[{"id": 8584425, "authorName": "GruppeC956", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gruppec956/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a beautiful Bora. The seats are to die for. Beach chair meets dentist chair meets 70s Italian design meets baby blue.", "likes": 20, "timestamp": 1652576691, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584438, "authorName": "deleted", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/deleted/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Gosh\u2026 the vibe of this thing!", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1652576913, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584450, "authorName": "dadams73", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dadams73/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very nice example of the iconic Bora\u2026 good\r\nLuck with the sale - will be watching.. an underrated classic!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652577071, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584506, "authorName": "britbits", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/britbits/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful looking car...my father wanted one, had to settle for an SM... yeah he was into Citroens. Good luck on the auction!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652578141, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584545, "authorName": "ama74", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ama74/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful dream car, psychedelic seats, love the color. Dream car, good luck!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652578993, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584576, "authorName": "CarCrazy24", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carcrazy24/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One of the prettiest cars ever made!", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1652579426, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584578, "authorName": "JasonBurgin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jasonburgin/", "bidAmount": 10000, "content": "$10,000 bid placed by JasonBurgin", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652579498, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8584597, "authorName": "SaabFan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabfan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is what the future looked like in \u201875, and my oh my, was it full of promise.\r\nInstead, we got the malaise era, cheap \u201880s plastics, and \u201890s blob-mobiles. I feel like the late \u201890s / early \u201800s saw big improvements, only to gradually slip away into ever increasing tech that gave us electric power steering. \ud83e\udd26 \r\nIs it sane to long for a past future that never came to be?!\r\nSTUNNING rolling piece of art. \ud83d\ude0d", "likes": 12, "timestamp": 1652579812, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584613, "authorName": "romanrob", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/romanrob/", "bidAmount": 15000, "content": "$15,000 bid placed by romanrob", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652580207, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8584622, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For many years I thought God was a DJ.....but then I saw this. GLWTA!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652580390, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584654, "authorName": "Boralogist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boralogist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a pretty color combination for the majestic Bora; the thinking man's mid-engined understated exotic...", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1652580987, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584718, "authorName": "dakrei", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dakrei/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Why did they use 4 lug wheels? MY guess is that in 75 Citro\u00ebn cast heave ho to Maserati and leading to that all parts were scavenge from lesser siblings.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652582121, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584719, "authorName": "johnnyb11", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnnyb11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks pretty tasty from my chair. I want Ivan's opinion. GL", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652582134, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584744, "authorName": "safulop", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/safulop/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Why did it have to be blue? Now I have to sell the house and live in my new Bora.", "likes": 13, "timestamp": 1652582551, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584757, "authorName": "ivanthecarnut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ivanthecarnut/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@dakrei The four wheel lugs have nothing to do with Citroen. Maseratis cars since the 3500GT had 4 wheel lungs. The switch to five wheel lugs did not happen until the late 1970's", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1652582770, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584843, "authorName": "guri44", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/guri44/", "bidAmount": 23500, "content": "$23,500 bid placed by guri44", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652584557, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8584895, "authorName": "Andrew_Leeson", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/andrew_leeson/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Another Bora! Wonderful. I don't remember the wheels being that shiny when they were new, though. Not to worry, BEAUTIFUL!! GLWA.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652585973, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8584950, "authorName": "Seven_Footer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/seven_footer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Absolutely gorgeous. GLWTA! I can't wait to see where the bidding goes!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652587868, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585026, "authorName": "NewDayDons", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/newdaydons/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pure 70s baby, I love it", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652590427, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585206, "authorName": "kristiantower", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kristiantower/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Such a great car, I remember back in the late 1970's when I was may 8 , there was a bora at my grandmas apartment building in San Antonio , Tx and I thought it was the coolest car. I will definitely own one soon. So Iconic. This looks like a beautiful example.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652604679, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585259, "authorName": "Fleche_dOr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fleche_dor/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Let's say you have a dozen exotic and \"prestige\" Italian, German and British cars in your garage.\r\n\r\nLet's also say that you and another person is looking to take a weekend trip to a destination 600 miles away.\r\n\r\nWhich car do you take?\r\n\r\nI don't need to know what the other 11 cars are. This is your answer. A *fabulous* long-distance gentleman's express. Looks good in blue too.