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It’s just one of those incredible stories. In 1953, the French Maserati importer, Garage Mirabeau in Paris, ordered two A6 GCS. On 31 March 1954, #2064 – white with a blue stripe – was ready, and on 1 April, so was #2065, light blue. The vehicles came to Paris, #2064 was taken over by Jean Simone, who was also a partner at Mirabeau, #2065 went to his good friend Armand Roboly, with whom he had already competed in many races. Simone demolished his Maserati at a race in Marrakech, Roboly came in third. Subsequently, Roboly transported #2065 – probably – across France, but didn’t win a single race. Perhaps for this reason, he sold his Maserati to André Loens, a Frenchman living in England, who raced the A6 GCS in half of Europe, Helsinki, Stockholm, Goodwood, France. In 1957, Loens bought a Maserati 200S – and was killed in an accident with it at his first start in Montlhéry.
Then it just gets difficult. It is quite possible that Loens traded in his somewhat worn-out A6 GCS for the new 200S. It is also possible that Maserati abandoned the vehicle at some point. As is well known, the Italians withdrew from motorsport in 1957, when there were apparently still entire warehouses full of material that was quite suitable for racing. But it took more than 40 years for the Maserati to show any sign of life again; it is said to have been under restoration. In 2001, it was presented at an event held by a Maserati dealer in Modena. And shortly thereafter it came into the hands of a well-known German collector, who entered the car in historic races. During a later restoration, it was said to have been determined that the chassis was in a very faithful condition to the original. When the next owner then commissioned a complete restoration starting in 2020, some of the most well-known marque specialists were able to inspect the car – and came to the conclusion, yes, quite possible. Or even sure #2065. Well, now (January 2025) the Maserati is for sale at RM Sotheby’s, Private Sales, for 2,475,000 euros. Let’s put it this way: it’s beautiful.
We have more beautiful classics in our archives. Oh yes: #2064 had a serious accident at the Targa Florio in 1961 and was thought to have been destroyed. In the 1980s, it was restored in Italy.
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