To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' London
event, 24 October 2019.
Estimate:
£50,000 - £60,000
- Rare RHD example, delivered new to the UK
- Recent re-commissioning with receipts totaling £29,461.40
Like its sisters, the Khamsin was named after winds�one that blows
from the southeast across Northeast Africa and the Arabian
Peninsula. Maserati's penchant for using such names proved apropos,
as its cars were able performers in contemporary road tests. The
Khamsin, an elegant 2+2 designed by Bertone and first shown at the
1973 Paris Motor Show, was the final Maserati introduced while the
firm was under the control of Citroen.
Mechanical specs were similar to the Ghibli; it was fitted with a
280 bhp, 4,930 cc DOHC V-8 engine managed via a ZF 5-speed manual
transmission (or optional Borg Warner automatic), propelling the
car to a top speed of 270 km/h. Unique, however, was its unitized
body construction in place of a tubular chassis and, for the first
time on a front-engine Maserati, independent suspension all around.
Citroen's hydraulic technology was used to power the brakes and
steering as well as to raise the concealed headlamps.
In total, just 430 Khamsins were produced, including this
right-hand-drive example finished in Grigio Metallizzato
highlighted by a Senape leather interior. Built on 16 May 1975, it
was first delivered to the United Kingdom, and today the odometer
shows little more than 24,500 km. Early in its history, it was
purchased from MTC in London and routinely serviced by them as well
as by Bill McGrath until it was laid up in 1993.
Receipts totaling £29,461.40 for parts and labour dated 9 August
2019 by McGrath Maserati, a copy of the nine-page invoice
exhaustively detailing the recommissioning of this Khamsin, is
available for inspection. Unusually, it was fitted from new with a
tow bar along with a stainless-steel exhaust system, the only known
deviations from factory specs. It is offered with assorted MTC
correspondence, instruction manual, parts list, MOT test
certificate valid until August 2020, and Swansea V5 registration
document.To view this car and others currently consigned to this
auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/lf19.