Maserati 5000 GT

The Maserati 5000 GT, also called the Tipo 103, is a two-door coupe grand tourer that Maserati made from 1959 to 1966, with thirty-four produced and bodies by eight different Italian coachbuilders. The first car was built for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, who had been impressed by the 3500 GT but wanted a more exclusive car; chief engineer Giulio Alfieri fitted a slightly modified 5 litre V8 from the 450S into the 3500 GT chassis, and Carrozzeria Touring made the aluminium superleggera body. The road engine grew to 4,937 cc, and in 1960 a fuel-injected 4,940 cc unit giving 340 hp arrived with a five-speed ZF transaxle and disc brakes all round. After Touring, Carrozzeria Allemano made 22 cars designed by Giovanni Michelotti. Buyers included Karim Aga Khan, Gianni Agnelli, Briggs Cunningham and Stewart Granger.