Shamal sighting in Dubai!

[jpmondalek]

What a beast!

I took this photo at ARM, my local Maserati specialist.

 

[conaero]

Hey JP, been a while, you obviously got my email?

The Shamal does look great, l really like the muscular front and rear quarter panels, only thing I don't like is the odd cut out for the rear arches, just thinking, why?

 

[Andyk]

Hi, good to have you back on the forum.....I just love the Shamal......Sooo wanted one when they came out and they still move me now....

 

[StuartW]

What an object of beauty that is, an absolute delight! This one looks in great shape too, especially for a car from the early 90's

 

[BennyD]

They do look very nice but I never got my head around the rear wheel arches as they never really looked quite right to me. Overall I prefer the Ghibli, especially the cup.

 

[Emtee]

Love the Shamal. I agree on the rear wheel arches, though they doesn't look as out of place in the flesh. It was a bit of a styling cue at the time, as they did the same with the QP and the Chubasco concept, but interestingly not all Shamal's have those arches; some have regular arches.

 

[Guest 1678]

The rear wheel arches are a Marcello Gandini signature. Same shape as the Countach and Diablo.

Damon

 

[safrane]

Would love to storm up to a middle lane hogging BMW 3 and see them take fright at that looming down on them...raw power, few if any driver aids...don't even think they had ABS...a riot in the wet I guess! Just looks so agressive when compared to the Coupe.

 

[ZAM400209]

lovely piece of gear...

I love Gandini's rear arches, actually...

there's some great footage on Enrico's pages of the Japanese contingent who really take the Shamal seriously and have made a few subtle mods to really round them off for modern eyes, so to speak...

 

[Andyk]

I too love the rear arched on the Shamal...really gives it a muscular stance...