1972 A fantastic Maserati Indy with an amazing history For Sale

This rare, and one owner only Maserati Indy was bought new on the 29thof December 1972 at Maserati and registered to the company of Armando Cadora on the 22nd of January.
Mr. Armando Cadora was born 1932 in Pescara and the car remained in the hands of the family until November 2015 and has not been registered to any other owner since then.
Mr. Cadora came from a long line of farmers and was the youngest of 13 children!
In the sixties they moved to Pescara (200 km east of Rome and Mr Cadora became one of the most successful businessmen in Italy and became so popular that in 1976 he was elected to president of the Pescara Calcio football team. In 1977-78 season the team won promotion from the Serie B league to the Serie A league in Italy. This was the first time a team from the Abruzzo had ever achieved promotion.
Due to the fact that Armando Cadora was a highly successful, important, well known and rich businessman, he was kidnapped by terrorists and held to captive for 4 weeks and was only released after his family paid an un-disclosed ransom. As fate would have it, the kidnappers’ leader was only apprehended 30 years later in 2008 after going underground for many years after committing these crimes.
This group was very active in the 70’s and most of +50 year olds reading this, will know who it was, they were also associated with other terrorist groups and criminal organisations and in today’s money made 5 Million Euros in ransom demands.

Shortly after his release Armando Cadora returned to work, but became very security conscious in regards to the safety of his family and relied heavily on bodyguards and armored vehicles to keep them safe.
Because the Indy was known to belong to Mr. Cadora and it was also known what happened, the car was rarely used and was more of less left in the Garage; it just attracted too much attention and became a security risk.
Unfortunately, Mr Cadora did not fully recover from the traumatic events of 1982 and died in 1986 at the age of just 54. His wife Miria died 7 years later in 1993. Their only daughter, then 23 years old, was one of four siblings who wanted to continue the family business and continued to run the company based on her fathers business model, and even managed to revive loss making companies that had gone bankrupt in the past.

Men like Armando Cadora, made significant contributions to the foundation of several of Italy's most successful companies and thus to its economic boom in the 60’s and 70’s.
Many of these men, who grew up during World War II, rebuilt Italy from nothing except determination and his Maserati is not just a car, but a proof that anything is possible if you put your heart to it.
And now this piece of Italian automotive history is for sale with its own amazing history.

The standard features of this Maserati Indy include a double-adjustable steering column, an anti-theft device, leather upholstery, power windows, fog lights, a heated rear window, headrests and a dashboard clock. The power steering which was ordered as well as the radio, were optional.
The Italian vehicle registration document from 1973 and the proof of delivery from Maserati are in original and can be viewed.

The vehicle can be viewed only by appointment, and should you wish with an expert or specialist of your choice.

Viewing is only possible after prior appointment, as the vehicle location is not identical to our office address.
We also offer the possibility of financing or leasing for this vehicle. Vehicle is taxed according to §25a German tax laws and is being sold on behalf of the owner.

Price is on request


Despite the utmost care, mistakes in the listing cannot be excluded.

Should you require more information and pictures please dont hesitate to contact me.

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