A litany of beautiful and successful Maserati sports racing cars were produced during the 1950s with among the most highly regarded having been the second generation A6 GCS of which 52…
Read MoreConceived as a more affordable model that could sell in far greater numbers than Maseratis of the past, the Biturbo came to exemplify Alejandro de Tomaso’s time in charge of Il Tridente.
Read MoreIn an austere post-World War 2 environment, Maserati, which from 1947 came under total control of the Orsi family, had to get serious about building a potentially lucrative line of road cars. The firm had…
Read MoreAs the pre-eminent force in Wedge design, it was unsurprising that Maserati commissioned Bertone to style its front-engined Grand Tourer for the 1970s which came to be known as the Khamsin. Under…
Read MoreAround four years after Ghibli production had started, Maserati replaced the model’s original 4.7-litre V8 with a 4.9-litre unit thus creating the Ghibli SS. The SS engine engine was enlarged thanks a…
Read MoreSince the Wedge era, Carozzeria Zagato has embraced a largely unconventional design language that frequently divides opinion. However, although the Milan coachbuilder has always demonstrated…
Read MoreUp until the late 1950s, Maserati’s road car division was focused on low volume coachbuilt models that did not generate sufficient income to cover the firm’s expensive Formula 1 and Sports car racing…
Read MoreFor 1962, the World Sportscar Championship was split into two categories: the International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the Coupe des Sports. In addition, the calendar was…
Read MoreBoasting a top speed of 170mph+ and a $21,500 price tag, it was the most powerful and most expensive Italian supercar you could buy new in 1962. Most people have never seen one – hardly…
Read MoreA few months after Citroen took control of Maserati in January 1968, the Italian firm began work on a two-seat mid-engined flagship; it would be the first road-going Maserati to adopt this exciting…
Read MoreThanks to radical new concealed headlights, the avant-garde Maserati Ghibli cut a real dash compared to its original two-seat GT rival: the more classically-styled Ferrari 275 GTB/4. Deliveries…
Read MoreTo style the body and interior for its new front-engined Grand Tourer that would effectively replace the outgoing Ghibli and Mexico, Maserati turned to Bertone, a design studio at the height of its…
Read MoreDespite having been conceived strictly as a road car, in late 1972 Maserati’s French distributor, Jean Thepenier, commissioned a Group 4 racing version of the mid-engined Bora with which to contest…
Read MoreUnlike the more numerous Touring-styled 3500 GT Coupe, Maserati’s open top variant of the theme was based on a short wheelbase chassis with coachwork by Vignale. In typical Vignale…
Read MoreFollowing on from the original A6 GCS which since 1947 had proven an enormously successful mount for the popular under two-litre Sports car class, Maserati produced an improved Series 2…
Read MoreMaserati unveiled its first true wedge-profiled production car, the Khamsin, at the Paris Motor Show in October 1973. Impressively, chief Bertone stylist, Marcello Gandini, had incorporated all…
Read MoreAlthough the Touring-bodied 3500 GT and GTi ranked as arguably the most handsome 2+2 Grand Tourers on offer during the late 1950s and early 1960s, Maserati elected to commission Carrozzeria…
Read MoreTwo and a half years after the original Merak had been launched (at the Paris Motor Show in October 1972), Maserati unveiled a much-improved version to replace it. Dubbed the Merak SS…
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