Monday, November 08, 2010

First generation Maserati Quattroporte toggle switch guide and trivia

Today's Bring A Trailer featured a basket case Series 1 Quattroporte.  I've always wondered what all those toggle switches are for.


Well, here is the manual that explains it all.

Below are highlights from the September 1967 issue of Car & Driver:
  • Competition include Mercedes 600, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, Jaguar Mark X, Cadillac Fleetwood.
  • Though it is touted as the fastest sedan in the world, the writer believes a well tuned American sedan with a 428 engine is faster.
  • Costs $15,000.
  • Sitting in front seats for more than an hour will require chiropractic treatment.
  • Speedometer optimistic, by 12%.
  • American-made A/C is noisy and hard to adjust.
  • Power windows don't disappear completely into the doors and they whine like power winches.
  • Test vehicle had 6,000 miles and was already missing several trim screws.  Driver's power window was broken.
I still want one.  Bad.

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