Recent content by Itare Sam

Matt, I don't see how anyone could regard £7k (fitted) as expensive when a new factory replacement engine would be well north of three times that amount!

Apologies for the late response - having started this scary thread I should have posted a final update earlier. Yes the GranTurismo was back on the road by late 2020, replacement engine as good as new. While it was with Matt they did a thorough check-over and everything else that needed doing...

Sadly, I guess that's true about the Tipo, or indeed an A35 van (although I guess James Hunt probably tried it). Not sure the Tipo is the least appropriate photo opportunity in my list, when there's so many mingers - Austin 1800 'land crab' maybe?

I think I detect an inexplicable lack of Hillmans and Humbers in these lists of cars owned, so as an attempt to raise the tone (haha) here's my list. Approximately in chronological order, although sometimes vehicles owned concurrently. And sometimes, like the late James Hunt, my only vehicle...

Merak SS: 1 Belfry Khamsin: 1 Khamsin433 Bora: 1 Team CGR Merak: 1 Pete BiTurbo: 2 Outrun, Bonnett 2.24v Biturbo Spyder Zagato: 4 Cedfred, Needamaser, Minardirule, Marco07 Shamal: 1 Merak_SS Ghibli: 5 Simon M, JDB, spacecadet, Hurricane52, Bonnett Ghibli GT: 3 Malc, Ian Roberts, Rcw13...

Interesting idea - but just imagine the consequences if this happened over that weekend..... https://www.sportsmaserati.com/index.php?threads/gts-engine-catastrophe.31232/ Rare, but it happened....

How true - I deduce I'm a trifle older than the ages of most participating in this thread. I was a complete car nut as a child in the 50s, my mother was fond of telling people I could name every car on the road when I was about 5. I remember having a poster of an MGA Twin Cam on my bedroom...

More photos of the disguised MC20 in Autocar today, including pics of the engine - https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/maserati-mc20-spy-photos-unveiled-9-september-621bhp-v6

Yes indeed! Matt tracked one down and hopefully it'll be back on the road pretty soon! Thanks for asking.

Ouch! Your poor wife must have been mortified. I guess the 3200 was below the line sight in the rear view mirror of the Jeep? My wife has a Shogun with a rear-mounted spare wheel partly obscuring the back window (plus she never cleans the windows ;)) so I can see the same situation...

Thanks Joe, and belated commiserations for the loss of your 3200 in 2010. It does sound very similar. As you say, it's clearly a rare thing to happen, as the ten year gap between the two engine failures reported on this forum seems to confirm. I have heard of one similar case of sealant in...

well I need the car back on the road asap, and it might need its hoses for that to happen ?

Really good to read your good news report - that sounds like a fabulous car.

Thank you for the kind words - yes there's not much point in wallowing in the misery of it all - got to get it fixed! I've wondered why I seem to be reacting more calmly than some on here say they would have done - trust me it's not because the cost of a Maserati engine is peanuts to (what I...

Aha that explains it. many thanks