Don't thing I've ever seen any other review of one of these in, like, ever? I noticed even you, Jonny, lost the ability to think at one point, V4 16 cylinder? Don't blame you, what a great experience.
V4 and V5 were 2 racing Maserati models with 16 cylinders from late 20’s and early 30’s, V4 3.9 liter and V5 4.9, the V stands for the engine configuration and the 4 and 5 for the cubic capacity(4 and 5 liters respectively)
Had to have a grin to myself when Johnny took over and as soon as he stretched its legs in 2nd/3rd, the talking abruptly stopped. Sequenced appreciation of the glorious soundtrack unfolding infront of them. Magic 👍
Jonny's passion and ease reflects when people want to spend time with him talking about their cars and have faith in him driving their pride and joy(s) . What a channel this is and as for the maserati , that sound , yes please.
My father drove one of these around '74 with an identical finish. His company was the Australian agent for Maserati back in the early 70's, so I was a very keen fan particularly of the Merak, Bora, Indy and Khamsin. As an 11 year old I'll never forget experiencing 90mph up through the gears on a local freeway and the sheer power on the changes pulling me back in the front passenger seat! A beautiful, very powerful car and a real head-turner.
So, from seeing it in the garage, I thought it's another interceptor. Seeing the bonnet open, I thought, it was dead. What a car! What a sound. 1.1 m high. Surely not. Props to the owner for getting his dad's car back. What a joy.
Absolutely love it. My dream garage is a Ghibli, an Espada and a Miura so this chap has almost 2/3rds given how similar the Ghibli and Indy are. Can’t beat 70’s Italian exotica.
15:22 "There's always somebody who lets you sit in a special car... and you don't forget it... and that's what sows the seeds" This is exactly why I want to take my kids to car shows, I never got the experience, my kids might be bored 90% of the time, but that 10% where they engage gives them the opportunity to forever enjoy that memorable moment we all wish we had.
Another great video with Steve. You have to go back Jonny and film the Indy and Espada together. That would be great. So true what you were both saying about having key moments in childhood as a car enthusiast that you really remember.
I had a forgotten Holden HZ once. Every time I came out of a pub, I could not for the life of me find it ! Same, same hey ! Who knew they were making stealth Holdens in the seventies. It just shows you how far ahead of the game Australia was then, no wonder a man needed a beer. You have to celebrate greatness !
I’ve always had a soft spot for Maserati’s (due to a sticker of a Merak I had one my headboard as a kid). What a lovely car, and I love the colour too (even if it’s not original). Great to hear about the personal connection and story. I really enjoyed that - RU-vid video of the Year so far for me. 👍
I live quite near where this was filmed - never seen the Indy out on the road, though. Or the Espada. Will have to keep an eye out for them. Great video.
This has been one of my favourite ‘barn finds’ I just love the quiet modesty of the owner… not flash or ‘braggy’ in any way, just a beautiful eclectic collection of cars and bikes with a beautiful story behind each one!!!!
That noise!!!!! What a delight to hear... Citroen invested a lot into Maserati, transforming it into a much more structured car company than it was before. Unfortunately, Citroen itself was a weak, overexposed company whose finances couldn't weather the storm created by the 1973 oil crisis and, following the Peugeot takeover of '74, Maserati no longer was part of their plans. Citroen actually put Maserati into liquidation in 1975, as there simply were no takers for the heavily indebted company. This prompted the Italian government to intervene to save the jobs in Modena, with public funds but putting Alejandro DeTomaso in charge.
Thanks Great explanation Thankfully my Indy is before Citroen involvement Which means when I come to rebuild the brakes (soon) they will be much easier 🙏
I think this was designed before Citroen or certainly the Ghibli was and this is like +2 variation of that. Citroen had their hand in Khamsin which was a follow up to this Indy. Citroen didn't allow this to live on as basis for the next quattroporte. Frua made one or two on their own and called it Maserati but it wasn't made official. Loads of money was spent on developing a compact V8 that would fit Citroen SM based Quattroporte II but that engine never went to production. US federalisation went on to make it impossible to sell hydropneumatically suspended cars like Citroen in the northern America. No money left to have the V6 engined Quattroporte II type approved in Europe so made to order only and sold in very limited number. Wasn't well received. Next Quattroporte was based on a big DeTomaso car, Deauville
Thanks I always watch Ian Tyrell’s vid’s as he’s only down the the road from me 👍 Plus Harry had his Espada engine rebuilt there 👌 PS I just wanted to make sure Ian was doing right 😂
Wow amazing getting your father's car back in the garage. On my bike ride to grammar school I went past a house every morning where the owner had a metallic brown Indy, a black Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham four door, and a gold SM parked outside.
@@TheLateBrakeShow When the oil crisis hit he swapped the Fleetwood for the new economy sized Seville, in Brentwood brown. BTW I really appreciate your digging out the specs and options list!
What a car, I just love these cars for their looks , and the sound of the engine, the noise of air beeing sucked in to the engine, the smell of petrol and oil, and what a beaty. You do not see such beaty anymore. Loved it.
