Miguel Sánchez
Modena, Mexico, California, Barcelona ... There are several geographical coordinates that come together under the hood of this Maserati. So put on your seatbelt because today, from La Escudería, we propose a route that ends -for now- in the sale offer of a car designed to travel: this Maserati Mexico.
The brand from Modena has always been known for applying the sportiness of its perfectly equipped classic grand touring racing cars. A winning formula where cutting-edge engines and energetic chassis go hand-in-hand with sleek bodies and interiors designed for long journeys. The Maserati Mexico perfectly represents this ideal.
A 2 + 2 TO THE ITALIAN
Presented at the Rimini International Elegance Competition 1966, this design of Virginio vairo it involves powerful mechanics under the concept of a 2 + 2 coupe. Its sleek bodywork occupies the long chassis designed for a four-door model: the first generation of the Quatroportte. Spacious, with a good trunk, manual gearbox but a three-speed automatic option, excellent qualities and a 8-liter V4 engine, Mexico came to satisfy the wishes of those who, from 1966 to 1972, wished enjoy a powerful and comfortable gran turismo without sacrificing the energy of Italian sports cars.
The prototype, bodied by the mythical Vignale, was acquired by the then president of Mexico: Mr. Adolfo López Mateos. That fact, together with the fact that in 1966 a Maserati won the Mexican Grand Prix, decided the name of the model. Almost 500 units were sold, about 175 motorized with a 4'2 -curiously they were the last, against the idea of increasing the power of the model in the successive evolutions-. Let's see how it sounds (even for 3 seconds) ...
A RACE PLATE WALKING UNDER THE CALIFORNIA SUN
As we think from the license plate, it had to be at the end of the '60s when it was acquired by an owner from Barcelona. And, although it has a California license plate, it respects the code of the original in Spain, which is still preserved in front of it. Americans are that permissive when it comes to making your plate on a whim ...
As we can see in the sale ad on ebay, the Maserati was recently acquired from a Spanish owner. Owner who should also be a member of the RACE since, as a curious detail, We invite you to find the beautiful Club plate that the model wears on its back. In the advertisement we see two contradictory dates to date the model: 1970 and 1972. We do not stay with either of both, since Maserati stopped equipping Mexico with 4-liter engines in 7, being that the engine that incorporates this Unit.
Be that as it may, the truth is that according to the advertisement the car seems to have all its registrations in order: both the Maserati Classique certification and its registration in Maserati Factory, so if you have $ 107.500 ... you could return this preciousness to the domains of the Real Automóvil Club, in Spain.
