The A6GCS was an offshoot of the A6 series, and it was one of the last sets of cars designed by the Maserati brothers. The styling of the A6GCS by Pininfarina was made possible by Maserati’s dealer, Guglielmo Dei, who was based in Rome.
However, Pininfarina was stuck on an exclusive contract with Ferrari, which restricted the Pininfarina Berlinetta from being sold directly to any other manufacturing company apart from Ferrari.
So Maserati had to take extreme steps by delivering six A6GCS/53 chassis (2056, 2059, 2057 & 2060) to Guglielmo Dei, who directly approached Pininfarina to design four A6GCS/53 Berlinettas on behalf of Maserati.
Then, Maserati displayed one of the four designed cars at the 1954 Turin Motor Show to the disappointment of the Ferrari contingents. Of the four Maserati chassis bought by Guglielmo Dei, two (2056 & 2059) remain largely original, while two (2057 & 2060) were rebodied as spiders, and the spare bodies were fixed on two more cars.
So, this means there have been six original Pininfarina coupes, although they all didn’t exist simultaneously. The stylish berlinetta is arguably one of the most stunning creations in automotive history.
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