#1972 MASERATI BOOMERANG FULL#

Vehicles with the pedigree of the Maserati Boomerang very rarely come up for public sale, which is why there’s been a huge amount of attention focussed on the upcoming Chantilly Sale due to be held by Bonhams on the 5th of September 2015. As the car stands now it can be driven on the road anywhere in Europe – although one can only assume this would lead to rubberneckers crashing their own cars as the Boomerang went past. Over the intervening decades the Boomerang changed hands three times, with each of its owners being highly-regarded collectors who went to great lengths to keep the car original – even as it was equipped to be road legal in the EU. Somewhat surprisingly Maserati decided to sell the Boomerang off to a private owner after the Barcelona show, which seems like a fairly significant mistake considering the iconic nature of the car. By the time it was shown at the Geneva Motor Show a year later it had been updated with a fully-functioning drive train borrowed from a Maserati Bora, this included the 4.7 litre V8 capable of 310 bhp and a top speed of well over 300 kph.Īfter its appearance at the Turin show the car had become an overnight legend, so Maserati shipped it to the Paris, London and Barcelona international motor shows in 1972. The Boomerang’s wheel rims deserve a mention: looking like sculptures, they are undeniably the best of all those made by Giugiaro.The Maserati Boomerang is undoubtably one of the most important concept cars of the 20th century, it’s revolutionary wedge shape would go on to influence automobile designers for decades to come, and it would become the de facto shape for almost all supercars from the decade of its introduction onwards.ĭesigned by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the Boomerang was introduced as a non-running concept car at the 1971 Turin Auto Show. The Maserati Boomerang presented at the 1972 Geneva Show.

The large, central steering wheel disc, was also conceived with the idea to create a space for an airbag. The Giugiaro-designed Maserati Boomerang, one of the most significant dream car of the 1970 era. By 1972, Maserati dipped into its parts bin, and the Boomerang was showcased at the 1972 Geneva auto show as a running, driving, street-legal car sporting a 310-hp 4.7-liter V-8 out of the. For the Boomerang, Italdesign developed a divided steering column connected by a chain, a complex idea technically speaking but fundamental in keeping the column from moving backward in the event of frontal collision. On the steering wheel only the rim is visible, a circular instrument panel with the speedometer/rev counter unit occupying the upper half lodge in the middle.ĭuring this period, the automobile industry began to deal with questions of safety. The interior saw radical choices, as well.

#1972 MASERATI BOOMERANG FULL#

1972 Maserati Boomerang: 35-shot gallery, full history and specifications. Giugiaro would have to await the production of the Lotus Esprit (1975) to offer material proof that he was not a heretic, but simply a realistic innovator. 1972 Maserati Boomerang: 35-shot gallery, full history and specifications. 1972 Maserati Boomerang On this page we have collected some information and photos of all specifications 1972 Maserati Boomerang. Glass manufacturers were to consider it heresy as in their opinion it would cause notable problems in visibility. The windshield rises in an excessive rake: 13º, 2 degrees less than that of the Manta. It was first revealed at the Turin Motor Show in 1971 as a non-functional epowood model, but by the time of the 1972 Geneva Auto Show it was based on Maserati Bora chassis as a one-off. Drawn almost exclusively with a roller rather than with curves, it is more a sculpture than a car. Maserati Boomerang The Maserati Boomerang is a concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and produced by Italdesign. The recess on the hood of the Iguana, the front end and belt-line shape of the Tapiro, the whole of the Caimano are the inspirations of the Boomerang.Įxtreme performances guaranteed by the powerful engine are underlined by the wedge shape and taut lines taken to the extreme.

Developed over the chassis of the Maserati Bora, it is an extreme dream car, irrational, able to reach a top speed of close to 300 kph, thanks to its powerful 8 cylinders engine and 310 hp.

1972 maserati boomerang