1980s Biturbo for sale from Brighton, all that salty air bodes well.....

safrane

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Well, going off the photos, it does look in remarkable conditions... maybe spent most of it life away from the coast.
 
CatmanV2

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Took an MOT on an 8 year old cambelt. Seems optimistic :D

I'd have thought 6 months in Brighton would have been enough to dissolve it ;)

Look rather lovely, though!

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Back in the 80s I worked for a guy who had a company 131 Mirafiori and he lived in Gosport. At just over two years old you could see inside the car through the rust holes in the doors!
 
Marco07

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That looks to be in very good order. Springs lifting the car to the right height as well. A lot of these sag causing sump damage over bumps.

Could be a good buy for someone.
 
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www.historics.co.uk

Ref 63 1987 Maserati Bi-Turbo Spyder by Zagato

Maserati, under the stewardship of Alejandro de Tomaso, launched the 'Bi-Turbo' in Autumn 1981. It was winter 1987/88 before a righthand drive version was made available to UK customers. Being 50% more expensive than the very successful BMW 325i, the Bi-Turbo Spyder was always going to be an...
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alfatwo

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Used to look after Colin Earls "Mungo Jerry fame" Spyder back in the 90's
He loved posing around Richmond on Thames with the top down checking out the ladies!

Dave
 
Vampyrebat

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"If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal".

I always thought the lyrics were....

"If her daddy's rich take her Alfa Romeo"!!!
 
azapa

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that looks lovely! good thing I don't live in the UK and have a large garage. Surely you couldn't loose money on that with a 10 year time frame minimum?
 
midlifecrisis

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azapa said:
that looks lovely! good thing I don't live in the UK and have a large garage. Surely you couldn't loose money on that with a 10 year time frame minimum?
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'Unfortunately' some of us do but I wouldn't mind going for a coffee in a car in Chile...
 
Hawk13

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I have always loved these but never owned one. This listing really puts me off showing any interest in this one though.

The current owner has seemingly had this car for 2 1/2 years but rather than service it and change the belts, his first decision was to add spoilers. Screams tool to me.
 
Ewan

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I'm not sure that's correct. The spoilers were added by the original owner (a lady), 6 months after she bought the car new.

The current owner bought it at auction just over two years ago for £15k, but it appears not to have been serviced since, and has travelled 700 miles in that time. Well, that's my understanding.

Looks a nice example to me.
 
Oneball

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The link I posted earlier was when it sold in 2018

www.historics.co.uk

Ref 63 1987 Maserati Bi-Turbo Spyder by Zagato

Maserati, under the stewardship of Alejandro de Tomaso, launched the 'Bi-Turbo' in Autumn 1981. It was winter 1987/88 before a righthand drive version was made available to UK customers. Being 50% more expensive than the very successful BMW 325i, the Bi-Turbo Spyder was always going to be an...
www.historics.co.uk www.historics.co.uk
 
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