1973 Maserati Bora 4.9
- Engine
- 4.9L V8
- Colour
- Red with stainless roof and A-pillars
A 1973 Maserati Bora with the desirable 4.9-litre V8 engine, one of only 250 so equipped among the 564 total examples built between 1971 and 1980. Styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign and featuring a Citroën-derived hydropneumatic control system, the car was originally retailed through Grossman Motor Car Corp of West Nyack, New York, and subsequently passed to a private owner in Oregon. Finished in red with a stainless roof and A-pillars, it retains Campagnolo wheels and period interior appointments.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$114,800
- → 1973Factory deliveryGrossman Motor Car Corppartial documentation
Served as the franchised dealer through which the car was sold new in early 1973; located in West Nyack, New York.
- 1973 →Private saleMarv Tonkin Fordfull documentation
Portland, Oregon Ford dealership that purchased the car new for $23,500; an original invoice copy accompanies the vehicle.
- Date unknownPrivate saleBrother of Marv Tonkin Ford ownerpartial documentation
Acquired the car from the dealership owner; relationship to the business suggests an informal transfer within the family.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
No maintenance or restoration records.
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