When I visited Pegoretti he had a Masi Special"e" that I lusted after and Dario made quite a point of telling me that it was really special because the decal said "Speciale" not "Special" like most Masi. It was kind of lost on me at the time but in lieu of this discourse maybe it means something...?
vjp
There was a Masi model that preceded the "Special" called the "Speciale Corsa." Maybe you saw one of those? Would be special(e) indeed (and rare.)