1970 Maserati Ghibli Convertible

The Maserati Ghibli Coupe was introduced in 1966 at the Torino Motor Show with the Spyder following a few years later, in 1969, and was strictly a two-seater with a fabric folding roof. One hundred examples of the Spider were equipped with a 4.7-liter, DOHC V8, and 25 examples with the larger, 4.9-liter unit.

The Ghibli rested on a tubular steel-frame chassis with the engine being placed in the front and powering the rear wheels. In the front was an independent suspension while the rear employed a live axle on semi-elliptical leaf springs. Disc brakes at all four wheels provided the stopping power.

This 4.7-liter Spider was specially ordered from Maserati by Bruce McCashin from Bob Grossman's dealership, Foreign Car City in West Nyack, New York in July of 1969. It was a U.S.-specification example that was dispatched with quad exhaust tips, bolt-on Borrani wire wheels, seat belts, a Becker Grand Prix AM/FM radio with electric antenna, and a left-hand door mirror. It was given the paint scheme of Mercedes-Benz Tobacco Brown (DB 423) over Senape (Mustard) leather interior, with matching tunnel and dashboard upholstery.

Mr. McCashin planned to pick the Maserati up from the Modena factory, but that never came to pass. Foreign Car City eventually took delivery of the car in March 1970 before placing it with a new owner. The Ghibli has resided in the New York area ever since.

This Maserati Ghibli Spyder currently wears a silver paint scheme with a red interior and a standard Ghibli twin-tip exhaust.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2022