US$303,399.00 Maserati 350 S - 3503 RecreationA race car, which can be used for vintage car rallies and even just for cruising. The vehicle has an Austrian registration and vehicle type approval, it’s entered in the vintage car registry and has a FIVA passport (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens).Only three 350 S factory race cars were built at the time, no. 3501 for Stirling Moss (the vehicle was allegedly completely destroyed in the 1956 Mille Miglia), no. 3502 for an Italian race car driver (according to records, this vehicle is now in the USA) and one - number 3503 - for Hans Hermann, who used the original vehicle, amongst others, in the 1957 Mille Miglia.The race car of that time was destroyed in numerous races, and the next model - the 450 - followed pretty quickly, so that no one payed attention to the 3503 and the others from series any more. Tom Meade bought the wreck in those days, the bodywork was entirely shattered - as he describes very accurately in his book - he subsequently completely rebuilt the vehicle. It hat several owners, but the car’s history is very difficult to research.The history of the factory race car ends with Tom Mead - famous for his Thomassima - who rebuilt this race car out of a former wreck. The bodywork of the factory model was shattered, so the Maserati got a new one in collaboration with Fantuzzi. Unfortunately, it was completely shattered again during later races. The car disappeared and his whereabouts were unknown. The car which is offered for auction here is and extremely authentic recreation, possibly a rebuild of no. 3503. It’s entirely possible, but there is no proof for that (yet). This car was repeatedly used by its previous owner (a relatively famous English race...