- Beautiful evocation of the Maserati 300 S

- Built to a high standard by a renowned manufacturer

- Unique model, with documentation from Sbarro

- Six-cylinder BMW engine

-  No reserve

Clearly, the Swiss designer and coachbuilder Franco Sbarro was inspired by the Maserati 300 S when he produced this attractive polyester-bodied spider in 1978/79; even the side air intakes were based on the design of the car displayed in the Schlumpf museum in Mulhouse. To begin with, Sbarro built the car on the basis of a 1975 Fiat 124, and it started its life with the chassis number BR0085. After it had been presented in various museums and shows, Sbarro parted with it in 2003 and sold it to a Frau Binder, no doubt the wife of Ludwig Binder, who had commissioned the Sbarro Alcador cars, and who had it imported into Germany.

Fritz Neuser bought it from her the following year, on 2 November 2004. In 2006, the car was officially homologated in Germany and was given the chassis number TP1221004306, as a certificate from Sbarro shows; this also confirms that only one example of the car was built, in 1979, and the car also has a chassis plate from the manufacturer.

For Neuser, the car deserved a more powerful engine than the modest four-cylinder Fiat unit, and the opportunity arose in an unexpected manner. “I had lent a Ferrari F50 to BMW so that they could inspect it”, he told us, “and they had an accident with it. I was indemnified for this, but by way of compensation, I asked BMW to give me a 2.5-litre six-cylinder engine, which we installed in the Brescia.” A document from Sbarro, dated 18 June 2016, confirms that such an operation was possible. The BMW ‘six’, with its fuel injection replaced by three large carburettors to make it look better, was installed in the pretty little Brescia, and bills amounting to more than 29,000 € document the work carried out at the time.

Today, the car shows off its very accomplished design, with its low windscreen, headrest fairings, wire wheels and side-mounted exhausts. With its wood-rimmed steering wheel, small dashboard and round gear knob, the interior looks similar to the racing barchettas of the 1950s, but is luxuriously trimmed in leatherette throughout. This extremely attractive car, which comes with a file of bills, documents and certificates, is waiting only for its new owner before setting off on a trip, accompanied by the pleasing growl of its BMW six-cylinder engine.

We invite potential bidders to contact the relevant authorities in the country of destination to find out about the possibilities for registering this unique vehicle.