Maserati 5000 GT

Maserati 5000 GT
Maserati 5000 GT
	Maserati 5000 GT "Scia di Persia"
Overview
Manufacturer	Maserati
Production	1959–1966 ; 34 units
Assembly	Italy: Modena
Designer	Federico Formenti at Carrozzeria Touring (original design); Giovanni Michelotti at Carrozzeria Allemano (later production cars);
Body and chassis
Class	Grand tourer (S)
Body style	2-door coupé
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related	Maserati 3500 GT
Powertrain
Engine	4.9 L (4,937 cc) V8; 4.9 L (4,940 cc) V8 (1960 onwards);
Transmission	4-speed ZF manual; 5-speed ZF manual (1960 onwards);
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,600 mm (102.4 in)
Curb weight	1,652 kg (3,642 lb) (dry)
Chronology
Successor	Maserati Ghibli (AM115)

The Maserati 5000 GT (Tipo 103) is a 2-door coupé grand tourer, made by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati from 1959–1966. A total of thirty-four were produced with bodies made by eight different Italian coach builders.^[3]

The first car in the Tipo 103 series was the Scia di Persia (Shah of Persia), delivered to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had been impressed by the Maserati 3500 after a test drive but demanded a more exclusive car for himself. He commissioned Maserati's chief engineer Giulio Alfieri to fit a slightly modified 5-litre engine from the Maserati 450S in the 3500GT's chassis. Carrozzeria Touring developed the superleggera tubing and aluminium body of the two-seater coupé. The second car, also known as the Scia di Persia by Touring, was displayed at the 1959 Salone dell'automobile di Torino.^[4]

In 2018, Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera announced the creation of a homage to the 5000 GT with a Maserati GranTurismo-based Sciàdipersia. A total of 25 cars were made (coupé and cabriolet combined).^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Maserati 5000 GT". maserati.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "Maserati celebrates the 60th anniversary of the launch of the 5000 GT 2+2 coupé at the Turin Motor Show". Maserati. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "1962 Maserati 5000 GT by Allemano". RM Sotheby's. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Nebiolo, Gino (1 November 1959). "Colori e linee gentili delle auto richiamano signore e profani". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^ Vijayenthiran, Viknesh. "Coachbuilder presents Maserati-based Sciadipersia Cabriolet at Villa d'Este". Motor Authority. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Maserati-1] "Maserati 5000 GT". maserati.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[Maserati_Two-2] "Maserati celebrates the 60th anniversary of the launch of the 5000 GT 2+2 coupé at the Turin Motor Show". Maserati. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[3] "1962 Maserati 5000 GT by Allemano". RM Sotheby's. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[4] Nebiolo, Gino (1 November 1959). "Colori e linee gentili delle auto richiamano signore e profani". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[MotorA-5] Vijayenthiran, Viknesh. "Coachbuilder presents Maserati-based Sciadipersia Cabriolet at Villa d'Este". Motor Authority. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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