These four classic Maseratis come to us from @1600veloce, and span 14 years of production under two corporate parents. The cars sport designs that read like an automotive stylist hall of fame ballot—Frua, Gandini, Giugiaro—and that trace the transition from the svelte Italian styling of the 1960s into the angular response of the 1970s.

Auctions from the Maserati Collection will begin on Wednesday, September 16. A preview of collection vehicles continues below.

1965 Maserati Mistral 3500 Spyder

First up is a rare drop-top Mistral Spyder. The Mistral was the successor to the 3500 GT and was penned by Pietro Frua, who also chopped the top for the Spyder’s unveiling at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show. Total Mistral production totaled over 950 units, but just 124 of them were convertibles.

Unlike the coupe, the Spyder was offered with a 3.5-liter powerplant. Just 27 were built with that engine, and this car is from the first dozen off the line. It also has a factory aluminum hardtop. The car was restored by Scuderia Azzurro between 2021 and 2024.

1965 Maserati Mistral 3700 Coupe

If open-air driving isn’t your thing, the collection provides a chance to snag a closed-roof example of the Mistral, this time powered by a 3.7-liter engine. This car is another Scuderia Azzurro restoration (2023-2025), and will also run as a Premium auction on BaT.

This Frua fastback wears a repaint in its original shade of Beige Mirabello and has some things in common with its Spyder companion, including switchable power steering and a vintage-look Bluetooth stereo.

1975 Maserati Khamsin

Into the ’70s we go with this gorgeous Celeste Chiaro Khamsin, one of the model’s 435-unit run. This is a front-engine, V8-powered 2+2 grand tourer penned by Bertone’s Marcello Gandini as a successor to the Giugiaro-designed Ghibli. US-market examples were saddled with ungainly diving-board bumpers and taillights pasted below the trademark glass rear panel.

Luckily, this example spent time in Europe, where it was fitted with early Euro-style bumpers and proper “floating” taillights that sit in the midst of the rear glass. The Khamsin also comes from the era of Citroën ownership, and makes use of the French parent’s signature high-pressure hydraulic system for things like power steering, four-wheel disc brakes, headlight motors, and driver’s seat adjustment.

1979 Maserati Merak SS

A Merak—aka the “Baby Bora“—rounds out this collection. The Merak came in two main flavors: standard and SS (not counting one small-displacement tax-cheat variant for the home market). The SS variant lost over 100 pounds and gained about 30 horsepower from its 3.0-liter V6. The Italdesign-sourced body was a Giugiaro job and largely resembled that of the Bora, except for those rear flying buttresses that act as a visual giveaway.

The absence of two cylinders opened up some space and granted the Merak a 2+2 seating arrangement. That’s 1,965cc of extra room for the kids!

We’ll be sure to link to the cars as they go live over the coming days.

  • 1965 Maserati Mistral 3500 Spyder
  • 1965 Maserati Mistral 3700 Coupe
  • 1975 Maserati Khamsin
  • 1979 Maserati Merak SS