1 of just 327 UK-supplied cars.

Registration No: LIJ 63 Chassis No: 00SC2084 MOT: Exempt

Highly desirable UK-supplied example (1 of just 327)
Entered from the ownership of a Citroën specialist, in which it has been since 1989
Just 74,000 believed genuine miles, with only three former keepers shown on the V5C
Highly original example, which benefitted from a full repaint into its original colour scheme c.20 years ago

Masterminded by Robert Opron, the SM was unveiled at the 1970 Geneva Salon.

Intended as a grand routier, the newcomer married the world's most technologically advanced front-wheel-drive platform to Maserati 'quad-cam' power (the Italian marque having been a Citroen subsidiary since 1968).

Credited with developing some 170bhp and 172lbft, its free-revving 2.7-litre V6 engine (later 3.0-litre) was mounted behind the front wheels and allied to a five-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission.

Boasting a 0.25cd, the four-seater 'Serie Maserati' featured all-round ...