1970 Maserati Ghibli Spyder
- Engine
- 4.7L V8, five-speed manual ZF gearbox, ZF power steering
- Colour
- 'Rosso Fuoco' (red)
Chassis 1223 is a 1970 Maserati Ghibli Spyder, one of the open-top variants of Giorgetto Giugiaro's angular Ghia-bodied design. Built with the 4.7-litre V8, five-speed ZF manual gearbox, ZF power steering, Borrani wire wheels, and a wood-rimmed steering wheel, it was originally finished in Rosso Fuoco over black Connolly leather. Delivered new to a Georgia dealership, the car subsequently passed through Sweden, Germany, and into the hands of a Bavarian noble family before receiving a bare-metal respray in 2021. Matching-numbers status is confirmed by Maserati Classiche documentation.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €580,000 – €700,000
- 1970-12-01 →Factory deliveryBaker Motors Inc.full documentation
Original dealer recipient, based in Atlanta, Georgia; factory build sheet and shipping notice from 1970 are present in the file.
- → 1993Swedish owner or ownerspartial documentation
Vehicle was brought into Sweden at some point during the 1980s and remained there until exported to Germany in 1993; individual owner or owners not named.
- 1993 → 1999German owner or ownerspartial documentation
Car resided in Germany between export from Sweden and acquisition by the Hirschberg family; specific owner or owners not identified.
- 1999 →Private saleHirschberg familypartial documentation
Bavarian noble family described as prominent landowners in Germany; the car passed out of family possession following the death of one member.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Acquired from the Hirschberg family after a bereavement; commissioned a bare-metal respray in approximately 2021 at a specialist workshop in Lombardy.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2021BodyworkIl Bottegone
Full bare-metal respray retaining the car's red colour, carried out to a high standard by a specialist workshop focused on Italian marques.
Work attributed to Roberto and Federico Negri, a father-and-son team operating from Clusone, Lombardy; photographic documentation of the process accompanies the car.
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