1972 Maserati Bora Project

1972 Maserati Bora Additional Info:

This 1972 Maserati Bora is reportedly #100 of 564 examples produced over a seven-year production run, and it left the factory finished in Celeste Chiaro over Senape upholstery. Chassis 204 was reportedly sold new in Rome, Italy, and underwent a color change to orange as well as an engine replacement at some point under previous ownership. After being brought to the US, it was moved to Alaska and spent a claimed four decades parked in a field before it was purchased by my father in law in 2025 and relocated to Montana. The car retains a 4.7-liter DOHC V8 fitted with four Weber carburetors and mated to a five-speed manual transaxle. Further equipment includes 15” Campagnolo alloy wheels, Veglia Borletti instrumentation, and a Blaupunkt cassette stereo. It is unknown when the car last ran, and rust is present throughout. This non-running Bora project is now offered at no reserve
Introduced in March 1971, the Bora featured a wedge-shaped profile styled by Italdesign’s Giorgetto Giugiaro with design elements including a brushed stainless-steel roof and A-pillars as well as hydraulically deployed pop-up headlights.
This example was delivered from the factory in Celeste Chiaro and was repainted orange under previous ownership. Equipment includes a non-vented lower valance, a rectangular hood vent panel, rounded headlight bucket corners, and a stainless-steel roof and A-pillars. There are dents on the nose, and rust is present throughout. The front bumper and taillights are missing, and the hood does not open.
The 15″ Campagnolo wheels retain polished covers and are mounted with dry-rotted tires. The Bora utilized a high-pressure LHM hydraulic brake setup from then-parent company Citröen and featured vented disc brakes at all four corners.
The cockpit features fixed-back bucket seats that wear torn tan leather upholstery, which extends to the door panels. A Blaupunkt cassette player is installed to the left of the steering column, and further retained equipment includes a heater, power windows, and three-point seatbelts.
The steering wheel and shift knob are missing, and the dashboard houses Veglia Borletti instrumentation including a 300-km/h speedometer, an 8k-rpm tachometer, a clock, and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 66k kilometers (~41k miles), and total mileage is unknown.
The 4.7-liter DOHC V8 is a replacement unit that was reportedly installed in the 1970s. It retains four Weber carburetors as well as Maserati-branded valve covers and is mated to a ZF five-speed manual transaxle. The driver-side carpeted engine trim is missing.