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All things 'Maserati'. News of forthcoming models, owner's cars, tips, 'Marque' reunions and the odd touch of humour! In fact anything of interest to the 'Maseratista'.

So if you have any news about Maseratis or have anything owners and enthusiasts should know, send details to maserati123@btopenworld.com
Grille trident on a Maserati 250F #CM10
 
You can click on some pictures for a better view!!
 
 
 
 
From Udo in Germany
 

Udo has very kindly sent me these photos of a Ghibli SS currently undergoing restoration in Germany.
 
 
 
 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there's something missing here!!
 
 
 
 
 
From David in the UK

BITURBO RACER
 

Hi Enrico,

Attached photos of the British Touring Car Championship car.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

Kind regards,

David."
 
 
 
 
 
 
From Andy in the UK

BITURBO EXHAUST MANIFOLDS
 

There are two problems that can arise with the exhaust manifolds. One is cracking and the other is warping - which causes a leak between the faces of the manifold and the cylinder heads.

2. The manifold design has only changed once for all Biturbos and the superseded version with the extra rib was fitted to all Ghibli GTs and Ghibli Cups.

You can however minimise this happening by NEVER DRIVING A COLD ENGINE HARD and also NEVER SWITCHING THE ENGINE OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER A LONG RUN - let the engine idle for a few minutes to equalise the temperatures.
 
 
 
 
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Maseratisti in Australia
 

An excerpt from the September 2003 Newsletter of CLUB MASERATI AUSTRALIA INC
 

Lunch drive to Woy Woy along the Old Pacific Highway

 

Scuderia Maserati at Woy Woy

What a great drive along the Old Pacific Highway!

We said we would meet at the car park at the Hornsby Station but who would figure in advance that there were two car parks there! There were some strange phone calls ... I'm in the car park ... what car park ... the train station ... which station ... oh so why can't I see you then. After we had that all sorted out we set off for a quiet drive up the Old Pacific Highway.
 

There's something about a bunch of Maseratis going up the road that seems to make people in other cars appear to be transfixed - like a rabbit in the headlights. Between the zoom-whoosh of the twin turbos and the high revs and quick shifts of the 4.2 litre V8s they just seem to point and gesticulate wildly.
Robert and Kerrie in their Concours Winning 3200GT
 

A pit stop along the way to annoy the bikers at the "Pie in the Sky" and we were off on the what we then knew to be the pretty much clear road from there on to Gosford (Mr Plod was last seen pulling into the pie shop as we left). The rest of the drive was just beautiful, with hardly anybody en the road in either direction so we got to exercise the steering wheel a little...
 

You could see the water through the floorboards ... is that a good thing?

Lunch was the best fish I have had for a long time ... we had a choice of so many fresh fish that by the time you got to the bottom of the menu you had forgotten what was at the top and had to start all over again - and so it went till you were forced by the waitress to make a decision.
 

A pit stop along the way to annoy the bikers at the "Pie in the Sky" and we were off on the what we then knew to be the pretty much clear road from there on to Gosford (Mr Plod was last seen pulling into the pie shop as we left). The rest of the drive was just beautiful, with hardly anybody en the road in either direction so we got to exercise the steering wheel a little...
 

And in closing all I can say is ... next drive along a road full of bends we will have to issue sea sickness patches in advance for the slightly faint of heart ... a Ghibli that can turn left and right is a good thing ... and ... yes it's just an Astra.
 

Don and Amanda in their Ghibli GT
Nanette and Mitch in a Spyder
 

Dana and her Spyder
Don and Sam in the Ghibli
 
 
 
 
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