ISSUE #77
May 1999

• FEATURE: The Maserati 5000 GTs are spotlighted. FEATURE: The Brenner Collection. A photo tour of the exquisite collection of Alfredo Brener including the 5000 GT, the Aga Khan Prototype Quattroporte, the A6G 2000 Grand Sport, and two 3500 GTs. Photography by Frank Mandarano.
• FEATURE: The True Story of the Shah of Persia 5000 GT. By Ugo Fadini, Auto d'Epoca, May 1994, Edited by Francis G. Mandarano, Translation by Pietro Castiglioni.
• FEATURE: More Coachbuilt 5000s. A grouping of articles written about the 5000 GT. Hans Tanner, "The 5-Litre Maserati," Sports Car Graphic, February 1960; Richard Sutton, "The Monarch of Modena," Classic and Sportscar, January 1989; Bernard Cahier, "Road Test/1-62: 5-Liter Maserati GT, "Sports Car Graphic, January 1962. Includes Road Test Data and Production Chart.
• MASERATI IN THE NEWS: "The Man Who Saved Ferrari," reprinted from Business Week, March 8, 1999 excerpt by Monica Larner. Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, a marketing maestro who never stops selling.
• REGIONAL NEWS: John Asmus, Regional Director, writes about the Annual Maserati/Lamborghini Holiday Party, and the year's upcoming events.
• INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Douglas Huntley, Founder and President of Maserati Register in Australia, Passes Away; South Africa Forms MCI Chapter.
• NEWS & PEOPLE: Maserati Club Member Updates; OSCAs say farewell to Factory; U.S. Waitress Owns Rare Maser; Pebble Beach's Lorin H. Tryon Passes Away; Carroll O'Conner's Talk with Motor Trend; Maserati 450S; Visitors to MCI.
• KEITH MARTIN'S SPORTS CAR MARKET AUCTION REPORT: New this issue is a reporting on Maseratis sold at auctions around the world.
• TECH TIPS:
  • #321: QUESTIONS ON MERAK SS
  • #322: 425 PROBLEM
  • #323: OIL QUESTION
  • #324: EMERGENCY BATTERY BOOSTING A MASERATI
  • #325: ENGINE COMPRESSIONS OF A BORA
  • #326: Q-PORTE TIRES
  • #327: TIMING AN ENGINE
  • #328: BITURBO QUESTIONS
• MEMBER-TO-MEMBER TIPS:
  • #329: INSTALLING BITURBO CAM BOXES
  • #330: RECOLOR THOSE CARPETS
  • #331: DEAD BUMPER SHOCKS
  • #332: OIL SUPPLY FITTINGS
  • #333: REFURBISHING MAGNESIUM WHEELS