1970 Maserati Ghibli 4.7 Spyder
- Engine
- 4.7L V8
- Colour
- 'Giallo Strega' (yellow)
A 1970 Maserati Ghibli 4.7 Spyder, originally finished in yellow over black leather and delivered new to Rome, representing one of just 83 open-top 4.7-litre examples produced and among only 25 built left-hand drive with a manual gearbox for European delivery. The car spent roughly a decade in Texas before moving to Ontario, Canada, where a comprehensive two-year restoration repainted it black-on-black and added rare handmade Borrani wire wheels sourced directly from Carlo Borrani. It later returned to Italy and was sold at auction in 2017.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €646,250 (≈ $711K)
- —Auction saleEstimate €675,000 – €750,000
- 1970-02-01 → 1975Factory deliveryRome-based airline pilotpartial documentation
Original recipient of the car when new, taking delivery in Rome shortly after the vehicle left the Modena factory.
- 1975 →Private saleAmerican owner in Texaspartial documentation
Purchased the car around 1975 and had it shipped to his Texas residence, where it stayed for roughly a decade.
- → 2017Acquisition unknownItalian owner (pre-Guikas)partial documentation
Car was returned to Italy at some point before 2017; this owner sold it through RM Sotheby's.
- 2017 →AuctionMr. Guikaspartial documentation
Purchased in Italy via RM Sotheby's in 2017; car has covered minimal distance since its restoration during this ownership.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCanadian owner in Ontariopartial documentation
Acquired the car after it was exported to Ontario; commissioned a full restoration to black bodywork and black interior at a cost exceeding $85,000 over more than two years, and sourced a set of Borrani wire wheels directly from Carlo Borrani.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive restoration lasting over two years at a cost exceeding $85,000, during which the car was refinished in an all-black colour scheme (exterior and interior) replacing the original yellow-over-black livery.
Work carried out while the car was in Ontario, Canada.
- —Modification
Standard factory wheels were swapped for a set of handcrafted Borrani wire wheels, four of the final twelve such wheels made, procured directly from Carlo Borrani at a cost of approximately $12,000.
Performed concurrently with the restoration in Ontario.
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