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matt444jc10

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hi all. i have recently found a maserati Kyalani in an old disused garage on my land, it has been abandoned over 20 years ago. the car itself has no registration documents or anything like that. it is in good condition and with a little work and TLC would be an excellent example. the only thing is, i know nothing about the car! from what i have seen online, it is quite rare, but i have no idea about sale value, or even how to open the boot! im not looking to sell right at this moment, but if there is anyone on here who owns one or who knows anything about the car it would be greatly appreciated if you would contact me. my email is, matt444jc10@hotmail.com

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thanks mate. yeh its a very nice unexpected find lol are they much sought after? do you know a lot about them? im not very good with even modern cars, never mind classic sports cars lol PM me if you can help me. thanks
 
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Very nice find Matt,
You never know, you might even enjoy putting her back on the road :D
Hope you enjoy the journey, whatever you decide to do,
Regards,
Enzo.
 
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My Matt what a find.....hope we can be of some help for you on here....
 
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same here Andyk, because i know nothing about cars lol seriously, a worse person could not have found this car. though frank has given me contact details to a few specialist, i have emailed them, just awaiting replies before i do anything other than look at the car lol
 
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i will try and get some tommorow. has got like 20years of dust and dirt on it at the moment lol but as i say, im waiting for someone who knows something about the car first before i go trying to move it, dont want to break it or anything. was hoping an owner was on here somewhere??
 
Andyk

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We have one or two on here that are restoring classics...They will be along soon to help I would imagine
 
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just googled this car as i had not heard of it, it is a real beauty, i bet they are rare, i could imagine enzo with one of these, they are very styish and he his italian and italians and style go together like bread and butter.
 
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GransportFan1 said:
just googled this car as i had not heard of it, it is a real beauty, i bet they are rare, i could imagine enzo with one of these, they are very styish and he his italian and italians and style go together like bread and butter.
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Hi Matt, these are very rare beasts, so finding an owner won't be easy, but we do have members whose expertise is cars of this era, so all I can urge is patience.

In the meantime I would recommend Enrico's pages. They're not the easiest to navigate, but they're well worth the perseverance.

You might find this helpful in the meantime....

http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri00a.htm

(Oops, that link isn't working properly..... go to page 65 and scroll down.

Scroll down and there's a seller in the US. It might be worth contacting him?

Hope this helps?

Regards, Miles.
 
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Not wishing to sound like a party pooper but a Kyalami that hasn't moved for twenty years isn't likely to be a financially viable project. Rare they may be, but valuable they are not (yet). A Maserati abandoned in a barn was probably abandoned for a very good reason at the time - but, you never know!!!

You might find some lunatic enthusiast who would take it on to restore because the labour would be free, but I doubt they would pay much for it. I would expect every oil seal to be scrap, even if the engine is free (i.e. not seized) it will at least need a strip down and clean before rebuilding with new seals/gaskets etc. Same for the gearbox, diff.

At least if it isn't rusty most of this stuff can be done by a gifted/skilled home restorer.

If I was Matt I'd get air in the tires and see if it can roll, then get it in the daylight so a decent evaluation can be made. By which I mean he can take lots of pictures and us lazy sodz can banter on about it in a semi-informed and enthusiastic manner!

Hosing the dust off is unlikely to harm it, provided it can then be kept dry and the water stays on the outside of the car....

No idea how the boot opens on a Kyalami I'm afraid, quite possibly via a remote lever in the cockpit.

Hmm, I have to stop thinking about this car.....

Which part of the country are you in Matt?? (please don't be local.... please don't be local...)
 
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haha im not local paco, im in the midlands. ive found out how to open the boot off one of the links frank gave me, so im going to see if theres anything else in there that can tell us anything about the history of the car. as for moving it and stuff, im taking franks advice and waiting to hear bk from someone who knows what theyre on about. for all i know, we may find the owner! in which case he owes 20 years rent, but hey, thats another story lol in the mean time, if viable, ill try and wash it down a little and see if i cant get some photos.
 
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