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Maserati Boomerang Concept is Up For Grabs – Video, Photo Gallery

Here's a fun fact for you: Citroen used to own Maserati, leveraging the Italian manufacturer's know-how to make the Citroen SM happen in 1970. A year after the SM was unveiled, the Maserati Boomerang concept car made jaws drop at the Turin Auto Show.
1972 Maserati Boomerang concept car 8 photos
Photo: Adolfo Orsi Archive
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That was but a non-functional model. The fully functional Maserati Boomerang came to be in 1972, when it stole the show in Geneva. That very one-of-a-kind concept vehicle is wearing a pre-sale estimate of about €4 million ($4.54 million) before it goes up to auction on September 5th through Bonhams.

That's right, boys and girls, one of the most revered pieces in Maserati's illustrious history can become yours if you afford to win the bidding war. Why does an old-timer bucket of bolts made in Italy in the 1970s, without warranty and apparently designed with a ruler is estimated to fetch this kind of money?

It's simple: scarcity, Giorgetto Giugiaro's talent, and road-legal paperwork are to thank for that.

The only Citroen-inspired design language can be found inside, where the Maserati Boomerang seems to have more in common with the USS Enterprise's control room than an Italian supercar from the excessive 1970s. Under the hood there's a mid-mounted 4.7-liter carbureted V8 engine driving the rear wheels with whatever's left from the original 310 horsepower (230 kW) the concept produced when it was brand new.

Some say that the Boomerang inspired Giugiaro and Italdesign to pen modern classics such as the VW Golf, DeLorean DMC-12 and Lotus Esprit. Others may say that a car with a windshield rake of 13 degrees is a big no-no in terms of visibility and interior accommodation. All we know is we want one, and we want it badly.

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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