The smaller Citroën-era Maserati
The Merak keeps the Bora's mid-engine structure but uses Maserati's V6, developed for Citroën, creating two rear seats. The market separates early hydraulic cars, the 220 hp SS and tax-led 2.0-litre version.
Market value · road
$60K–$125K
Typical $90K · 4 sales
Market & Price
A terminal for one car: the model curve over the documented record, the benchmarks it is measured against, and the instruments that read it.
Records: 1976 Merak SS · AM122/A*1338* — $60,500 · Gooding & Company Amelia Island · 2016; 1975 Merak · AM122US1388 — $49,500 · Auctions America Santa Monica · 2016. 16 documented road sales on file · 2004–2025.
Compound annual growth
| Window | This car* | S&P 500 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | +24.8% | +18.8% | +21.9% |
| 5Y | +17.6% | +11.4% | +17.6% |
| 10Y | +3.0% | +13.3% | +11.8% |
*Modeled price CAGR · S&P is a price index, no dividends
Deepest drawdown · model window
Forecast ladder · model quantiles
| Horizon | P10 | P50 | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| +6M | $75K | $92K | $111K |
| +12M | $71K | $93K | $122K |
| +24M | $66K | $96K | $141K |
Median path with the 10th and 90th percentile · not investment advice
16 of 16 recorded sales · shown in USD · recorded currency in each record
Public sales show that a correct badge does not overcome deferred work. Documentation, hydraulic condition, corrosion and engine service control the usable-car premium.
Floor
$60K
Typical
$90K
Ceiling
$125K
Estimate band for good road cars. 4 documented sales since 2019 plotted below.
Band and axis shown in USD. Sale positions use indicative fixed-rate conversion to USD; sale readouts retain recorded currencies. Indicative range for road-going Meraks. Exceptional restorations and neglected static-display cars can sit outside it.
Road record
$60,500
1976 Merak SS · AM122/A*1338*
Gooding & Company Amelia Island · 2016
Road record
$49,500
1975 Merak · AM122US1388
Auctions America Santa Monica · 2016
Instrument calibration for this file is in progress — the terminal above reads the documented record directly.
Published auction totals are recorded as shown by each venue. No currency conversion has been applied.
Overview
Maserati introduced the Merak in 1972 as the lower-displacement companion to the Bora. Giorgetto Giugiaro adapted the body, while the 3.0-litre V6 came from the engine family Maserati had developed for the Citroën SM.
The oil crisis strengthened the case for the smaller car. Under Citroën ownership the Merak shared controls and hydraulic equipment with French products; after Alejandro de Tomaso took control, the SS moved toward more conventional hardware and added power.
A 1'999 cc Merak 2000 followed for the Italian market, where cars above two litres faced heavier taxation. Production ended in 1983. Maserati's current page describes about 1'830 cars, while its three published variant counts total 1'817.
Reference
The records
0
Merak SS built
Maserati factory count
0hp
SS factory output
0km/h
SS factory top speed
HICON BID
A HICON Bid is a confidential expression of buying interest on the Maserati Merak file — never public, never shown to other members. It is not a binding purchase, and HICONIUM holds no funds.
HICON Bids are a member instrument. Sign in to place one.
The vault
You keep one? The record starts in your garage — identity, papers, photography, and the market evidence this file already carries, bound to your chassis.
The variants
The register separates the Merak into its documented executions. One reference silhouette per execution — each opens as its own file as the archive fills.
Merak012 executions on file · references drawn to the house standard
The hands
The people whose work shaped the Maserati Merak.
Body designer
Adapted his Bora architecture into the Merak's 2+2 body, retaining the front treatment and replacing the glass rear canopy with flying buttresses.
Chief engineer
Responsible for the V6 family developed for Citroën and adapted to the mid-engined Merak package.
