For sale is an early 1967 Maserati Ghibli 4.7 (Tipo AM 115) with chassis number 100 – one of the very first examples of this legendary Gran Turismo, featuring details that differ from the later series. A rare piece of Italian automotive history with a documented history.

Technical data:

• • • Model: Maserati Ghibli 4.7 Coupé (Tipo AM 115)
    • Year of Manufacture: 1967
    • Chassis Number: 100
    • Engine: all-aluminium V8 with four overhead camshafts and dry-sump lubrication, 4,719 cc, four Weber twin-choke carburettors
    • Power: approx. 310–330 PS (depending on measurement standard)
    • Gearbox: ZF 5-speed manual
    • Rear Axle: robust Salisbury live axle
    • Brakes: disc brakes all round with servo assistance
    • Mileage: 29,541 miles indicated
    • Colour: Yellow / Interior: brown leather (original)
    • Equipment: air conditioning, wooden steering wheel, ANSA sports exhaust
    • Documents: Austrian individual approval and German registration documents; all original delivery documents from the Maserati Classiche archive included

Special Features of This Early Example

• Bonnet and boot lid design differing from the later series
• Steering wheel as also used in the early Quattroporte
• Wheels with central locking (knock-off) hubs

General model history:

The Maserati Ghibli made its debut at the Turin Motor Show in November 1966, with deliveries of production cars beginning in March 1967. Named after a hot desert wind, the Ghibli embodies the combination of elegance and raw power. The body was penned by the young Giorgetto Giugiaro, then working at Ghia – with a long bonnet, a low shark nose and a stretched fastback silhouette.

Under the bonnet sits an eight-cylinder engine drawing on the marque's racing heritage: a V8 with four overhead camshafts, dry-sump lubrication and four Weber twin-choke carburettors. This gave the Ghibli a top speed of around 250 km/h, making it one of the fastest sports cars of its time – a direct rival to the great Ferrari GTs. From 1969, it was followed by the more powerful 4.9-litre Ghibli SS. By 1973, only around 1,170 coupés and 125 Spyders had been built in total.

Explicit data about this car:

The car bears chassis number 100 and is therefore one of the first Ghiblis to leave the factory in Modena.

• Originally delivered in Italy with the registration number EE 2553 mit dem Kennzeichen EE 2553
• The first owner subsequently took the Ghibli to the USA, where he used it until 1973. USA -
• It was then acquired by an Englishman who drove it until the end of the 1970s. The car then returned to the USA – at that point with only around 26,000 miles on the odometer – where it was hardly driven.
• The Ghibli later came to Germany, where the engine was overhauled.
• Around ten years ago, it was acquired with 29,000 miles . The low mileage is considered plausible, especially as the original leather is in very good condition.
• Last year: major service, Austrian individual approval, wheels refurbished and new tyres fitted.

The Ghibli is ready for long-distance touring and offers tremendous driving pleasure – an Italian Gran Turismo in the truest sense.

Viewing: Steyr, Upper Austria

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