Maserati Khamsin

Well my bday is 5 months away but arigato anyway! Looks like 054 we discussed in the past.

 

Ok enquiry sent to Japan, about the barnfind, we will see what info I can get back...

Speaking of the land of the rising sun here is one in rather better condition being exercised with gusto last year in a club event slalom, looks like it is AM120-138: in any case that's the spirit, Banzai!

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Hello

I believe this is 1148, spotted in Salzburg, formerly at home in Austria, now with Munich plates

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Hi Roger,

Yes it matches the car in the photo below, my publisher went to see a Mangusta at the home of the then owner in I would say about 2013, the Goose was all rusty so he looked much more at the K which surprised the owner. These are the only two photos I have, automatic. Very good color combination for a K.

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OK---
Meanwhile back at the Ranch, diff on its way to a 3.07:1 conversion @ Leo P's.
Head gaskets etc under attack:

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Hello fellow Maserati people,

a friend of mine is in the process of rebuilding his Khamsin with citroen hydraulics. He needs the clutch slave cylinder which seems to be a part different from the standard citroen parts. It is part number 27 in the attached drawing. Can somebody give me a hint if this part is available somewhere (preferrably in Europe) or is used in another vehicle with the same hydraulic system? Help is appreciated as always.
And on a side note: I am glad my Mexico has conventional hydraulics, the Citroen system is a bit strange at times.....

CU lbird
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You can get a rebuild kit from MIE. Sometimes other vendors may also have it on eBay.

 

Blasphemy.

 

A nice fashion prop for a Gucci shoot:

I had long heard of a K being used in a seventies fashion shoot with bell bottom pants in Playboy, supposedly the USA edition but have never seen it. Not sure if this is it or part of a different shoot but this photo showed up yesterday on Instagram.

London, seventies with the "Mar 10)" aka Mario demonstrator Khamsin AM120-337 of Mario Tozzi Condivi the importer at the time, MTC cars, friend of de Tomaso.

See here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CZxChjOIuU4/

and clumsy screen capture below if you do not use IG.

I saw the car at McGraths in April 2019 when gathering interview and photography/filming for the book Classiche Masters; it has an amazing green interior which you can see here, sorry no other interior photos it was a busy day.


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Amazing green ... and here I though only Lamborghini did that!
Is that the way it left the factory or is it a custom post production job?

 

Factory special order.

 

Green? ...I thought it was regular cream color leather, distorted into a "green" by the tint of the windshield glass.... No?

Marc, you are saying it is truly a green interior..!?
- Art

 

It is exactly as in the two photos I showed, a very unique green, no distortion. Makes you wonder if Mario Tozzi Condivi smoked less official substances than Cuban cigars when he ordered that;-)

Edit: actually see here on McGrath's site there is a gallery on the restoration of 337:

https://www.mcgrathmaserati.co.uk/restoration/khamsin/

 

LOL! - Those are some crazy color choices right there... I like the 'Marrone' exterior though..

 

Condivi was an interesting person, kind of like DeTomaso’s Luca Brasi.

 

Genuine bull frog skin, Calaveras county edition ...

 

Bob, tell us more about your Espada like you always have. We haven't heard from it for a long time.

 

Off topic Herr Baumer you have ze ban ja?!
Lambroschinis have their own forum

 

This is not the place to discuss Bob's Linguini.

 

Oh contrare, I'm having linguini con vongole tonight for dinner.

Anyone understand the Calaveras reference?

Don't all JUMP at once!

 

You first with your Countach!

 

Darlingkkkk.....sold 22 years ago! I can not talk about it here - this car was so breathtaking!!!!

 

As much as I think that my English is much better than your German (and I can very good speak the "th", just to let you know...) - I meant the question about Bob`s Espada as he mentioned it sooo often. It was irony, Marc............

 

Calaveras County, California is site of the world (?) famous frog jumping competition. In gold rush country.