The book is written by Maurice Anthony Khawan with photography by David Gooley.

Here is a brief synopsis of the book.

The story starts with the 450S sports racer and talks about the link between these two cars which was the fabulous V8 engine.

In one chapter I present the entire 5000GT production along with chassis numbers, colour combinations and first owners of these exclusive cars. As there has been a lot of confusion about this issue I was glad to get the co-operation of the factory to clarify this information.

A dedicated chapter is written on the design and development of this model with many technical details provided for the mechanically minded reader. As an engineer myself I could not escape this indulgence!

Additionally I present a design critique prepared by Mr. Tom Tjaarda (the designer of the Pantera and other famous Italian cars) of the eight different body styles made for the 5000GT by the famous carrozzeria of the Italian peninsula.

Finally the book discusses the V8 models that were produced by Maserati as a result of the unexpected positive response received to the 5000GT and highlights the importance of this model on the entire Maserati commercial production.

The book contains many historic photographs that have never been published before. It also has professionally taken photographs of recently restored models.

Last but not least the book has a foreword written by Adolfo Orsi Jr. and a word from the prolific Giulio Alfieri.