Not Sold (Est: £60,000 - £70,000)
1982 Maserati Merak SS
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 9 Nov 2024
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Not Sold (Est: £60,000 - £70,000)
1982 Maserati Merak SS
UK • 9 Nov 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a UK-supplied, right-hand drive Maserati Merak SS that has undergone an extensive £60,000 restoration. Finished in Rosso Mars and accompanied by its original registration number, it is offered in prime condition ready for its next owner.
Condition
9
The car has undergone a £60,000 restoration, with invoices available. It's described as one of the best examples available, with a fresh MOT and service. Finished in Rosso Mars.
/ 10
53,138 km
AM122A607
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
MER 44K
1982
Auction
Not Sold (Est: £60,000 - £70,000)
1982 Maserati Merak SS
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 9 Nov 2024
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Description
Arguably the most civilised, not to mention usable, of the 1970s crop of Italian supercars, Maserati’s stunning mid-engined Merak combined a powerful V6 engine with the practicality of occasional rear seats and a decently sized boot.
Sharing its basic architecture and floorpan with the V8-powered Bora, the Merak was similarly penned by the talented Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Ital Design studio in Turin, but instead of the Bora’s rear clamshell, there was a flat decklid and novel flying buttress arrangement.
In a break with tradition, the new Merak was named after a star in the Plough constellation and saw the greatest influence of the Modenese firm’s new relationship with Citroën yet, particularly the 90° V6 engine, a unit Maserati originally engineered for the SM.
As used in the Merak, the Tipo C114 V6 was bored out from 2,670cc to 2,965cc greatly improving both torque and flexibility.
With twin overhead camshafts per bank and fed by triple Weber 42 DCNF carburettors, the alloy V6’s 190...
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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Previous Merak SS Sales
MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 2nd Oct 2025
Latest MOT mileage:
53,329 kilometers
MOT History
Passed
On 3rd Oct 2024, 53,329 kilometers
Passed
On 27th Jun 2023, 51,200 miles
Failed
On 27th Jun 2023, 51,200 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Major:
- Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
- Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
Minor:
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Failed
On 15th Jan 2021, 51,129 kilometers
There were 10 defects noted.
Major:
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))
- Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
- Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))
Minor:
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory:
- both front inner wheel arches are corroded
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