best in Show’ at Villa d’Este 2016

The jury at the 2016 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este has spoken: a spectacular 1954 Maserati A6 GCS is the winner of the coveted Trofeo BMW Group. Interestingly, designer Aldo Brovarone had originally designed the curvaceous berlinetta with another marque in mind… The delectable spread of automobiles gathered on the Lake Como shoreline this year made…
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