Sixth One Built: Euro-Spec 1967 Maserati Mexico
Though my focus in terms of automotive interests typically leans more towards classic American vehicles, my palate has expanded these past few years towards foreign cars, especially Italian cars. I found that cars from Italy have always been blessed with a beautiful design but cursed with mechanical woes. A company that had been under the horizon for a long time is Maserati, and this 1967 Mexico is the sixth one built out of a production total of 485. Find it here on eBay in Englewood, Colorado, with reserve not met. Derived from a 2+2 prototype (based off of the 4.9L 5000GT chassis, but with a Vignale body) shown by Vignale at the 1965 Salone Di Torino, the Mexico was put into production in 1966. Named for the president of Mexico who bought the car (Adolfo Lopez Mateos), the Mexico is a 2+2 GT coupe produced from 1966 to 1972. This Mexico is a 1967 model, and is the sixth one built out of a total production of 485. Believed...