• One of only 175 4.7-litre Mexico models built • An older restoration • Stored since acquisition in 2011 • Requires re-commissioning • Manual transmission Reputedly named later in honour of Cooper-Maserati's victory in the 1966 Mexican Grand Prix, when John Surtees triumphed in the final round of that year's Formula 1 World Championship, the Mexico debuted at the 1966 Turin Motor Show.

The new V8-engined sports car boasted elegant yet understated coachwork by Carrozzeria Vignale, Maserati's preferred coachbuilder at this time, and was intended for customers who wanted a luxurious four-seater but preferred something more sporting than the larger Quattroporte saloon.

Maserati's long-established four-cam V8 engine was employed in 4.7-litre form for the newcomer.

Designed for competition and progressively civilised for road use, the V8 arrived in 'production' form in the first Quattroporte of 1963 and would be the mainstream power plant of the Maserati range throughout the 1960s and '7...