When Maserati unveiled the Ghibli Spider at the 1969 Turin Motor Show, it was adding an open-top chapter to what was already one of the most admired grand tourers of its era. With a body drawn by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ghia and a twin-cam V8 under the long bonnet, the Spider occupied the same rarified air as the Ferrari 365 GTS and the Lamborghini Espada. KK Scale now captures that moment in a 1:18 die-cast model finished in yellow with open spoked rims.
The Maserati Ghibli Spider AM115
The Ghibli Spider shares its steel chassis and drivetrain with the coupé introduced in 1967, but the open body transforms its character entirely. The 4.7-litre twin-cam V8 displaces 4719 cc and develops approximately 330 hp, while a 4.9-litre SS version was also listed as an option. With a wheelbase of 2550 mm and the choice of Borrani wire wheels or open alloy spoked rims, the Spider was the definitive expression of the AM115 platform. A folding soft top and a wind-down rear window completed the conversion from coupé to cabriolet.
125 Cars, One Colour That Defines Them
Total production of the Ghibli Spider ran to approximately 125 units between 1969 and 1973 — against 1,149 coupés built over a similar period. That ratio alone makes the Spider a significant collector subject. Yellow (Giallo) was among the classic Italian GT colours offered on the car and sits naturally alongside the open spoked rims depicted here, together forming the most visually assertive period combination available. The Spider competed directly with the Ferrari 365 GTS and Lamborghini Espada at the top of the early 1970s grand-tourer market.
The 1:18 Scale Model by KK Scale
KK Scale produces this replica in die-cast metal at 1:18, the scale that gives the Ghibli Spider's long, low proportions room to read properly. The model replicates the 1970 Spider in yellow and specifies open spoked rims consistent with the period factory options. Die-cast construction at this scale delivers the weight and surface fidelity that resin cannot always match on a car defined as much by its sculptural bodywork as by its mechanical specification.
In the Display Cabinet
The Ghibli Spider sits logically alongside other late-1960s and early-1970s open Italian GT subjects at 1:18: the Ferrari 365 GTS Daytona Spider, the Lamborghini Miura Roadster, the Maserati Mistral Spider and the De Tomaso Mangusta all belong to the same design moment and the same collector conversation. A yellow open-top Maserati among that group is not a duplicate — it is the rarest car in the row, representing a production run that amounts to roughly one Spider for every nine coupés that left the factory.
