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Not keen on that interior at all, do you know what the extra switches below the dash are for?

Stuart.

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It is pretty amazing how smart the overall car is, and then there is that interior quilting!  It is almost a good thing for a buyer to see a car with something so visibly off-putting (in my opinion) and yet so fixable.   That car is beautiful, and makes me wonder where it ranks in Michelotti's body of work.

 

Cheers

 

Dan

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Fair point about the interior, but still a thing of beauty.

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Am I alone in seeing something Ferrari about the Italia?

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Don't think so, maybe the Maserati 350GT styled by Michelotti.

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54 minutes ago, Motorsport Mickey said:

Don't think so, maybe the Maserati 350GT styled by Michelotti.

Mick Richards

Correct, Italia is basically a 2/3rds scale Maserati 3500, when they were new they were displayed together side by side at the New York motor show . 
Stuart.

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Right, I see. That's the connexion, then. A similar grille, perhaps?

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On 8/12/2021 at 4:48 PM, Italia 227 said:

I've always seen a lot of Ferrari 250 Ellena in these cars.

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Yes! That's it.

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On 8/12/2021 at 3:07 PM, DavidBee said:

Right, I see. That's the connexion, then. A similar grille, perhaps?

The Italia grille is a Maserati one cut down.

Stuart.

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54 minutes ago, stuart said:

The Italia grille is a Maserati one cut down.

Stuart.

I stand corrected. Thanks, Stuart! Ferrari or Maserati are both grand in terms of design influences. I can live with that.

David

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The Italia grille is not a cut down Maserati  grille. its just a pattern alloy pressing. As for the pic of the Ferrari above, you can clearly see influences for the surrey top rear window there. 

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11 hours ago, Paul Hogan said:

The Italia grille is not a cut down Maserati  grille. its just a pattern alloy pressing. As for the pic of the Ferrari above, you can clearly see influences for the surrey top rear window there. 

hoges. 

I think you`ll find it uses the same grille section and the brass outer shell is definitely cut down from a larger one .

Stuart.

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A few notes from marque expert Adrian Sinnott, who believes:

  • Grille inserts on show cars were modified Maserati 3500 pieces.
  •         True at least for Italia #3, where marks correspond to removed vertical bars.
  • Once production began, a separate stamping was created for the Italia insert.
  • Graham Proffitt (UK) has made reproductions of both Maserati and Italia grille inserts.
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9 hours ago, Italia 227 said:

A few notes from marque expert Adrian Sinnott, who believes:

  • Grille inserts on show cars were modified Maserati 3500 pieces.
  •         True at least for Italia #3, where marks correspond to removed vertical bars.
  • Once production began, a separate stamping was created for the Italia insert.
  • Graham Proffitt (UK) has made reproductions of both Maserati and Italia grille inserts.

#27 has the same as it was an early car.

Stuart.

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