*Almost* as pretty as the Ghibli (and the convertible version of that is in my top 5 dream cars). I put together an Airfix kit of an Indy in the 70's - I chose a metallic copper paint for it, which looked pretty nice. Thank you for revving it out - what a lovely sound :D
Friend of my dad's had a Maser (I think it was a Khamsin - the one with the window at the base of the tailgate if I remember right). I was a teenager at the time and thought it was an amazing car. He took me for a drive in it once and it was very exciting but he seemed to spend much of his time fixing the thing. Some of the Masers from that period are really great looking.
Gorgeous car and what a fabulous noise from the V8! As for the boys and their favour, I still do that now and I'm 50! Recently came across an American serviceman in our local shopping centre and he was in a Mustang. I complimented him and he mentioned the high 'gas' usage, but then did me a favour by giving it the beans! Probably cost him a couple of quid, but the noise and memory was priceless.
Amazing that you found your dads old car. Regardless what model it would have been back then, it would be a fantastic find, let alone a 70s Maserrati 😁
I love that this guy just wants to drive his cars, it’s all about the driving experience and not “matching numbers” perfection, garage queen nonsense! It’s like owning a time machine👍👍👍👍👍
Beautiful to see one being USED as well and not some garage queen! I always lusted after the Khamsin myself as a lad. I've only ever seen one on the road in my lifetime....
Was that a 1971 Range Rover and a Jensen Interceptor FF that were traded for the Maserati?? That guy had great taste in cars. Beautiful car, wonderful noise, so cool that he bought back his fathers old car. If I did that I would be driving a 1971 1200cc Toyota Corolla around, all 70hp of it.
Thank you 🙏 The Jenson FF is worth more than both of them now 😳 I bought a 70’s Corolla for work transport, years ago now, I have to say it drove very well & was way ahead of the opposition, don’t knock it 👍👍
@@parrysgarage7735 I had a Jensen Interceptor Series II that I recently sold to a collector who restored it. I am not putting down the Toyota as it was my first car as a teenager in Ottawa Canada. That car taught me all about car control in the winter, the pedals were perfectly placed for heel and toeing etc which helped me a lot when I was racing. The engine was low in power but eager and the gearbox was perfect. There was recently one for sale much nicer than my Mom's cast off and I seriously considered buying it.
A beautiful car from an era which produced so many iconic designs. The Bora moved the performance game on somewhat for Maserati with full IFRS and pretty much the same engines, albeit a 2 seater.👍
Not only is Steve the same age as me but we learnt to tinker from our Grandfathers, mine was an engineer at Hopkinsons Valves in Huddersfield and gave me the confidence I lacked to really understand how things work. Prior to that I had taken apart a lot of things but not often re-assembled them. His methods have served me well in a career in engineering all over the world.
Beautiful car! I had one when I was little, the Airfix kit of it anyway! Just found out that Airfix kit of the Maserati Indy has recently been re-released. Might have to buy one!
Luxury ! When I were young, we couldn’t afford Air-fix models of Maserati’s. We ‘ad to put up with Tamiya models of rickshaws made of bamboo. And we lived in a baked bean tin in middle of road !
Wilbur Shaw won the 1939 and 1940 Indy 500 in a Maserati. He was hoping to be the first to win three in a row, but a freak accident prevented it. Shaw had inspected all the wheels days before the race, finding one to be out of balance. He wrote "USE LAST" on the wheel in chalk, so it would not be put on the car unless they ran out. Day of the race, there was a fire in the garages. None of the cars were damaged, and the race went on. Near the end of the race, Shaw lost control and crashed. It was later found that, because the chalk mark on the tire had been washed off while putting out the fire, the wheel he marked to not be used had been put on the car-and broke. As of 2022, no driver has won the Indy 500 three times in a row
There really is something about the designs of these cars from that period. And what an unbelievably lovely noise from that alloy 4.7 litre engine. And as I was watching the spec’s come up I realized that this Maserati is smaller in every respect than my wife’s 2018 Subaru Outback. 😳
@@parrysgarage7735 since I live stateside I consider that Maserati to be a “normal” size. Growing up there were so many “land yachts🛥 “ around that my sense of scale was badly calibrated. I prefer smaller cars; a lot more enjoyable to drive.
Thanks Johnny & owner, I can't get enough of these insights into enthusiasts collections. Far more interesting than seeing some Saudi Prince with 3000 cars, most of which they be never driven or worked for in their lives. Top dollar content
For any of us folks born in the late 60s-early 70s of course it is all about these types of amazing exotic cars in these subtle era colors. So many Matchbox and Hot Wheels memories… awesomely cool and unique car.
@@TheLateBrakeShow as an 8yo I thought that Maserati Merak and Lamborghini Espada were obviously well known popular cars since my friends and I all owned them. Funny to discover somewhere closer to driving that, no, you will not have access lol. I take pride in the fact that my early favorite was a bright orange 2002 - beyond the color and opening doors it just felt right in the hands. No coincidence based on details at scale!
Lovely thing! I've maybe heard of them once or twice before but never seen one before. This one in the video comes off a lot better than most of the pictures online, looks ace!
