1975 Maserati Khamsin

The Maserati Khamsin is a grand tourer produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati between 1974 and 1982. The Khamsin was sold alongside the DeTomaso-based Maserati Kyalami — also a V8 2+2 GT car – between 1976 and 1982.

Following Maserati’s tradition it was named after a wind: the Khamsin, a hot, violent gust blowing in the Egyptian desert for fifty days a year.

Its Black exterior perfectly suits the Khamsin’s angular lines, while the Red and Black leather interior is a model of Italian design excellence.

Designed by Marcello Gandini, with bodies built at Bertone, the Khamsin was a true supercar, with a 330bhp 4.9litre version of Maserati’s venerable dry-sump V8 engine and for the first time on a front-engined Maserati, rack and pinion steering and independent rear suspension.

The Khamsin’s body is prominently wedge-shaped, with a fastback roofline and kammback rear end. The tail is characterized by a full-width glass rear panel, carrying inset “floating” tail lights.