£57,500 (Est: £55,000 - £60,000)
1983 Maserati Merak SS Berlinetta
Bonhams • UK • 13 Apr 2025
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Highest 10% of Past Sales
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£57,500 (Est: £55,000 - £60,000)
1983 Maserati Merak SS Berlinetta
UK • 13 Apr 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This right-hand drive 1975 Maserati Merak SS has been extensively restored by McGrath Maserati and James E Pearce, with circa £55,000 spent on mechanical and interior work. Having been off the road for a long period between 1992 and 2008, and with some question marks over the true mileage, this Merak SS is offered with MoTs dating back to 2009.
Condition
6
While the car has been extensively restored with significant investment, the listing mentions corrosion repairs and a replacement speedometer, indicating potential past issues. The period off the road and discrepancies in mileage also suggest some uncertainty about its history.
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49,300 miles
RHD
United Kingdom
PBD 391Y
1983
Auction
£57,500 (Est: £55,000 - £60,000)
1983 Maserati Merak SS Berlinetta
Bonhams • UK • 13 Apr 2025
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
• Rare right-hand drive model • Present ownership since 2008 • Extensively restored by McGrath Maserati and James E Pearce (bills available) • Only some 700 miles since acquisition Maserati followed-up its first mid-engined supercar - the Bora - with the similar Merak.
Launched in 1972, the latter was intended as competition for Ferrari's top-selling Dino 246 and used a stretched, 3-litre, 190bhp version of the Citroen SM's four-cam V6.
The French firm owned Maserati at the time, so the Merak made use of the SM's transmission and power-operated, all-disc braking.
Competition from Ferrari's new Dino V8 prompted the introduction of a more powerful version - the Merak SS with 220bhp engine and revised, more conventional interior - for 1975, ZF transmission being adopted shortly after.
The most successful Maserati of its day, the Merak ceased production in 1983 after 1,832 examples had been built.
This right-hand drive Merak SS was offered from a deceased's estate at Bonhams' sale at ...
Price Analysis vs Other Merak SSs
£5,600
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£37,588
Median Price (Since 2020)
£93,964
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 26th Mar 2026
Latest MOT mileage:
50,382 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 27th Mar 2025, 50,382 miles
Passed
On 12th Aug 2023, 50,240 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front Inner Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Passed
On 21st Jul 2022, 50,135 miles
Failed
On 4th Jul 2022, 50,114 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Major:
- Nearside Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Offside Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Nearside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))
- Offside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))
- Obligatory mirror missing interior mirror missing (3.3 (a))
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))
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