body and interior Missing Link: the Secret Maserati-'02 Connection

[Conserv]

Dave (auggiemize) un-earthed the following, which may help explain the recent $38.5K auction sale of a "simply fun" '02:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150513069374?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2FGift-Cards-Coupons-%2F172008%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D150513069374%26_rdc%3D1

Either the Maserati Ghibli -- the ORIGINAL Ghibli, not this NEW thing -- and the '02 share identical original shift knobs or -- and this is hard to believe -- this listing is in error! Given that this seller had an NOS Cosmic Mark II rim for over a year, in which I was interested, but he could not provide the rim's size, PCD (bolt pattern), ET (offset), hub center bore, or additional photos, beyond one, I'm guessing the latter rather than the former.

But if I'm wrong -- and I have been wrong many, many times -- this may explain the bump we're seeing in '02 prices.

More importantly, why the hell is Dave looking at Ghibli parts? I wish I could be looking at Ghibli parts!

Regards,

Steve

[jmr_1602]

I noticed the Ghibli knob was the same too. Got outbid for one on eBay. It sold for less than $40. Cheaper than if someone listed it for an 02.

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[gaius]

thats funny

[TobyB]

Good lord.  I have a few of those buried in boxes spread all over the county- I should clean 'em up and make big bux!

 

More helpful q- is there any interest in that shape made out of black nylon?  It would take a while to do a profile

blade, but once done, they'd not be too hard to crank out in small quantities...

 

t

[auggiemize]

The Ghibli find was assuredly an accident...It'd be the only part of an old Maser that I could afford...I thought it was pretty funny. And thanks Jim in Denver, I promise not to flip the one you sent me yesterday, its a beaut. There is something wonderful about the insulating quality of the rubber, and the faux whatever-it-is texture that's a fond forty-year-old memory...not sure what nylon would be like...probably pretty nice. I've got an old  square of ebony (wood) that I was considering copying the shape of the original..be nice with a satin nickel roundel...hmmm...Thanks for posting Steve...

Dave V.

[Conserv]

I'm not certain I'm buying that "assuredly an accident" explanation, Dave, but I'll leave it alone. ;-)

I will admit that a couple years ago I was browsing the Maserati 3500 listings pretty closely before I concluded I can afford '02s and not 3500s!

Best regards,

Steve

[TobyB]

Maser used Kfish pumps on some of the 6 cylinder sedans, I seem to remember, too...

 

t

[Conserv]

Maser used Kfish pumps on some of the 6 cylinder sedans, I seem to remember, too...

 

t

And ZF transmissions. I looked to see if they might have used Getrags in Maseratis, as a way of explaining the gear shift knob. But perhaps (likely?) Getrag and ZF -- both obviously German -- used the same size screw-on-style gear shift lever.

Regards,

Steve

[eurotrash]

And I just gave John Blake a NICE one.. free of charge.  tsssss.  John, I better not see mine on eBay..  

[jgerock]

Weird.  My tii came with one of the stock shift lever knobs.  It spins and spins and spins so I replaced it with a leather covered knob sourced from BavAuto.  I HATED the feel of that stock knob. I still have it somewhere.