| 1972 Maserati Ghibli SS |
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This is the history of the car as documented by the prior owner of 24 years.
"I purchased the car from a friend who also lives in Los Angeles area in 1982 he was in the music business & had a collection of 16 cars ranging from a Ferrari
Daytona, Lambo Miura SV, Mercedes gullwing, the Maserati & many others all of his cars were the best of that particular model available. Part of his mastic was
that all his cars were black, even if it was brand new it got stripped & painted black. The Maserati was originally red, it was stripped & painted with 15 coats of
hand rubbed lacquer black. When he told me he wanted to sell some of his cars I bought the Maserati, I almost bought the Daytona but honestly the Maserati
was a better driving car & just as fast. When I purchased the car it had only 21,000 miles.
The gentleman I bought the car from went to the Maserati factory & saw two sets of the quad exhaust systems & had them both shipped back home & installed
one on his car, so it is a factory piece.
In 2002 I had the misfortune of having a spoke break on one of the wire wheels so I sent all four to Borrani & had all new stainless steel spokes chrome plated &
installed as well as the rim was checked & re-chromed & caps painted. At the same time I install a new set of Pirelli P5 tires due to the original tires starting to
crack from age, I also installed new tubes. The spare wheel is the original wire wheel.
The engines head gaskets were replaced in 2004 as well as the carburetors rebuilt.
In 2006 I had the water pump rebuild & the heater valve replaced due to a small leaks. Also in 2006 I had the starter re-built.
I have been very fortunate in regards to the interior, with treating it with Hide Food once a month the leather is very well preserved.
I did have the inside of the bonnet replaced around 1999 due to it starting to tear.
The car was never washed with a hose only wiped with a damp cloth & wiped clean to avoid the potential of rust. The car was also glazed & waxed by hand every
2-3 months.
The car cosmetically is as when I purchased it, the California climate & keeping it covered in a garage does work, as well as it never being in the rain.
As far as car shows it has been in many local car shows but never judged. The car is always a crowd pleaser & always one of the nicest Ghiblis.
Anything that was required to be done to the car mechanically was always done by master mechanics who know & understand Maserati Ghiblis & no expense
spared."
"I purchased the car from a friend who also lives in Los Angeles area in 1982 he was in the music business & had a collection of 16 cars ranging from a Ferrari
Daytona, Lambo Miura SV, Mercedes gullwing, the Maserati & many others all of his cars were the best of that particular model available. Part of his mastic was
that all his cars were black, even if it was brand new it got stripped & painted black. The Maserati was originally red, it was stripped & painted with 15 coats of
hand rubbed lacquer black. When he told me he wanted to sell some of his cars I bought the Maserati, I almost bought the Daytona but honestly the Maserati
was a better driving car & just as fast. When I purchased the car it had only 21,000 miles.
The gentleman I bought the car from went to the Maserati factory & saw two sets of the quad exhaust systems & had them both shipped back home & installed
one on his car, so it is a factory piece.
In 2002 I had the misfortune of having a spoke break on one of the wire wheels so I sent all four to Borrani & had all new stainless steel spokes chrome plated &
installed as well as the rim was checked & re-chromed & caps painted. At the same time I install a new set of Pirelli P5 tires due to the original tires starting to
crack from age, I also installed new tubes. The spare wheel is the original wire wheel.
The engines head gaskets were replaced in 2004 as well as the carburetors rebuilt.
In 2006 I had the water pump rebuild & the heater valve replaced due to a small leaks. Also in 2006 I had the starter re-built.
I have been very fortunate in regards to the interior, with treating it with Hide Food once a month the leather is very well preserved.
I did have the inside of the bonnet replaced around 1999 due to it starting to tear.
The car was never washed with a hose only wiped with a damp cloth & wiped clean to avoid the potential of rust. The car was also glazed & waxed by hand every
2-3 months.
The car cosmetically is as when I purchased it, the California climate & keeping it covered in a garage does work, as well as it never being in the rain.
As far as car shows it has been in many local car shows but never judged. The car is always a crowd pleaser & always one of the nicest Ghiblis.
Anything that was required to be done to the car mechanically was always done by master mechanics who know & understand Maserati Ghiblis & no expense
spared."
