1971 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS
- Engine
- 4.9L DOHC V8, four Weber carburetors, ~330-335 bhp at 5,500 rpm
- Colour
- Tobacco metallic
A 1971 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS coupe with coachwork by Ghia, finished in Tobacco Metalizzato over mustard yellow leather — one of fewer than five SS coupes built in this colour combination. Delivered new to a New York owner as a European-delivery US-specification car, it spent nearly a decade registered in Switzerland and residing in the South of France before being imported to the United States in 1980. Showing fewer than 23,000 miles from new, the car has a fully documented ownership and service history and is presented in restored condition.
Ownership
- 2019-08-15Auction saleSold US$142,000
- 1971-03-01 →Factory deliveryNancy A. Haywoodfull documentation
Original US-spec purchaser who took European delivery; car was registered in Switzerland and kept in the South of France for roughly a decade before she imported it to North Carolina around 1980.
- 1980 → 2004-03-01Acquisition unknownNancy A. Haywoodfull documentation
Following US importation the car was registered in North Carolina; import paperwork and early service records from this period accompany the vehicle.
- 2004-03-01 →Private saleIvan Ruizpartial documentation
Described as a Maserati specialist who acquired the car with approximately 18,900 miles showing; subsequently offered it privately to a collector client.
- → 2017Private saleLos Angeles collectorpartial documentation
Added the Ghibli to a Los Angeles-based collection; routine maintenance during this period was handled by Fast Cars Ltd.
- 2017 →Private saleCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
The car underwent a restoration at some point prior to the current sale; the interior shows minimal use since completion and the body and paint are described as being in good overall condition.
Exact date and scope of restoration not specified in the catalogue prose.
- —ServiceFast Cars Ltd
Regular servicing carried out during the Los Angeles ownership period, approximately 2004 to 2017.
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