Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008 68 31 64 51 91 28 53 29 30 49 20 32 2007 84 32 80 76 78 60 82 114 63 121 59 24 2006 113 114 95 102 88 111 61 38 51 470 359 119 2005 497 649 278 388 340 263 200 324 550 336 187 117 2004 343 255 236 360 257 164 260 100 223 184 527 310 2003 394 194 244 217 354 366 355 350 252 403 310 235 2002 414 257 305 360 285 384 375 348 363 206 294 417 2001 486 188 217 277 277 296 317 288 219 137 233 360 2000 196 215 355 313 219 177 262 292 403 309 384 320 1999 38 45 41 76 108 81 133 168 148 123 184 267 1998 4 7 43 These are their number of posts in clear decline since 2005: 20 in November?! For the whole month? Again I mean no disrespect but I always wanted to write to them that driving the car helsp keep it healthy so you don't have to fix it all the time! So as a humble Maserati enthusiast like many others I would welcome them here with open arms to speak of anything Khamsin in this thread and in other appropriate threads as needed. I would of course love to hear from any current or past Khamsin owners. best regards, Marc Sonnery www.maseratikhamsinregistry.com
To bring this back on track here are some wonderful Khamsin in the snow photos I received from B in Holland: the hint I dropped was picked up: thank you B.! The car belonged to a friend of his, chassi number unknown, they used it quite a bit in amm seasons: well done! best regards, Marc Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
If you're speaking of the Yahoo Maserati forum then yes it was assasinated several years ago but a few of us still hang around. The MaseratiGTcars Yahoo group I don't know about. Ask Joe and Walter about that. The old Maserati Yahoo group still has a lot of good data in those posts and you have a database there. Here you can not. That's one reason why the VLG Yahoo forum does pretty well. Bob S.
Bob to keep this on track re Khamsins I will respond to your yahoo forum comments in the relevant thread: thank you.
The number of posts on the Maserati GT Forum aren't much better. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008 275 218 141 159 155 160 162 98 125 120 89 28 2007 184 249 202 220 256 193 265 265 160 361 124 112 2006 200 245 195 138 68 79 139 139 76 178 130 81 2005 182 286 377 202
Oh that should be nice and confusing for readers. You brought it up here so why not address it here? With love Bob S. ;>))
Well I am always confused Bob so to remind you and yours truly this thread is about the: Image Unavailable, Please Login
That was my tag in Florida a few years ago, of course sometimes if someone else already has it the spelling has to be different such as on this one: AM120US1124 in California because the tag with the correct spelling is already taken: this begs the question: what car has the correct spelling tag in California: I am not aware of it... 2 photos copyright D Nelson. best regards, Marc Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thank you for the info with regards to the red ring on the exhaust. I can believe the tape suggestion as I actually put some racing tape on them a few months ago and it has not burned somehow. I bought some of the Ansa stickers, so those will go on as well. As far as painting the tips red or orange, I agree with the comment about them turning black soon enough, but that will give me something else to compulsively clean! Pascal
Marc... Thank you for the pictures of 1124....In case no one noticed, the rear bumbers were converted to Euro, but the front was not... What does this mean? Hybrid? Sorry Marc...Have to give a friend grief whenever I can!!! Mike D.
I spoke with a Pebble Beach winning restoration shop about this, they simply use Red Pinstripe available at any auto parts store. When it burns off, replace it. for less than $10.00 you get enough to do the car about 20 times. Joe
Yes exactly! Isn't that one of the reasons we buy these sorts of cars? ;>) The tape looks bad soon enough too unless it's a trailer queen. Bob S.
Yes and it looks not that bad in black as the color seems to hide it. Can't hide that rear one though, no matter what the color. Bob S.
Mike: why don't you paint your bumpers pink while you are at it: beter than any antitheft device I guarantee it! Re the tape: can't believe they would put tape there and I do think some of you are masochists for worrying about that best regards, Marc PS: Am going to see one Saturday, will report next week.
Perhaps you guys can help me here!! The other day I was looking under my K, and noticed the entire transmission seemed to be soaked in some kind of fluid..Further inspection revealed a very small diameter hose was disconnected.. I suspect this probably has to do with the LHM system...Not sure this was even the problem but either way this may not be good... That being said and based on the thinness of the tube (very small diameter), I can't believe this tube can be of any use anyway... I suspect it may be some kind of LHM overflow return tube or something... Any ideas or experiences in this matter? When I am back in TN and get a chance I will try to take a picture and post it.... Mike D.
Mike D. When you wiped down the tranny did the fluid appear green or greenish on your cloth or towel? Knowing the color would help to isolate the problem and confirm if it is from the LHM or not. That's a start. I am sure others on this forum can add more....
I just got through with this problem in my car, if it's indeed the LHM return as it seems. I took the opportunity to get some custom steel braided replacements for the cloth/rubber hoses into and out of the cylinder. Also a good idea to do all the seals at this point. The failure mode for the clutch is interesting, FWIW-- it permanently engages. If you're good at RPM matching gears, it's not a problem Happy to point you to the guys who went through the 3 weeks of work to figure it out with me (and with help from MIE-- thanks guys!) and get it right.
I finally drove the Khamsin AM120.096 again today (after half a year of abstinence). While I was gone the car was repainted in the original factory color (was repainted black in 1976 or so) and in my opinion looks a lot better than it did in black. Especially with the interior, the blue just looks "royal" I noticed a few things that had not been reassembled to my satisfaction after the paintjob, that I will have taken care of, while I'm here. Also, somehow they managed to break the door handle. This is something that got me quite upset, especially since they haven't tried to fix it since. I guess I'll have to take this matter into my hand as well. The driving videos ("spirited driving" ) will be made this weekend - I always do those on my own, because I don't want to end up having to talk to someone during the drive and "mess up" the audio. Pictures will follow too, once I have more time. Here's a snapshot I took today - I just really love that color! I was speechless the first 20 minutes and was just staring at the car. EDIT: (And yes, that is the sticker with italian instruction for the breaking-in period on the windshield) Image Unavailable, Please Login
Great color Alex! You will no doubt see it appear quite different depending on the degree of sunlight. Have fun! best regards, Marc
A question for the experts (perhaps it's been already answered elsewhere? If that's the case, I apologize for the repost): Is it a terribly hard job to convert an automatic Khamsin to a much more appropriate manual 5-speed? In the past year I have come across some very cheap automatic Khamsins (seems much less desirable than the manual) and I know where to get a couple of very good Maserati 5-speed ZF's in Italy, probably the owner will sell them to me for scrap money (they come from dismantled old QP III's). Another obvious question is whether the 'box housing is always the same for all '70s V8 models, or whether there may be problems fitting it to the Khamsin.
