1973 MASERATI GHIBLI 4,9 L SS SPYDER (last one) For Sale

MASERATI GHIBLI 5000 SS SPYDER CONVERSION / 335 horsepower

On the frame of the last Ghibli manufactured (completed at the factory on the 18th of December 1972)

MASERATI CLASSICHE CERTIFIED, FULL MATCHING NUMBERS (all factory documents available on demand)

CHASSIS (tubular) : AM/ 115/ 49/ 2456

DESIGN : Giorgietto Giugiaro for the Carrozzeria GHIA in 1966

EUROPEAN VERSION : italian car / left steering wheel

• All aluminium four-stroke engine with a dry-sump lubrication system mounted on the 13/ 09/ 1972 by the motorist Sig. Zucchi. The engine is inherited from the famous « Barchetta Competizione Tipo 450 S », one of the brand racing cars, and the 5000GT.
• As much horsepower as the Lamborghini Miura or Ferrari Daytona (both of which were less expensive at the time).
• 4 twin barrel carburettor 42 DCNF/ 10 WEBER
• Indoor engine test in room no 2 on the 15/ 09/ 1972
• Assembling of the car on the 27/ 09/ 1972 in room 13/ 43
• Test drive (309 km) on the 10/ 10/ 1972 with licence plate « PROVA 242 MO » (gas consumption : 90 L)

SAME OWNER SINCE 1994 (27 YEARS).

OUTER COLOR : ROSSO SCURO CORSA
« celeste chiaro » at the factory gates, it was for a while orange red. It is in its current color since 1989 when it was picked by Jean-Louis Ricci, its former owner, the heir of the celebrated and eponymous Haute Couture and perfume brand NINA RICCI (incidentally his mother).

LEATHER: CONOLLY original (restored) in a fantastic state (original color : « senape » / mustard).

RARE RADIO K7 STÉRÉO MARANTZ original (original electrical radio antenna).

THE CAR WAS FULLY RESTORED IN 4 YEARS WITH A FOCUS ON BEING AS FAITHFULL AS POSSIBLE TO THE ORIGINAL CAR (€80, 000 were spent in the process).

• Mechanics and engine brand as new (it is just out of engine break-in phase)
• Chassis paint entirely remade
• All chrome parts remade
• Brand new dark alpaca convertible top
• Brand new original trimmed leather carpet and rubber floor mat
• Brand new windshield, joints and tainted lateral windows
• Original Campagnolo sand-blasted and restored wheel rims
• Original add-on, restored power steering (servo sterzo)
• Restored 5 speeds ZF manual gearbox
• Brand new clutch
• Restored water pump
• Restored cooling radiator
• Brand new rear shocks.
• Original climate control available
• Fair rigidity of the chassis thanks to the original reinforced longitudinal solebars.
• Never damaged
• Restored re-chromed front stops, rubbers available.
• Instructions and maintenance manual provided
• Spare parts and assembling manual provided
• Car with an exceptional torque, comfy and very pleasant to drive


Brief history of the car :

This car was driven in October 1972, then as a coupé, to be delivered to the Maserati / Rolls-Royce
dealership « ROLMA » in Milan on the 18/ 12/ 1972.

It seems it was transformed directly as the first owner wanted to buy an original spider, despite the factory ending their production a year before this car was completed.

The factory offered the first owner to buy a coupé and delivered to the buyer all Spyder specific parts for a car body designer in the region to transform the coupé. This was fairly common for several of the latest Ghibli produced of which some were directly transformed by la Carrozzeria Campana in Modena.

This coupé was sold by the factory with a very rare and expensive hard aluminum top (25 different produce). It sadly disappeared in a fire at the former owner’s place. It appears the hard top was preserved up until 1994.

It is to be said that, unofficially, Maserati Classiche explains that all Ghibli chassis were produced as a coupé and eventually “carved” into a spyder on demand in the Carrozzeria Ghia in Turin. This explains why the Spiders said “factory” (they have a little “S” on the chassis number) look like the one « carved » after Spiders were officially pulled from production. Noticeable commonalities lie in a few visible cutting points.
It is barely impossible to notice any difference between this converted Spyder in another carrozzeria of the region and the Carrozzeria Ghia as conversions were executed with the exact same parts. This is not true for example of the Ferrari Daytona conversions for which the carrozzeria influenced the end result.

It is worth knowing that only 25 « factory » Ghibli Spider SS were produced, irrespective of gearbox and driving types.

Currently, the true difference simply lies in the price which threefold lower. I would therefore expect this car to appreciate in value in the next few years.

This car will be delivered with a French licence plate and is already licenced in the US and the UK.

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