Club founder, Concorso Italiano founder, and current carguytours.com operator Frank Mandarano. “Those first two cars had the 450 S. And then they built the other 30 cars with the detuned 5000 GT engine, which was chain-driven and had the more modern heads. Those heads most closely resembled those in the Mexico and then, of course, the Ghibli.”
Ah yes, the Ghibli, the long-hooded, sleek and sporty two-door that came out in 1967 and had first a 4.7-liter V8 and then a 4.9-liter V8. “The Ghibli that everyone wants is a 4.9 SS with a five-speed,” said Goodfellow. “My favorite of all the Ghiblis is the Spider, which came out late-‘68, early ‘69. OMG that car is so good looking. It’s a great freakin’ drive, too. They were listing 174 mph top end on it—realistically it was 150 to 160 depending on which engine, gearing, etc. But it was a striking piece.”for decades after: the Bora, the Quatroporte, Indy, Kylami, Khamsin, and the Shamal.
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