Tis a very elegant car. I think that prices are generally on the up as folk look for alternatives. Production numbers will always help in terms of rarity, but they are not an easy rebuild exercise. John Jackson a long term club member sold his Khamsin ( the last chassis number 445) to finance the rebuild of his Mexico. Awesome car and it picked up awards at one of the club events this year.
I suppose it comes down to the person at the time of purchase and what they are willing to pay. Do they wait and hopefully a better example will come along, or do they plunge feet first? (Of course I did the latter when buying my Khamsin)
A couple of project cars have come up on Ebay this last year, mostly USA, and they have not been cheap considering the state they were in. Plus for us in the UK, there are the import costs to add on before even starting the restoration.
Another example on various web sites and also on Ebay was I think the first registered RHD car that was a money pit/ labour of love to get back into decent condition. (was somewhere near Manchester) Not sure what happened to it in the end.
RHD classic Maseratis were never sold in large numbers so every one deserves to be kept going. As Loz says there's a certain smiile that you cannot supress, which a friend of mine observed when I took him out for a quick blast in the Khamsin. Even projects will dry up eventually due to these finite numbers, unless you consider LHD cars.
I think the word I'm looking for to describe the whole experience is..........
.........CLASS
.......quite like it myself......
