I bought my first car in 1970, when you could buy a brand new Volkswagen Beetle or a brand new Pinto (optional radio and heater extra) for $2000 which I had accumulated mowing lawns and driving tractors on my family’s farm. But what I got was a 1960 Maserati Vignale 3500 spyder because it was also $2000. It had two heaters because it was originally sold in Switzerland and the owner wanted to drive with the top down in the winter.

Basically a car for people who think Aston Martens are too slow, and Ferraris aren’t luxurious enough although the one I got was sort of a beater.

Went to collage and my mom sold it on for $2000

I’d love to have it back, I don’t have the $800,000 – $1,000,000 to buy it though

Old sports cars were cheap back then. I passed on a perfectly looking Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster because it needed new valve guides and smoked a lot also for $2000 and a Ferrari GTO was maybe $4000.