Maserati is one of my favourite Car Makes, unfortunately they are not served as well by diecast manufacturers as Lamborghini, Ferrari or Porsche. I have thirteen models in my collection (compared to 76 Porsches and 54 Lamborghinis).

The Maserati tagline is “Luxury, sports and style cast in exclusive cars“. As a teen my dream supercar was a Maserati Bora, it was fast, but not as fast as a Lamborghini Countach or a Ferrari 512BB, but I preferred its more restrained style. The Bora was a mid-engined two-seat sports car powered by a V8 engine and produced from 1971 to 1978, it had a top speed of 171 miles per hour (275 km/h). The closest I got was a Matchbox model.

I bought some Chinese models that were based on the Bora and its smaller engined cousin the Maserati Merak, these are not great quality models (the blue Bora is plastic not diecast) but I love the shape.

The Bora was derived from a concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the Maserati Boomerang. I found a Norev version of the Boomerang at Dry Bridge Market in Tbilisi.

I tend to focus on Matchbox sized cars, but I did splash out on a 1:24 scale Maserati Gran Turismo by Bburago, this is the largest model in my collection. I also have a Kinsmart model of the Gran Turismo in 1:38 Scale.

In my 1968 Ladybird Book of Motor Cars the fastest car was a Maserati Mistral (155 mph), Hot Wheels made a Mistral but it was only on sale in 1969, I haven’t found the Hot Wheels model but I have found three Soviet made models in 1:43 scale.

Maserati Mistral 1:43 scale Base of Soviet made Mistral Hot Wheels Mistral

It would be nice to find some models of other sixties and seventies Maseratis like the Khamsin, Kyalami and Ghibli.