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1970 MASERATI GHIBLI Lot Nbr. 248 Click to view slideshow:

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1970 Maserati Ghibli 4.7 5speed Coupe 5-speed with matching numbers Attention Maserati lovers (and who isn’t one, really?) — here is a stunning and rare car coming out of a long-held collection. This coupe is graced with what some consider Giorgetto Giugiaro’s most beautiful design. This was a truly magnificent Gran Turismo interpretation that just kept getting better as the line advanced. By 1970, the heart of the beast was a 4900 cc 8-cylinder screamer generating some 350 hp. To give Guigiaro the assertive, elegant design he wanted, the engine was equipped with a dry sump, mounted low down on the tubular chassis. Maserati’s celebratory words on the 55th anniversary of the Ghibli, in 2021, pointed out the integration of the passenger compartment into the functional design. “While the lines were geometric and taut,” Maserati wrote, “Giugiaro’s hand ensured that the sense of stiffness could be smoothed out." In the Ghibli’s six-year run from 1967 to 1972, only about 1,200 coupes were produced. Henry Ford III bought a Ghibli and put it in the lobby of the Ford Product Development Center in Detroit as an example to follow and a source of inspiration. This beautiful example is dressed in a desirable light blue metallic exterior wrapped around a black leather interior. It offers the collector a desirable factory 5-speed ZF gearbox and retains its matching numbers motor as well. It shows only 47k miles (76k kilometers), having been stored for many years. Finished in Azzurro Chairo, with fabulous black leather and Wilton Wool carpet. Campagnolo alloy wheels. It is a solid example of this sought-after, highly collectible car. Its low- slung profile belies a very high ceiling, investment-wise. From the moment the Ghibli was unveiled on November 3, 1966, at the Turin Motor Show, it won almost universal admiration. Now, six decades later, the Ghibli continues to inspire. It is surely one of the most important sports cars of the Golden Era of Italian design. The exciting opportunity to own such a car is not to be missed.

Vehicle Info:   Model Year: 1970 Make: MASERATI Body Style: COUPE Body Color: BLUE Interior Color: BLACK Vin No.: TBA Mileage: 47000 Engine Size: 8 Transmission: na Registration:

Component Ratings: Engine: good Body: good Chassis: good Coachwork: good Interior: good Electrical: good Transmission: good Paint: good Tires: good