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Maserati Ghibli II - later model (GT, Cup, etc.) info, please

Discussion in 'Maserati' started by finnerty, Jan 13, 2006.

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  1. finnerty

    finnerty F1 World Champ

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    #1 finnerty, Jan 13, 2006
    Anyone have any experience with bringing one of these cars into the US or Canada? Can the road cars be registered for North American street use? Any resources / people you can point me to for info and expertise?

    I very much want one of these cars (maybe a 1997 model year), but I want to be able to drive it legally on US / Canada roads.

    Is it possible?
     
  2. staatsof

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    #2 staatsof, Jan 14, 2006
    Check with MARANELLO71 he's a big fan of these cars and used to have one.

    Maybe if you're in Canada it's easier but in the USA realistically, you're looking at utilizing the show & display provision which has a very limited annual mileage.

    That's one option but not very satifying and I don't know how or if they follow up on the mileage provision.

    I have no idea what it would take to actually convert one of these cars for full legal use but I suspect it's going to be many times the cost of the car. There were some late Ghibli II's with air bags so that might help.

    I know that Classic Coach in NJ is doing a pair of MC12s right now so they might know "what" has to be done but how on Ghibli II is another matter. So is the expense.

    I have a Ghibli II here as a pure race car but it never sees the road. I have no idea what they're like as road cars as my car is so heavily modified. They did get great reviews, mostly.
     
  3. tx246

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    #3 tx246, Jan 15, 2006
    there is a ghibli ii here in houston. i don't believe it is road legal but is used as a track car.
     
  4. staatsof

    staatsof Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    #4 staatsof, Jan 15, 2006
    Yup, it's a Ghibli Open Cup. Strickly for the track. The owner used to own the one I have as well. He had both of them imported to the USA. They cannot be made road legal no matter what you do to them.

    Bob S.
     

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