What a wonderful time to be alive. Recent advancements in the fields of basic hygiene, sanitation, and medicine means that survival past the age of 10 is very common, but that isn't jack in comparison to the incredible level of automobile you can get for a small price. Find this 2005 Maserati Quattroporte offered for $17,900 in Houston, TX via craigslist. Tip from Jeff.
Maserati had been building a big four door sedan named the Quattroporte for decades before Ferrari acquired a 50% stake in the company in 1997. However, the new cars wouldn't share much in common with the boxy Marcello Gandini designed cars from the 70s and 90s (or the Georgette Giugiaro designed cars from the 80s), but instead rode on a M139 platform shared with the GranTurismo and Alfa Romeo 8C with styling by Pininfarina. The new Masers put an emphasis on performance with single auto clutch gearboxes and screaming Ferrari V8 power. Find this 2006 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S offered for $13,900 in SF Bay Area, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
The Giorgetto Giugiaro designed Maserati Quattroporte was built on a chassis closely related to the Maserati Kyalami, which was derived from the De Tomaso Longchamp and the Tom Tjaarda designed De Tomaso Deauville. It was powered by a few crazy complex Maser V8s which cost a fortune when the fail, so today's example seem very interesting. Find this 1982 Maserati Quattroporte here on eBay
bidding for $8,099 reserve-not-met located in Monterey, CA with 3 days to go.
Maserati first used the name Quattroporte (literally four doors) in 1963 on the Pietro Frua designed masterpiece, but the name continued (and continues) to be used on 4-door luxury sedans from the Italian car builder. The 3rd generation was built during the Alejandro de Tomaso reign at Maserati from 1979 through 1990 with styling coming from a guy named Giorgetto Giugiaro. Find this 1980 Maserati Quattroporte offered for $8000 in Manhattan, NY (or get it with 2 more running/driving QPs for $10k). Tip from Cory.
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, the three Wise Men left for their own country in another vehicle. It was this 1982 Maserati Quattroporte bidding for $6,975 here on eBay located in Pompano Beach, FL. This feature concludes DT's Epiphany Special.
This morning's featured Maserati Quattroporte isn't for the faint of heart and nothing underscores this point better than the story from a commenter about a free 4Porte that was rejected!Back in the day, when I was a big east coast city cop, the narcotics squad confiscated one of these in a raid. It was parked in the headquarters garage for a short time when the police commissioner took notice of it and decided that it would make a great ride for him; after all he WAS the police commissioner. When they took it to a local Italian car shop for some "minor" work, the bill was $3800! The boss went back to his plain-Jane Ford Crown Vic. I spent 31 years on that job, loved every minute!Click thru the jump to see the winner...
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The name Quattroporte sounds exotic to the English speaking brain - and to the non-linguist may sound like a name for 'four-valves' or 'four-barrels' but what it really means is 'four doors.' Maserati S.p.A. used the Quattroporte name on their 4-door sedans starting in 1963 and by 1980 was building the 3rd generation of its 4Porte V8 luxury barge. While it cost more than $80,000 (1980 dollars!!!) when new, you can find this 1980 Maserati Quattroporte in Monterey, CA for the asking price of $6,500 via dodiauto.com