VCM BACK ISSUE #81

VCM BACK ISSUE #81 - Part Number: BI-81

ISSUE #81
May 2001

• FEATURE: Trident Treasures��� a Tale of the Pininfarina Coupes. The story of the four A6GCS coupes: Chassis #2056 #2057-2070 #2059 #2089-2060. 29-pages of color and black and white photos of some of the most beautiful Maseratis of all time.
• FEATURE: Concorso Italiano 2001 and Maserati Days 2001. Overview of the coming year's event. Four pages devoted to the full day's projected program on the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California. Includes the schedule events special guests and marque and spectator information.
• FEATURE: The 1974 Tipo 124 - Giugiaro's 2 + 2 coupe.
• FEATURE: Panini 250cc - the Panini motorcycle collection consists of close to 100 bikes of all sizes and makes.
• FEATURE: Fiore Di Bernardo Restorations. Three pages of photos that show in great detail the work that Fiore Di Bernardo puts into his models.
• FEATURE: The Calderwood Maserati Model Collection. Long-time member of MCI Michael Calderwood shares photos of some of the Maserati models in his collection.
• FEATURE: Art of Yoshikawa - exquisite detailed line art.
• FEATURE: Survey Response - Results of the Maseratinet.com e-mail survey on the 3200 GT.
• PUBLISHER'S COMMENT: Mr. Mandarano reports on Car Guy Tour IV with eleven pages of photos and a detailed story.
• REGIONAL NEWS: The announcement of 3 new Regions of MCI. Photos bios of the new directors and schedule of events. Also included are photos from the Western Canada Region's Lonsdale Quey Concours and a report and photos from John Asmus and the Northern California Region.
• NEWS & PEOPLE: Lots of members and their Maseratis Berthold Ollmann's Boomerang Collection.
• MASERATI IN THE NEWS: Geneva 2001 the 3200 GT Assetto Corsa 320S: a Barchetta between history and the future Montezemolo - Automobile Magazine's Man of the Year 2001 4200 Spyder.
• RETROSPECT: Monthlery June 1989 Photos taken at the Maserati Factory courtesy of Barbieri of Modena.
• KEITH MARTIN'S SPORTS CAR MARKET AUCTION REPORT: Reporting on Maseratis sold at auctions around the world.
• CLASSIFIEDS
• PARTS NEWS FLYER
• TECH TIPS:
  • #352: BITURBO WINDOW TRIMS
  • #353: BITURBO ELECTRICAL QUESTIONS
  • #354: DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS
  • #355: SUPERCHARGING
  • #356: BITURBO FUEL RATING
  • #357: STRANGE SYMPTOMS
  • #358: CABLE FAILURE
  • #359: MERAK RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
  • #360: GAS IN THE MOTOR OIL
  • #361: COOL RUNNING QUATTROPORTE
• MEMBER-TO-MEMBER TIPS:
  • #362: GHIBLI STEERING
  • #363: QUATTROPORTE III REMOTE DOOR LOCKS
  • #364: WINDOW SLOP
  • #365: REFINISHING WOOD VENEER
  • #366: GHIBLI HEADLAMP LIFT MECHANISM
  • #367: BASIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR BITURBO WINDSHIELD REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
• TECH TIP CLASSICS:
  • VALVE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE FOR THE MASERATI V8
  • INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES FOR 2.5 LITRE BITURBO
  • PRE-MOD VS. POST-MOD