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1652612628, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585277, "authorName": "citroends21", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/citroends21/", "bidAmount": 25000, "content": "$25,000 bid placed by citroends21", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652613401, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8585279, "authorName": "SlowNRusty", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/slownrusty/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Almost $90k in restoration and maintenance in 2.5 years! This car has been seriously loved and so it should, it is VERY special. \r\n\r\nImagine winning this AND the Ferrari Daytona!", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1652613411, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585280, "authorName": "citroends21", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/citroends21/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Doing it again \"C\"", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652613464, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585362, "authorName": "Piston", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piston/", "bidAmount": 30000, "content": "$30,000 bid placed by Piston", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652616799, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8585370, "authorName": "ivanthecarnut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ivanthecarnut/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@johnnyb11 This looks like a very nice high end driver Bora. The bumper conversion on a 1975 is not trivial and appears to have been well done. \r\nThe BaT description mentions Weber 40DCNF carburetors. Boras came with 42DCNFs; probably just a description mistake. \r\nPerhaps I missed it on the receipts but I did not see where the brake accumulators were rebuilt and the main sphere replaced. This should be done every 10 years regardless of mileage. Not a difficult thing to do; just a reminder to the new owner to get it done if not already done.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1652617048, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585375, "authorName": "3Pedalonly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3pedalonly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just spoke to Bibendum; Is enjoying a cigarette and wants to know if anyone has a phone number for the seats?", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1652617708, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585442, "authorName": "guri44", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/guri44/", "bidAmount": 31000, "content": "$31,000 bid placed by guri44", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652618591, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8585479, "authorName": "ScoobyDone", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/scoobydone/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I remember as a junior in High school doing a slide show set to rock and roll with European sports cars as the subject. Propped my well endowed girlfriend on the hood of a 1973 Bora at the Scottsdale dealership. Not sure which had better lines then- the girl or the car. But I can tell you the car's lines today are still unbelievably beautiful!!!", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1652619125, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585697, "authorName": "HEman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/heman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One of the Maserati trinity - Merak, Khamsin and the king of the road Bora! Incredible example - thanks for offering!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652621737, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585725, "authorName": "Mike_Breinin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mike_breinin/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I don't know what I like best about this Bora. The seats are crazy amazing. Love the color, love the blue dash, love the wheels.....the sound of that 4.9 liter engine, clearly a cross-plane crank engine, very \"American\" sounding due to that design aspect, yet exotic at the same time. Just too much to love here, what a package. All Joe Walsh approved.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1652622033, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585774, "authorName": "johnbennett103", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnbennett103/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm sure you really have to be committed to ownership with this, but what a pair of seats! If I owned this I would definitely learn some Italian. GLWS.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1652622569, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585778, "authorName": "bradyzq", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bradyzq/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Mike_Breinin, 100% agree.\r\n\r\nIt won't do 185, but it would be fun trying, in a safe place of course.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652622610, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585794, "authorName": "hsom33", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hsom33/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Driving one of these around is so much cooler then those crypto bro lambos and ferraris", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1652622800, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585824, "authorName": "vigil617", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vigil617/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What an oh-my-God car. I think I have a new favorite Maserati ever. The Ghibli this week was unbelievable, but this one....this one....is beyond breathtaking. So much to love here. And that baby blue leather behind the instruments is just phenomenal.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652623153, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8585861, "authorName": "PDXBryan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pdxbryan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I\u2019ve never been a big \u201csupercar\u201d fancier, never had a Countach poster etc. But if I coulda I probably woulda covered my wall with a picture of this phenomenal beast! And I\u2019m with @3Pedalonly - those seats make a fella start thinkin\u2019 things\u2026", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1652623745, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8586029, "authorName": "Jasper", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jasper/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow and wow on those lead shots!!!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1652626098, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8586060, "authorName": "michaelp1usa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/michaelp1usa/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My khamsin has a similar interior. Very period and lovable but takes a little getting used to when everything else in the garage is black or tan. Guess I need to add this one\u2026.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1652626493, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8586125, "authorName": "casert", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/casert/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hate to cast a negative vibe here, however, as a previous owner of a Bora and current owner of two 1972 Ghibli SSs, I must comment. First, the car is a beast to park as there is no power steering\u2026. Only Olympic weight lifters qualify!! Second, the hydraulics MUST be maintained or one will have no brakes or seat adjustments. Also, the linkage to transmission makes a couple of weird bends which results in uneven shifting\u2026.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652627347, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8586295, "authorName": "ZFirst1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zfirst1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@casert. That\u2019s not a negative vibe. Those are character-building features! Any Italian exotic of this vintage will have some of those! \ud83d\ude04", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1652629337, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8586684, "authorName": "Piston", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piston/", "bidAmount": 37479, "content": "$37,479 bid placed by Piston", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652633386, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8587006, "authorName": "tungsten", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tungsten/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Since it\u2019s got the same engine as a QPIII, it\u2019s worth the same, right? ;-)", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652635451, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8587745, "authorName": "Boralogist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boralogist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@casert\nWhat strange comments from a 'previous Bora owner'.\nAs a thirty year+ actual 4.7 Bora owner:\n1---Try driving a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona to experience period steering which will reduce you to tears.\nSimple enough to remedy on the Bora---install an electrical EZ Power Steering as I did!