Highlights

Rare 1965 Maserati Quattroporte with a 4.0-litre V8 engine
Offered as a promising restoration project
Originally delivered and registered in Portugal
Engine running with a good compression
Comes with new gauges packed in original Maserati parts

The Appeal

When the Series I Quattroporte first launched in 1963, there was very little else like it on the road. It was one of the first cars to blur the lines between supercar and saloon - a balance it continues to strike to this day.

Now's the time to look for a restoration project and what better car to choose than this rare Series I Maserati Quattroporte from 1965. As the photographs show, it's seen better days, but this car has good bones, offered in running order, appearing largely complete and sound overall.

The vendor recounts the following story:

"Bought by Antonio Ferreira de Almeida, a car dealer from Lisbon, sometime after the Portuguese Revolution 1974, when ownership of an expensive car wasn’t such a good idea anymore. De Almeida bought hundreds of cars. The ones in good condition were kept in various locations all over Lisbon. From 1992 on, the cars in need of work were stored in the barn of an orange plantation, some 100 km away from Lisbon. 2007 he visited his barn with a fellow enthusiast who took some pictures which he put up in the internet. Then the hype started: sensational barn find, etc, with many completely nonsensical stories around it. The fact is that Ferreira de Almeida started to sell off most of his 400 cars. 107. 474. was for a while listed by someone in Spain, but the car has probably never left Portugal, as it was still for sale there."

Now in the Netherlands, it's time for someone to restore this fabulous executive GT.

History and Paperwork

First registered on 14 September 1965 in Portugal
Originally delivered to Lisbon and registered with the plate HB-36-70
Owned by Antonio Ferreira de Almeida, a car dealer from Lisbon, post-1974
Stored in a barn from 1992 as part of a large collection
Declared sold in 2013, likely to a private owner
For sale in Cascais, Portugal, in 2017
Still with a classic car broker in Cascais in 2019
Sold to a private owner in Holland in 2021

The Condition

Bodywork appears in fair order, a good restoration base according to the vendor
Originally painted in blue sera/Cinghiale
Some chrome parts and small other parts are missing
The interior is present but shows its age
We recommend a thorough examination of the photographs to make your own assessment of the car's condition, completeness and originality
New Old Stock gauges included, in original Maserati packaging

The Mechanics

4.1-litre V8
Five-speed manual gearbox
Power steering
De-Dion suspension system
Engine is running with a good compression according top the vendor

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