It was crashed by Stirling Moss in the 1956 Mille Miglia, then rebuilt at the factory as the first 450S prototype and fitted with a V8 engine.

During the 1960s it was acquired and heavily modified by Tom Meade, who had already done the same to #3503, only to be purchased and completely restored during the 1980s by its subsequent owner, Franco Lombardi.

It took part in several races in 1957 driven by Luigi Piotti, Roberto Bonomi, Hans Herrmann, and Jean Behra.

In the early 1960s it was bought, rebuilt, and modified by Tom Meade, but was irreparably damaged in a 1966 road accident in California.

A replica of this car, based on the chassis of a production Maserati 3500 GT, is occasionally exhibited at events such as the 1992 Mille Miglia.