Please contact the Mexico Registry via this forum. I gave all my infos, collected over 10 years to them.
Yes, I saw the registry, it's listed, but there is no other info other than the dealer's web site of photos. I can only assume that it was not in the registry until it was recently listed for sale. They don't even have it's birth date.
Perfect for the guy with unlimited budget and all the time in the world to work on this .... Maserati : Other . in Maserati | eBay Motors Ivan Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
After seeing the Mexico Ivan sold to Martin Loge come back to life, I think pretty much anything can be restored, given enough time, money and skill. I don't think I'd want to do it all myself, though!
Well, lets see, purchase price + $225,000 + massive wear and tear on your nervous system and you have a pretty nice car provided it is a matching number car. Of course your milage may vary and in all probability will. No photo of a transmission, just some type of shifter? Ciao, FGM
The funny thing is I sold that Mexico (the green monster) to Jacques as a parts car. Martin then bought it from Jacques with the wild idea to restore it. This Mexico was staring down the throat of a crusher and instead ended up at the winner's stand at Concurso Italiano. Martin proved the impossible is sometimes possible. Ivan Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
A truly amazing transformation. Do you have a few pictures of the completed resto? It's in the same blu sera met I'm trying to find the right code/formula for...
The seller told me a ZF transmission is part of the sale. The seller stated that the engine numbers DO NOT match, or there is no VIN/ID number on the engine block. He stated that 40% of all Maserati's do not have an VIN on the block. ( LOL ). And the car is yours for north of $50,000 USD. Frank, does it add up??? Ciao and best! ~Trev
I remember seeing the green Monster (Mexico) when it was running and located in the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area.. The owner at the time had a very interesting filter assembly on the car!!! I also remember there was no back seat, although the owner may have had it at his house, can't really remember.. I felt very sorry for the car, thinking it deserved better. Almost made me forget my dream of owning a Mexico.. Mike
No, if it bids to $25,000 I will be very suppressed. Just too much work and too many missing parts to make it a fun project. On the other hand my early roll up window car AM101.916 is a running, stopping and smooth shifting car which will make it much more cost effective and a lot less expensive in the long run. FGM FGM
Here's an early Mistral in need of some love: Beverly Hills Car Club :: 1964 Maserati Mistral - Lots of space to work in that engine bay! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Beverly Hills Car Club? I'll bet they run their operation out of a PO Box in the 'Hills. Looks more like the west coast office of Gullwing by the look of the cars they offer.... This one at least looks restorable, as opposed to the Ghibli they had on offer last year.
West coast office of Gullwing sums it up pretty well. I've even seen them exchanging cars. The 3500 GT at Gullwing with the hideous wheels was once at BHCC, for example. Sure is a great name though!
Couldn't resist this one...For those who can't quite stretch to real 450s Maserati : Other 2 doors in Maserati | eBay Motors Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
"As you can imagine this will make an awesome driving street/track day car with in stock form over 400 horsepower and a third of the weight of the original Quattroportte." While I can appreciate that the weight savings are substantial, IIRC the QP3 4.9L puts out 280HP stock, nowhere near 400! Even the tuned Royal version was "only" 300HP...
I think they're dreaming. This is a project that was probably abandoned for some very good reason, not just the expense of finishing it. Ask Wil Exoticars USA | custom hand built aluminum bodied roadster
Gee. Other than the wheels I would have thought it was legit. Right down to the automatic transmission. I've seen Wil's car a few times late during it's construction and finally finished last autumn. I think it's a very nice car. He did a great job of it. It also took him in the neighborhood of ten years to do it. I'd guess that the car Julian found has about eleven years to go.
Ask Wil Exoticars USA | custom hand built aluminum bodied roadster[/QUOTE] Thanks for the mention, Bob. This thread prompted me and Wil to have a discussion. His car is now for sale on ebay. He is not desperate to sell, just has another project in mind. We still have his supercharged 308GTB to play with while building something new, definitely a 1-2 year project this time, not 8-10! Maserati : Other 2-door in Maserati | eBay Motors
Thanks for the mention, Bob. This thread prompted me and Wil to have a discussion. His car is now for sale on ebay. He is not desperate to sell, just has another project in mind. We still have his supercharged 308GTB to play with while building something new, definitely a 1-2 year project this time, not 8-10! Maserati : Other 2-door in Maserati | eBay Motors[/QUOTE]Its called a Maserati - but in fact this car never saw Modena, so....!
Its called a Maserati - but in fact this car never saw Modena, so....![/QUOTE] Hi Walter, It is true the outside of the car or the chassis were never in Modena. The engine, front & rear suspension, steering, rear sub-frame, rear brakes, differential, drive-shaft, door latches, gas pedal and parking brake system are all from the same 1980 Maserati QP. The front brake calipers came through Sant'Agata. We're not claiming the car is a production Maserati. We just recycled some nice parts from a very rusted and neglected series III Quattroporte which was bound for the scrap heap (it had about a liter of water in the glove box) and we registered the new car as a customized Maserati. It's basically a re-bodied Maserati. Ciao, Wil
