1961 Maserati 5000 GT (Ghia coachwork by Sartorelli)
- Engine
- 5.0L V8, derived from 450S racing unit, retuned for road use
- Colour
- Silver over black
Chassis AM103 018 is the sole Maserati 5000 GT bodied by Ghia, one of just 34 examples of a model born from a commission by the Shah of Iran and powered by the twin-cam V-8 derived from the 450S racing car. Completed in July 1961, its one-off coachwork was designed by Sergio Sartorelli and displayed at the Turin Auto Show before a high-profile road test by journalist Bernard Cahier. First owned by Italian industrialist Ferdinando Innocenti, the car passed through several Italian hands before reaching Saudi Arabia, where it sat outdoors largely undisturbed for roughly five decades.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$533,000
- 1962 →Factory deliveryFerdinando Innocentipartial documentation
Commissioned the bespoke Ghia body design through his relationship with Sartorelli; car was displayed at Turin before delivery and road-tested by a journalist prior to handover.
- Date unknownUnspecified Italian ownersnone documentation
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownRubayan Alrubayanpartial documentation
Saudi Arabian collector who acquired the car during the 1970s without recognising its rarity; stored it outdoors for roughly five decades until his death, after which his heirs moved it indoors.
- Date unknownInheritanceAlrubayan heirspartial documentation
Inherited the vehicle following Rubayan Alrubayan's passing and chose to consign it for auction after moving it inside to halt further deterioration.
Competition
- 19611961 Turin Auto ShowDisplayed on Ghia stand
Car was exhibited in its original silver-over-black livery on the Ghia exhibition stand; a period colour photograph documents its appearance there.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
The car received a repaint in blue at some point, visible as a layer over the original silver finish.
Prose places this repaint in the mid-1960s based on visible paint stratigraphy; no workshop is identified.
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