1965 Maserati Mistral Convertible

The Maserati Mistral was unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in November of 1963 and would remain in production until 1970. In total, just 828 examples of the Mistral coupe were built alongside 120 Mistral Spyders. Of the 120 Spyders built, just 14 were produced in right-hand drive configuration.

This Maserati Mistral 3.5 Spyder is a factory right-hand drive that was originally built on July 29th of 1965 and delivered to London, finished in Nero over a white leather interior. It is not known when it came to the United States or when it was converted to left-hand drive configuration.

William P. Beriling of Marblehead, Massachusetts purchased it in April of 1973 from Paul C. Setze, also of Marblehead. Mr. Beriling would retain the car for more than three decades. By that time, the original fuel-injection system had been replaced with a triple Weber carburetor setup.

Doug Magnon purchased the car in early 2003 and shipped it to Riverside, California. Once the Riverside International Automotive Museum was founded in 2006, the car was put on display.

It is believed that the car has never been fully restored.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2016