That Eureka! Moment
HOW DOES A LIFELONG PASSION BEGIN? FOR COLLECTOR IGOR ZANISI, IT STARTED WITH A SINGULAR MOMENT: A THRILLING DRIVE IN A FRIEND’S MASERATI MEXICO WHEN HE WAS 18 YEARS OLD. THAT EXPERIENCE IGNITED A FLAME THAT WOULD SOON BE SHARED WITH HIS FATHER, LEADING TO THE ACQUISITION OF THEIR FIRST MASTERPIECE-A STUNNING PINE GREEN GHIBLI SS. AT A TIME WHEN MANY SAW IT AS AN OLDER MODEL, IGOR SAW A CLASSIC, A PIECE OF LIVING HISTORY AND A COMPANION FOR A JOURNEY THAT WAS JUST BEGINNING.
The Pursuit of a Legend
THE GHIBLI WAS ONLY THE FIRST CHAPTER, BUT IT CONFIRMED A LIFELONG DIAGNOSIS: 'TRIDENTITIS,' THE GLORIOUS AND INCURABLE PASSION FOR THE TRIDENT. IGOR'S JOURNEY SAW HIM BECOME THE CUSTODIAN OF SOME OF THE TRIDENT’S MOST FABLED CREATIONS, FROM A 3500 SPYDER TO THE MYTHIC 5000 GT "SHAH OF PERSIA." YET ONE CAR REMAINED HIS ULTIMATE PURSUIT: THE LEGENDARY A6GCS/53. AFTER A DECADES-LONG QUEST, THE MASTERPIECE WAS FINALLY HIS—A TREASURE HE WOULD SHARE WITH HIS CHILDREN, AT THE ICONIC MILLE MIGLIA. A PASSION PASSED FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT.
FOR IGOR ZANISI, OWNING THE A6GCS/53 IS A QUESTION OF CUSTODIANSHIP, NOT MERE COLLECTING. WITH A HISTORY THAT INCLUDES FIVE ENTRIES IN THE MILLE MIGLIA AND A DIRECT LINK TO THE LEGENDARY DRIVER LUIGI MUSSO, THE RACE CAR IS AN IMMACULATELY PRESERVED PIECE OF MASERATI'S RACING SOUL. FOR IGOR, DRIVING IT REPRESENTS A VISCERAL CONNECTION TO THE PAST, A WAY TO FEEL THE SAME EMOTIONS AS THE CHAMPIONS WHO FIRST PILOTED IT. IT IS A STORY OF PASSION, RESPECT AND PRESERVATION.
"To own this car is to respect it." - Igor Zanisi
HOW DOES IGOR PRESERVE HIS CLASSIC MASERATI? WITH THE HELP OF MASERATI CLASSICHE. REGISTER YOUR MASERATI CLASSIC FROM THE PAST OR LIMITED-EDITION MODEL OF ANY AGE FOR YOUR EXCLUSIVE CLASSICHE CERTIFICATION. WITH DEDICATED SERVICES, ENSURE YOUR MASERATI REMAINS AS BREATHTAKING AS WHEN IT FIRST BECAME YOURS.
