To Be OFFERED AT AUCTIONEstimate:
£45,000 - £75,000
- One of just 787 Merak SS models constructed from 1976 to
1982
- Extensively restored between 2000 - 2009, including an engine
rebuild by RWS Motorsport
- Formerly in two prominent European Maserati-focussed
collections
- Comprehensive service by Maserati Salzburg in 2018
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Please note that this lot will need to be collected from Karlskron,
Germany.
Launched at the Paris Auto Show of 1972, Maserati's new Merak model
drew heavily from its elder sibling the Bora, with much of the
latter's steel monocoque chassis being carried over to the new car.
The use of a suitably adapted version of the Giulio
Alfieri-designed 3-litre V-6 - as opposed to the 450S-derived V-8
of the Bora - enabled the fitment of two occasional rear seats,
with the design process being sensitively managed by Giorgetto
Giugiaro at Italdesign. In 1976, the higher specification Merak SS
entered production, offering a power increase to 220 horsepower and
a weight reduction of some 50 kilograms relative to the standard
car.
This particular US-supplied Merak SS left the factory in March 1979
finished in Rosso Fuoco, with contrasting black leather interior.
In the early 1990s, it returned to Europe to join a prominent
German Maserati collection before being sold to Austrian sometime
Interserie competitor Walter Nowotny in 1999. Throughout the 2000s,
the car benefitted from a comprehensive restoration by Mr. Nowotny,
which included a complete engine rebuild by Rudi Walch of renowned
FIA GT and Le Mans team RWS Motorsport of Anger, Bavaria. The cost
of the engine work alone amounted to in excess of €15,000.
Following Mr. Nowotny's ownership, the car remained in Austria in
the celebrated Wagner collection, passing into the hands of the
vendor in 2013. It has since been serviced regularly, and in 2018
benefitted from a comprehensive service by Maserati Salzburg
amounting to some €4,293.
Currently finished in the fetching colour combination of Smokey
Quartz Metallic, together with the original black leather, the car
is ready for immediate enjoyment on the roads and is supplied
together with historical German TUV documentation and an original
tool bag.
Should you want more information on the condition of this lot and
or discuss the possibility of an in-situ inspection, please contact
our office at
+44 (0) 20 7851 7070 or email Britta Buchmann
at
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