Vehicle Description
1965 Maserati Quattropor?te. Here is a rare opportunity to acquire
an untouched 1965 Maserati Quattroporte series 1. Rebuilt the front
and rear calipers, brake master cylinder, flushed all of the gas
tanks, and installed new fuel lines. The original 10' clutch was
seized so i pulled the transmission and converted the unobtainable
original clutch to a more dependable and available 9.5' Ferrari
Daytona Borg and beck clutch kit. I recently performed a
compression test on the original engine and all 8 cylinders were
within 5% of each other, with compression at around 170psi. The
engine starts right up and sounds very healthy, however, i would
recommend reconditioning the engine with all new gaskets, seals,
and bearings since the engine is 50 years old. This is a very early
car, equipped with the de-dion rear end, inboard disc brakes and
the early s5-325 zf transmission as found on the Ghibli or Aston
db5. This transmission is far more reliable compared to the later
s5-20 zf. Also, notice the single cibie headlight setup which is a
far more attractive design. The early Quattroporte had a better
sub-frame assembly than the later cars. The sub-frame extends past
the firewall, all the way to the center section on the car, unlike
the later cars where the sub-frame would end near the fire wall
providing greater stability and better handling at high speed. This
car did not come equipped with ac from the factory. The body is
very sound with no rust on the chassis, floors or hood. However,
there are a couple of small bubbles on the bottom of the doors. The
paint is cracking and lifting in a few places. See attached photos
of the hood showing the paint lifting off but there is no rust!
This is probably one of the only solid Quattroportes currently
available on the market. The interior is original and shows tears
on the driver seat with leather cracking in a few other places.
This Maserati would be a perfect candidate for restoration and be
that as it may, with only a very few Quattroportes remaining on the
road, this would be a wonderful addition to a Maserati collection.
Rarely does one come up on the market, especially in its original
patina.
