1987 Maserati Spyder Zagato Biturbo

About the Maserati Biturbo

The Maserati Biturbo is a family of executive grand tourers produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati between 1981 and 1994. The original Biturbo was a two-door, four-seater notchback coupé (of somewhat smaller dimensions than the BMW 3 Series of the time) featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre V6 engine with two turbochargers and a luxurious interior.

The car was designed by Pierangelo Andreani, Chief of Centro Stile Maserati up to 1981, somewhat influenced by the design of the then recent Quattroporte III (penned by Italdesign Giugiaro).

All Maserati models introduced from the Biturbo's inception in 1981 until 1997 were based on the original Biturbo architecture, including the later grand tourers like the Shamal and Ghibli II. The Barchetta, while of a different layout entirely, used an ultimate version of the Biturbo V6 engine.

About the Biturbo Spyder

The convertible iteration of the Biturbo was designed and assembled by Zagato in Milan. It was Zagato's first work for Maserati since the A6G/2000 thirty years earlier. Embo of Caramagna was first commissioned to develop a four-seater cabriolet version of the Biturbo, which was shown at the April 1982 Turin Auto Show, but their proposal never made it to production.

The Spyder was built on a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wheelbase, some 11.4 cm (4 in) shorter than the coupé's. Still, since it is a strict two-seater with folding rear seats, the luggage space is larger than in the original Biturbo. It was on this short chassis that the sporty hardtop Karif was later developed. Overall, 3,076 Spyders were built over a ten-year period. This was a production record for open-topped Maseratis.

The first Spyder was launched at the Turin Motor Show in 1984. It was offered with both the 2.0-litre and 2.5-litre "export" engine. Two years later, fuel injection was implemented and the car was now called the Spyder i. 297 were made with the 2.0 L engine and 122 with the 2.5 L engine.

About this BiturboThe Biturbo up for sale is a beautiful 1987 silver on tan 5 speed inter-cooler car with a blue convertible top. It is an extremely low mileage car with only 26,477 original miles. The current owner purchased the car in 2013. At that time, there was a little rust forming on the bottom of the right door and left fender. This was fixed and the car was repainted the original color in 2014. Also, a new convertible top installed to match the original. This car has always been parked in private climate controlled garages.

Most recently, the car had a new radiator and thermostat installed in June 2020. The dash LaSalle time clock works! The car was running great when last parked 2 months ago. At present the car has a "crank no start" condition. It cranks strong but will not start reliably.

This car is being sold AS-IS to the highest bidder. Thank you for looking and good luck.

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