Unveiled to fanfare at the 1966 Turin Motor Show, the Maserati Ghibli combined alluring fastback bodywork by noted designer Giorgetto Giugiaro with proven performance from the Italian automaker’s 4.7-liter V-8, creating one of the most appealing grand tourers of the decade. Named for swift desert winds on the North African coast, the Ghibli’s performance more than matched its billing: the 310-horsepower engine with four carburetors, quad camshafts, and dry-sump lubrication pushed the svelte coupe to speeds beyond 164 mph. Maserati produced a total of 1,170 Ghibli Coupes from 1967 through 1973.

Ordered new by Brussels Maserati dealer François Staumont on behalf of Mr. Théo Vercoutere in late 1967, a letter from Staumont to Maserati dated 28 November 1967 notes that 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; the work he and other owners carried out is noted in a document on file. The Maserati changed hands twice more before a subsequent owner out of Germany acquired it in November 2011. He would commission Roda Classica out of Portugal to restore the car in 2016, invoices for which are on file. The work included repairing the bodywork as necessary before respraying it in factory-correct Celeste Chiaro and rebuilding the engine, gearbox, and other components. The interior had previously been refinished in Senape leather and was cleaned but otherwise left intact with its appealing patina.

In November 2023, the Maserati would briefly pass to another German owner before ending up with a dealer in the Netherlands, from whom the consignor acquired it in June 2024 and had it imported to the United States later that year.

With its numbers-matching 4.7-liter V-8 engine, exterior refinished in the factory-correct body color, and known history with period motor show provenance, this Ghibli appeals on many levels and will provide much enjoyment whether showing or touring.