The Maserati Indy was an attempt to give backseat passengers some of the classic grand touring experience, adding a set of cramped rear seats into a supercar’s body. Supercar is relative, I realize, but for the era in which it was built, most of Maserati’s vehicles were at that level. Featuring an all-aluminum, quad-cam V8 and gorgeous styling by Vignale, the Indy was not produced in huge numbers and this example here on eBay may represent a good opportunity to complete a started-and-stalled project.

The seller is asking £22,995, and the Indy is located in the town of Fleet in the United Kingdom. Bodywork looks fairly straight but it’s hard to discern exactly what the prior owner was remedying based on the primer slathered on the front fenders. All glass looks good and the wheels appear original. The Vignale body doesn’t make it immediately evident that the Indy has rear seats, which should give some indication as to how cramped the rear quarters are. The blue on red color combo is quite attractive, in my opinion.

The interior is clean enough that I have to believe the Indy was stored carefully while it was torn down. The seller indicates the attempted refresh began in the 1990s, “…when the car was laid up, post being stripped for restoration.” The 4.2L mill is still installed, and may indicate the restoration was purely cosmetic in nature. While this may not be the case, I’m still grateful this isn’t one of those projects where the wiring harness is in one box and the interior is sitting in a crate at a remote location. Even the dashboard looks serviceable.

The UK provides a service I desperately wish our country did: the ability to look up a registration plate (or, license plate) to see what the car’s status is. By getting a sense of when it was last taxed/registered, and/or passed inspection (MoT in this case), you can discern whether a potential project you spotted may be up for sale. In the case of the Indy, it hasn’t been taxed since 1981, so the long-term storage may have began prior to the restoration attempt in the 1990s. Regardless, the price seems fair if rust isn’t pervasive or hopefully non-existent, but you will have to adapt to right-hand drive.