The Maserati Bora is a two-seater coupé powered by a 4.7 or 4.9 litre V8 engine mounted amidships and produced from 1971 to 1978 with a top speed of a massive 177mph.

Shortly after Citroën took a controlling interest in Maserati in 1968, the concept of a mid-engined two-seat sports car was proposed.

Lamborghini and De Tomaso already had the Miura and Mangusta whilst Ferrari were known to be developing their own mid-engined contender.

Initially known as Tipo 117, and later the Bora, the Maserati project got underway in October 1968 and a prototype was on the road by the summer of 1969.

Shown in its final form at the Geneva Salon in March 1971 and sporting the timeless Giorgetto Giugiaro design.

This Bora, a 1978 model, was an original export to the USA and believed to be one of the last 25 built.

The highest car number found in the US was 1046 with this example numbering 1040.

235 of the 524 cars built were fitted, as this car, with the more desirable 4.9 litre engine, however, i...