Frontman of Maroon 5 Adam Levine is suing the car dealer who sold him a 1971 Maserati, claiming the vintage car isn’t the real deal.

Levin filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District California for a $950,000 deal that saw the singer trade in his two classic Ferraris for a 2020 Maserati.

The lawsuit alleges that classic car dealer Rick Cole or those working with him falsified documents relating to the car’s and engine’s authentication marks.

The Adam Levine Living Trust said in the lawsuit that the “Payphone” singer believes the Maserati Ghibli 4.9 Liter Spyder is one of only 25 ever made.

Levin is now suing to cancel the deal with Cole or receive compensation to remedy the situation.

On his website, Cole says he is an “internationally recognized sales agent, auctioneer and appraiser of investment grade vehicles.

The Adam Levine Living Trust said in a lawsuit that the “Payphone” singer believes the Maserati Ghibli 4.9-liter Spyder is one of only 25 or so ever made

The lawsuit accuses Cole of negligent misrepresentation, intentional misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment and breach of contract.

“The identity of the vehicle is, at the very least, in serious doubt,” the lawsuit states.

Lawyers say the singer is “not in the classic car business at all” and believed the car dealer when he said the car was real.

Levin later allegedly learned that the vehicle had been removed from the auction five years before the deal due to concerns that it might have been invalid.

Levine’s lawyers claim that the car is not a real Ghibli Spyder and that Cole or one of his associates falsely reported the car, named “#1241,” as real.

“Cole claimed to have found a genuine Maserati Ghibli 4.9L Spyder which he described as ‘just as good’ as the genuine Maserati Ghibli 4.9L Spyder of clear and unmistakable identity that the Trustee had seen and driven in Monterey year or thereabouts, and which was valued at more than $1 million,” the lawsuit states.

On him siteCole says he is “an internationally recognized sales agent, auctioneer and appraiser of investment grade cars.”

The car dealer, who claims to have 50 years of experience in the industry, also shows a photo of himself with Levin alongside a photo of a Ferrari 275.

In 2020, the singer’s trust agreed to trade a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 and a 1968 Ferrari 365 GTC for a 1971 Maserati plus $100,000.

The lawsuit says Cole proposed the deal.

Levine is suing Rick Cole’s dealer over a $950,000 car deal that saw the singer trade in his two classic Ferraris for a 2020 Maserati. Pictured: Levine with former business associate Rick Cole

Levine’s lawyers claim that the car is not a real Ghibli Spyder and that Cole or one of his associates falsely reported the car, listed as “#1241,” as real

This is a similar car, a 1971 Maserati Ghibli SS Coupé

Lawyers say the singer is “not in the classic car business at all” and believed the car dealer when he said the car was real

The lawsuit accuses Cole (R) of negligent misrepresentation, intentional misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment and breach of contract

At the time of the sale, Cole also presented documents signed by a Maserati expert claiming the car was genuine.

Those documents, however, were not for the car that Levin bought, but for the actual Maserati 1241.

The lawyers also allege that Cole dissuaded Levin’s trust from selling the car, which they say was because the dealer “apparently feared that if the trust put the car on the market, it would eventually learn the truth about its invalidity and the corresponding decline in market value “.

DailyMail.com contacted Cole but had not heard back by the time of publication.