• Displayed at the 1968 Salon de l’Automobile de Bruxelles
• Presented in its factory-correct body colour of Celeste Chiaro, with a Senape leather interior
• One of 761 left-hand-drive Ghiblis built from 1967 until 1973
• Acquired by the consigning owner in 2011; restored by Roda Classica in 2016
• Accompanied by Maserati Classiche data, order correspondence, invoices, previous titles, a jack, wheel-nut socket, and toolkit

Ordered new by Brussels Maserati dealer François Staumont on behalf of Mr. Théo Vercoutere in late 1967, a letter on file from Staumont to Maserati dated 28 November 1967 noted the car was destined for display at the Brussels Motor Show. Chassis 180 was delivered on 29 December, finished in Celeste Chiaro over Blu leather, and exhibited a few weeks later.

This Ghibli is believed to have had a second Belgian owner before being acquired by Peter Jansens in 1985. He retained the car for two years and then sold it to Bruun van Leeuwen, via Kroymans. Under Jansens’ care, the car is said to have had rust repairs and a respray.

Mr. Leeuwen owned this Ghibli until 1999, and the work he and other owners carried out is noted in a document on file. The Maserati changed hands twice more before being acquired by the consigning owner in November 2011, who commissioned a restoration by Roda Classica in 2016; invoices detailing the works are available to view on file.

Today, this Ghibli retains its matching-numbers 4.7-litre V-8 engine, and is finished in its factory-correct body colour of Celeste Chiaro. The interior has been re-finished in an attractive Senape leather. With period motor show provenance and known ownership history, this Ghibli would make a wonderful acquisition any admirer of Italian classics.To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mu23.