Equipment
4.9L/330hp, four Webers, Campagnolo alloy wheels with hub caps, Michelin XWX tires, Ansa exhaust, power windows, air conditioning, cassette stereo.
Condition
Represented as matching numbers and sold new in the US, then restored in 2016 and converted to euro specs. Light oxidation on the front grilles. Good chrome on the front but the rear bumper is scratched. Very good repaint other than a handful of tiny chips on the front of the car. Light scratches on the stainless steel roof. They might come out with a professional detailing, but there's a small dent on the roof that won't. Delaminating windshield at the top and bottom. Very good, mostly original interior. Looks partially restored underneath with a mix of newer and older components. A solid restored car in the best specs and in a rare color, but far from like-new.
Market commentary
Compared to the equivalent Ferraris and Lamborghinis, these mid-engine Maseratis are a little bit less striking to look at, a little slower and they don't come with a V12 soundtrack. They offer nearly as much car, though, and are cheaper enough to represent a tempting value among vintage exotics. The combination of the chassis number and purported US-delivery to 4.9 specs is troubling, however. The chassis number convention at the time would include "49" and "US", e.g., AM11749US556. The sequence number is appropriate to the 4.9 specifications, however, and consistency in chassis stampings never troubled Maserati. This one sold post-block at an appropriate price, which is still 100 grand off from an equivalent Ferrari 512 BB and low enough that the presence of a leftover 4.7 in the engine compartment is reasonably hedged.