Refurbishment of my Maserati Mexico

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The Surveyor

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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For anybody who's interested, here are some pictures of my recently purchased Maserati Mexico, 4.2 V8. In need of some light refurbishment and a fresh coat of paint, needs the interior cleaning and a few repairs, and the brakes making good. The carbs have been fully refurbished and it runs, sounding fantastic in a cultured way....:-





















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Arthur Jackson

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229 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Mmmmm..nice!

dave de roxby

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194 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Lovely! I always wanted one. A proper, elegant gentleman's coupe. And this one looks to be in an excellent state. Very jealous!

vixen1700

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269 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Lovely. cool

The Surveyor

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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dave de roxby said:
Lovely! I always wanted one. A proper, elegant gentleman's coupe. And this one looks to be in an excellent state. Very jealous!
It's very solid, a little rust in the bottom of the wings and doors but the wheel arches are solid just like the rest of the car. Has done very few miles and still has the Maserati logo's on the pedal rubbers and heal mat. It's beautifully made, stunning to look at and I'm chuffed to bits with it.. smile

Paul

The real Apache

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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oooh, nice, before and after pics please

Andy 308GTB

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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That is very special.

Y282

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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lovely car. i will concede for a moment i thought some lunatic had shoehorned a cerbera engine into an escort tho.

Pistom

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Y282 said:
lovely car. i will concede for a moment i thought some lunatic had shoehorned a cerbera engine into an escort tho.
My first thoughts too - this is fantastic. Well done!!

dave de roxby

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Y282 said:
lovely car. i will concede for a moment i thought some lunatic had shoehorned a cerbera engine into an escort tho.
Oh, come on. Don't spoil it.

Don't know what the OP paid for it but I see folk paying ridiculous amounts for similar age Escorts! Where's the sense in that. I know which I'd rather have. This is a real car. Vignale styled, maybe not the finesse of a Pinnin Farina but a very car nice all the same. Rear quarter lights a bit BMW? Rear boot panel indented, quite like other lesser Italians of the period. Wonder where those rear lights came from. If anything, grille reminds me just a tad of the Triumph Acclaim - a true classic!!!! But I'm not taking anything away from this super motor - want one!

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tog

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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That's beautiful!

Does it really need paint though? Looks nice and original to me smile

Skyedriver

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Very nice and something different too.
Now this could lead onto the other thread about importing cars from Italy as it's on an Italian plate....

The Surveyor

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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tog said:
That's beautiful!

Does it really need paint though? Looks nice and original to me smile
The paint is very flat and isn't the original paint as it had a respray about 20 years ago, the photo's flatter it and it does spoil an otherwise lovely car.

Paul

The Surveyor

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Sunday 3rd July 2011
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[quote=dave de roxby]Wonder where those rear lights came from. /quote]

Glad you like it, the rear lights are exclusive to the Mexico and the Quattroportte of the same age. I'm going to be buying a pair of replacement lenses as these are faded and the off-side is damaged. Also need to replace the missing 'Maserati' and 'Mexico' scripts off the boot lid. Shopping time smile

Paul

tog

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Monday 4th July 2011
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The Surveyor said:
The paint is very flat and isn't the original paint as it had a respray about 20 years ago, the photo's flatter it and it does spoil an otherwise lovely car.

Paul
Fair enough smile Photos always seem to make paint look better then it is. Are you going to change colour? I quite like that blue.

The Surveyor

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Monday 4th July 2011
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tog said:
The Surveyor said:
The paint is very flat and isn't the original paint as it had a respray about 20 years ago, the photo's flatter it and it does spoil an otherwise lovely car.

Paul
Fair enough smile Photos always seem to make paint look better then it is. Are you going to change colour? I quite like that blue.
No, the plan is to keep it the original light blue, may sharpen up the interior with some dark blue carpets but that'll be the only change. I think the light blue paint matches the cars understated looks nicely.

dave de roxby

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Monday 4th July 2011
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Just as a matter of interest, that is if you care to tell us, how did you come by the car? Was it direct from Italy, a private source or from a dealer? I see elsewhere someone has started a thread on importing a car from Italy, although it is drawing some conflicting stories! I have an interest in sourcing a decent Lancia Beta Coupe shell for a project I've been toying with for years.

dudleybloke

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185 months

Monday 4th July 2011
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very cool!

varsas

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201 months

Monday 4th July 2011
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Nice. Very nice. Any news on the brakes?

guru_1071

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Monday 4th July 2011
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Y282 said:
lovely car. i will concede for a moment i thought some lunatic had shoehorned a cerbera engine into an escort tho.
one of those used to race in hgtcc when i did it.

very neat conversion, and fast