1973 Maserati Bora
- Engine
- 4.93L mid-mounted V8, four twin-choke Weber carburettors, 320 bhp
- Colour
- Black with red leather interior
The 1973 Maserati Bora, chassis 562, is a U.S.-specification example of Maserati's first mid-engined production car, featuring a 4,930 cc V-8 descended from the racing 450 S, mated to a ZF five-speed transaxle, clothed in Giugiaro-designed bodywork, and equipped with Citroën's hydropneumatic control system. Despatched from Modena in May 1973 to Los Angeles in original black over red leather, it spent several decades in California and Colorado before returning to Europe with its first owner.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €179,200 (≈ $197K)
- 1973-05-01 →Factory deliveryMaserati Automobiles Los Angelesfull documentation
US-spec car dispatched from Modena to the Los Angeles distributor in black with red leather interior, per Maserati Classiche records.
- → 1983Acquisition unknownCalifornia-based ownerpartial documentation
First retail owner, identity unrecorded; car remained in California.
- 1983 → 1992Acquisition unknownCalifornia-based owner from 1983partial documentation
Ownership passed while vehicle stayed within California; no further details given.
- 1992 → 2006Private saleMr Visserpartial documentation
Denver, Colorado resident who kept the car for approximately fourteen years before selling.
- 2006 →Private salePrevious ownerpartial documentation
Had the car regularly serviced by Dino Motors in California; service records accompany the vehicle.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Recently purchased and relocated the car from California back to Europe.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —ServiceDino Motors
Car was regularly serviced by a California specialist, with documented routine maintenance throughout ownership.
Servicing undertaken during the previous owner's tenure from 2006 onward; supporting service history is included with the car.
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