Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

1968-1969 Maserati Ghibli

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1968-1969 Maserati Ghibli

1963 Ford Galaxie

1968-1969 Maserati Ghibli

The Maserati Ghibli is a sports car, produced by Italian manufacturer Maserati in two generations: first from 1966–73, and again as the Maserati Ghibli II from 1992–97.

The original Maserati Ghibli is a two-door, two-seater GT released by Maserati in 1967. The V8-powered Ghibli was the most popular Maserati vehicle since the automaker withdrew from racing in the 1950s, and it outsold its two biggest rivals, the Ferrari Daytona and the Lamborghini Miura. It debuted at the 1966 Turin Motor Show.

The Ghibli’s steel body, renowned for its low, shark-shaped nose, was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Giugiaro, who today heads his own company ItalDesign, worked at coachbuilder Ghia when he designed the Ghibli.

The car was powered by a front-placed quad-cam 330 hp (250 kW) V8 engine. It had a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 6.8 seconds, had a top speed of 154 mph (248 km/h) and could be operated by either a five-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission. Even by the standards of its time and class, the car consumed copious volumes of fuel, but Maserati fitted the car with two 50 L (13.2 US gal; 11.0 imp gal) fuel tanks,[1] which could be filled via flaps on either side of the roof pillars. The car also featured pop-up headlamps, leather sport seats and alloy wheels.

Scott Figueiredo, Houston Texas USA

30” x 40” acrylic on canvas

1968-1969 Maserati Ghibli”
**Please Note: Each giclee print is signed and numbered with a limited print of 50 total reproductions. Printed on museum quality archival heavy weight paper. The original print is accompanied with a notarized and signed letter of authenticity.
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