Yahoo Autos Adam Levine Files $1 Million Lawsuit Arguing Dealer Sold Him a Counterfeit Maserati
The face of a man who thinks he bought a fake Maserati.
Have you ever traded something and gone onto regret it? Maybe you swapped your last cookie for a bag of orange candies, or you might have swapped an old road bike for a questionable record player. If you’re a famous person, trades like this are still a factor of life, but the stakes are higher. Much, much higher.
Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine is filled with regret after he made one such trade. The American musician swapped two vintage Ferraris for a 1970s Maserati, but is now suing the dealer that brokered the trade.
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Levine traded a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 and a 1968 Ferrari 365 GTC for what he thought was going to be a 1971 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 Liter Spyder. The deal for the ultra-rare Maserati was put together by classic car dealer Rick Cole.
But since the swap took place, questions have arisen about the authenticity of the Maserati, which if it were genuine would be one of only “25 or so” examples ever produced, according to the LA Times. The site reports:
“The Maserati, referred to as ‘the 1241,’ was represented by Cole as having the vehicle identification number AM115.492.1241, the lawsuit says. Also mentioned is ‘the Real 1241,’ the actual car given that VIN, which according to the lawsuit was actually sold several years ago to British luxury car collector Clive Joy and ‘has been in Switzerland ever since as part of Clive Joy’s collection, under the care of legendary race car driver Christian Trabe’.”
