Parisien
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Maserati Ghibli 1993 V6 twin turbo... unfinished project...hhhmmmmmm
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mjheathcote
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But is it a LHD Ghibli Cup?
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Sorry Rex - it's not the Cup engine, not the Cup power, and not the right age. Same block, yes, but several differences. Cups weren't produced until '96, though the 24 rhd UK cars were built in 1997.
Back then a Cup cost about £40k, while a low mileage used 2 lt lhd normal Ghibli could be had on the continent for about £10k. I know, I did both.
Back then a Cup cost about £40k, while a low mileage used 2 lt lhd normal Ghibli could be had on the continent for about £10k. I know, I did both.
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I wondered where that monstrosity had gone, not seen any news of it for years.
If you watch the Youtube clip below it shows some more pictures of the build and the the finished car in all its gruesome detail. If you click on the "show more" button under the text it gives full details of the spec, apparently they added a Nitrous Oxide kit at a later date.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRtq9NciEJM
More details and pictures can be found on Enrico's website (go to page 79 of Maseratisti):
http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri00a.htm
It would be nice to rescue it and return it to standard but I suspect that would be a very expensive exercise.
If you watch the Youtube clip below it shows some more pictures of the build and the the finished car in all its gruesome detail. If you click on the "show more" button under the text it gives full details of the spec, apparently they added a Nitrous Oxide kit at a later date.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRtq9NciEJM
More details and pictures can be found on Enrico's website (go to page 79 of Maseratisti):
http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri00a.htm
It would be nice to rescue it and return it to standard but I suspect that would be a very expensive exercise.
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dickyb
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Unfortunately we can't blame the French on this occasion. The guy selling the car is the guilty party in its mutilation, I believe the car came from France originally (via Italy) hence the French registration. If you look at the ebay seller name and the name of the guy who posted the details on Enrico's website (pg 79) you will see they are the same. The guy's company were called Mutant Automotive and were based in Oxfordshire somewhere, I think their usual fodder was typical boy racer shopping trolleys and they decided to ruin a Ghibli to be different.
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"their usual fodder was typical boy racer shopping trolleys"
that's hilarious and absolutely accurate- I think one of those pictures shows it next to a Corsa at a show; I don't mean to be snobby, (I've nothing against Vauxhalls [actually that's a lie]) but I don't think they were aiming for the Stanford Hall audience...
Didn't they take out the side repeater lamps and replace them with a wobbly row if irregular LEDS in the wing-mirrors...?
Initial eBay pictures makes it look like it's got an impact on the NS lower door...
that's hilarious and absolutely accurate- I think one of those pictures shows it next to a Corsa at a show; I don't mean to be snobby, (I've nothing against Vauxhalls [actually that's a lie]) but I don't think they were aiming for the Stanford Hall audience...
Didn't they take out the side repeater lamps and replace them with a wobbly row if irregular LEDS in the wing-mirrors...?
Initial eBay pictures makes it look like it's got an impact on the NS lower door...