1949 Maserati A6/1500 Berlinetta

The Maserati Company's first road going production automobile was the A6 1500 of which there were sixty-one examples produced. This particular example was completed at the factory in Modena in 1948. On September of that year, it was sent to Pinin Farina to receive its coachwork. It was given a Blue Scuro coupe body with red leather interior. It returned to the factory on April 9th of 1949. Just three days later, it was completed and offered for sale. It came into the care of its first owner, Vittorio Giol of San Polo di Piave, Treviso, Italy, on May 3rd of 1949. The car remained with Mr. Giol until 1953 when he sold it to an American, Lemuel Ladd, who was stationed in Munich, Germany in the United States Army.

Following Ladd's ownership, Federico Lambetano of Padua, Italy acquired the car in the late 1950's. In 1963, it entered the care of David Chopourian of Billerica, Massachusetts. He owned this car for the next four decades. In May of 2003, Mr. Chopourian advertised the car for sale in Hemmings Motor News stating that it 'needs full restoration.' It was purchased in 2003 by Pier Angelo Masselli of Italy.

In 2008, it was given a comprehensive restoration by Bluccino of Ravenna, Italy. The car was finished in its original factory color combination of Blue Scuro exteriro with a Red leather interior.

In 2012, it was sold to Peter Wiesner of Salzburg, Austria. In 2013, it was purchased by its current owner, an America.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2016