I agree. Jonny--please do a comparo when Steve gets them both running. We Boomers like seeing some of those older cars and you do a great job presenting them (and you've really done your homework).
Yep, that's a propper Maserati V8 from the 70s, sounds the same in the Ghibli and other V8 powered Maseratis from that era. My favorite V8 Maser is that awesome 5000gt 🤤🤤🤤, it was a car that was way ahead of its time and that V8 that it had sounded like the end of the world 👌👌👌😎🇮🇹. My Grandmother liked the shape of the Indy alot, I had a 1/43 scale model of it so she looked at it and asked me what car is it, I said it's a Maserati Indy, she said what a beautiful shape.
My favourite car in The Observer's Book of Cars, 1968 edition (I was 13), was the Maserati Ghibli GT. In second place was the AC 3000ME and in third was the Espada.
Funny how values change on that trade in -a Jensen FF Mk2 sold at Bonhams' for £110k last year, and a 1971 Range Rover is going to be £30k and up - whereas there are half a dozen Indys for sale around £65k - which makes this a bargain IMO. Nice.
Yes If only he’d kept the FF🤔 I tried to buy one about 10 years ago now, Needed restoring, But Christ it was rotten & beyond saving I was shocked 😳 That’s not just Jenson! If none of them 70’s cars were looked after that’s how they ended up unfortunately 😖 Thank you for interest 👍
Just a word about sitting in somebody's interesting car: I was around 10-12 when I asked a guy to let me sit and be taken for a ride in an XJ40 and I still want a proper Jag sometime in my life. Around the same time I had a ride in a 90's Alfa 33 and here I am, owning a third Alfa in my life. That's all thanks to those guys that let me into their fantastic cars 🖤
I’m doubly excited about this video! 1stly I love old Maseratis, with the Merak being one of my absolute faves, and I was aware of the rarer Indy, but 2ndly as soon as the video started I recognised the village you were driving through; Rosset! I live a couple of villages down the road. I’ve not been lucky enough to see the Indy passing by though.
Thanks 🙏 Merak is a lovely shape, Clarkson drove one on top gear which I enjoyed until he blew it up 😖 Yes correct with villages 😀 hopefully you’ll see more of the Indy 👍
I didn't expect to relate to Steve, but I also picked up tinkering from my grandad, though I only ever saw his tools and his fixes, never watched him work. My dad is fairly handy, but he is a bit of a bodger - able to make things work around the house but leaves more complicated things to professionals. I remember breaking a toy at my grandparents' house as a kid and being sad that I wouldn't be able to play with it anymore. I was completely shocked to see it fixed the next time I came. It was a visible change, but an upgrade from a broken plastic piece to a shiny metal one. It was the first seed of "things can be fixed, and even improved". A seed my parents watered by letting me take apart anything that stopped working - toasters, alarm clocks, radios - they just snipped the plug off so that it couldn't be plugged into the wall and left me to it.
Nailed it again Jonny! Had just finished the Car Cave episode of Steve's collection and had to wait a couple of hours till I finished work so I could watch this and glad I did, what a lovely sound the Indy makes, what a great looking car and really suits the Green, do not think I have ever seen a Indy before and I so want one! Might have to source the airfix model that has been re-released and own a mini indy in this shade of green. Kudos to Steve for tracking the car down and buying it back, he is true car enthusiast.
Love the Indy from when I saw my first one in 1974 (owned by the sewing machine shop owner) . Always regret missing out on the Mexico that was sold in Melbourne Oz, a few years back
The bill of sale makes interesting reading. All in, the Maserati cost £9406 in Aug '71, minus the part exchange of a '71 Range Rover and a '70 Jensen Intercepter leaving a balance to pay of £2000! I'm guessing this is worth more than those two put together now too.
Having built the Airfix kit as a wee laddie, this has always been my favourite Maserati. Now I’m a geezer, it finally seems appropriate as my favourite Maserati!
I don't "remember" but I am familiar with the Indy, I think you're right that it's rarer and rarer that people know this car, and it's a decent thing, beautiful and what a car to drive.
Cracking car, cracking bloke. Years ago at a petrol station near Hyde (Manc) there was a guy filling up. I walked over and asked him what it was. He asked me to guess, and I guessed Ferrari. Oops. Anyways, he gave me a look of contempt and told me it was an Indy. So I slunk off. Climbed into me Pug GTI and sped off. In hindsight I would have been more generous to a young lad in his twenties. But yeah, an Indy is a bit obscure.
Great story 😁 I think a true petrol head would have been more obliging 🤔 Anyway your Pug was just as cool 👍 Emma had one & loved it (1.6Gti) Thanks for your lovely comments 👌
@@parrysgarage7735 Some of Jonny`s videos were a little quiet... He seems to have fixed it...... I love your garage by the way.... apart from the wood ramps... I assume it is work in progress.... :-)))
8:17: wow, traded in a Jensen FF and a Range Rover for it. A gem of a purchase order, thanks for including it in the video! Today, I'd personally go for the Maserati over the Jensen (I know, money isn't everything) but would choose the Range Rover & funds to keep rust at bay over both (I'm just a bit weird I suppose)
