RE: Maserati Ghibli Cup: PH Heroes
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viggyp said:
OpulentBob said:
Now this is a car.
Why did PH bother with that Thema 8.32 junk when THIS was in the wings?!
Jeez. You really do have a problem with the Thema don't you! Lucky you're not saying this in 80's Italy otherwise you'd find yourself in a boot of one.........be it Mafioso or Italian Parliament cars Why did PH bother with that Thema 8.32 junk when THIS was in the wings?!
But this Maser is lovely. The blue one further up the page... dribble in pants time.
OpulentBob said:
viggyp said:
OpulentBob said:
Now this is a car.
Why did PH bother with that Thema 8.32 junk when THIS was in the wings?!
Jeez. You really do have a problem with the Thema don't you! Lucky you're not saying this in 80's Italy otherwise you'd find yourself in a boot of one.........be it Mafioso or Italian Parliament cars Why did PH bother with that Thema 8.32 junk when THIS was in the wings?!
But this Maser is lovely. The blue one further up the page... dribble in pants time.
Great write up. Reminds me of being incredibly jealous of a uni friend who'd worked at an auction house at the same sort of age, driving all manner of exotica round the airfield where it was based.
I reckon this era of Maserati are starting to be looked upon more favorably. I get the impression they used to be seen as the oddball models of a failing company (I was even warned off buying one by a Maserati diehard a few years back) but now they seem to be coming back into fashion.
I reckon this era of Maserati are starting to be looked upon more favorably. I get the impression they used to be seen as the oddball models of a failing company (I was even warned off buying one by a Maserati diehard a few years back) but now they seem to be coming back into fashion.
Swedespeed said:
From that link...I'm not sure what is worse, what the bloke has done to that yellow one above or this...
I would suggest whoever has done that doesn't step foot in Italy.
Whilst in 2014, a "mear" 335 horses won't get you much more than a short column underneath an advert for tyres or something, on about page 20 of a motoring mag, back then it was a BIG number!
(i personally doubt the road cars actually made that amount of power, but still, who cares ;-)
(i personally doubt the road cars actually made that amount of power, but still, who cares ;-)
Bacchus said:
That blue one is a real beauty! I love that colour!
What were the differences between a Ghibli and a Shamal?
Slightly-more 'pumping' of the wheelarches, a roof design hinting at a targa top (but wasn't!) plus a 3.2 litre V8 engine - still with the twin turbos though - pushing out 325 BHP, I seem to remember.What were the differences between a Ghibli and a Shamal?
I also believe the later Ghiblis (the 2.8 litre as well as the 2.0 litre Cup) also picked up the rear axle from the Ferrari 456 when, as the article says, they received the six-speed Getrag gearbox
Would love one of these, even just a Ghibli, but finding one that isn't as rotten as a pear is near impossible. And those that are solid have prices to match. Lovely looking thing though, very 90s.
Dale487 said:
He may have also bought the same car as his was red too but had a private plate on...
Not sure which one Harry bought. The plate on the press pics above is Meridien Modena's plate, seen on some superb tackle over the years.JohnoVR6 said:
No idea on the name of the colour, but that is stunning - and no, I don't need to go to specsavers thanks. 
I think its called French Blue, but I'm not 100%. Suits the cup down to the ground.
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