Maserati needs no introduction.

Already a legendary racing marque before the war, the company turned to the limited production of sports cars for the road in the 1950s.

These proved to be highly successful, and manufacture continued throughout the ‘60s with the company taking credit for some of the most potent and luxurious cars of the era.

None upheld this great tradition better than the magnificent Ghibli.

The model made its debut at the 1966 Turin Show, where it was received with rapturous acclaim.

Over the preceding few years Maserati had tended towards slightly more refined and placid designs and so, like the wind from which it drew its name, the Ghibli came as a breath of fresh air.

An American magazine in 1968 said of it, ‘The Ghibli is by far Maserati’s greatest contribution to the automotive world in the past 20 years.

Its appearance alone gives one a feeling of opulence.’ 1969 saw the appearance of a beautiful spyder derivative.

Its convertible top folded under a flus...