\n2---Tell me an automotive system that requires NO maintenance!\nThe Bora hydraulic system ---as also used by Rolls Royce in period---is bulletproof, brilliant and very simple to maintain.\n3---Have NEVER heard of, let alone experienced this so called transmission issue.\n\nRegards to all.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1652639343, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8588241, "authorName": "Fleche_dOr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fleche_dor/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tungsten wrote \"Since it\u2019s got the same engine as a QPIII, it\u2019s worth the same, right? ;-)\"\r\n\r\nThat is what my QP III whispers to me. QP III: \"Bora has room for two, look at me, room for so much more. Look at all I can do for you.\"\r\n\r\nOf course, as always the correct answer is both. Maseratis are in many ways more sophisticated cars than those \"other\" Italians. The Bora is just such a jewel. The only fault I can see is that it is out of my current \"toy\" budget. Sad! At least my Espada has power steering.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652641797, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8591260, "authorName": "marauder", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marauder/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The 'bargain exotic' of yesteryear sure is aging well !", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652662580, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8591414, "authorName": "Button", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/button/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm just here for those seats, and the engine, and the design, and the transmission, and the rest of the car.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1652664922, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8591489, "authorName": "1996MBZ", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/1996mbz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These cars are rare. I'm happy that it made a Bring A Trailer appearance.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1652666080, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8591536, "authorName": "millartist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/millartist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I so agree with @Fleche_dOr. I've had the honor of unlimited use of two different examples of Boras and any chance to drive one is a huge pleasure. But they really set them selves apart on a long journey. \"It's not the destination, it is the journey.\"", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1652666692, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8591633, "authorName": "buglewis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/buglewis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In 1999 I had a black Bora 4.9, a Ferrari 308GTSI QV, and a 911SC. All great cars but the Bora was in another league. Faster, more comfortable than the Ferrari, and stayed planted on the road like a stone. Wish I kept it. This one looks like a real beauty.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1652668076, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8591693, "authorName": "bru212", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bru212/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I\u2019d want to confirm that Connolly 3489 is that unfortunate interior color (a quick search was unsuccessful). . Honestly, I\u2019d think it would be worth more if it\u2019s not - assuming 3489 is a better shade of blue, of course! GLWTS! What a cool machine!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652669088, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8593338, "authorName": "NorCalBert", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/norcalbert/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I love the interior color. I also love the radio mounted on the left dash. The epitome of \"Driver picks the tunes, passenger shuts their pie hole!\" When I was a 21 year old Andretti wannabe zipping around in a 66.5 hp X1/9 the Bora and the Berlinetta Boxer were the ultimate fantasies. Of course, any similarity between me and Mario was pretty delusional on my part...GLWTA!", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1652714883, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8593348, "authorName": "Piscine", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piscine/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Really fabulous example. Love that interior color. Any dyno runs post rebuild?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652714903, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8593849, "authorName": "ivanthecarnut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ivanthecarnut/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@bru212 You can see samples of the original Maserati leather colors following this link:\r\nhttps://thecarnut.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Maserati_leather_samples.pdf", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652719692, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8593980, "authorName": "TazioNuvolari", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tazionuvolari/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Will it be safe to assume the new owner will be a lover of the color blue, in all its shades? BTW, beautiful car.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652720575, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8594757, "authorName": "red27", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/red27/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So it left the factory white with black leather. I prefer the blue/blue look, but a Bora is a most fantastic thing in any colour IMHO. Just a slight shame that after all the considerable effort of modifying the front and rear to Euro spec that the US side markers were left as is......GLWS, I'm certain it will do very well.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1652723240, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8596470, "authorName": "unbridled2020", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/unbridled2020/", "bidAmount": 38000, "content": "$38,000 bid placed by unbridled2020", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652730543, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8597010, "authorName": "rsweibel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rsweibel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "All these years I'd been meditating on the wrong blue pearl. Wow. GLWTA.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652733048, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8598456, "authorName": "Aintexactlyrossi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aintexactlyrossi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pretty sure this is the car Joe was writing about. May not quite do 185 - but close enough.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1652739289, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8599532, "authorName": "citroends21", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/citroends21/", "bidAmount": 40000, "content": "$40,000 bid placed by citroends21", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652751654, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8599706, "authorName": "ande5000", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ande5000/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Goddamn that thing is lovely. To my eye Giugiaro's very finest work. Of art. Achingly, longingly gorgeous. Sigh...", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1652753988, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8599966, "authorName": "Fleche_dOr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fleche_dor/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Aintexactlyrossi\r\n\r\nApparently Joe Walsh did not own a Maserati prior to writing the song. He bought one later out of \"guilt\". See interview in the link below (about at 13:30):\r\n\r\nhttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/joe-walsh-rs-interview-special-edition-1098225/\r\n\r\nHe said he doesn't know if it \"goes 185\", he \"chickened out about 140\". He also said he didn't lose his license. He said he lost his wallet (about at 14:10) and his license was in it.\r\n\r\nMy understanding is that he did own a 1962 5000 (Allemano) at some point. Maybe someone else can add more information. I *don't* consider the link below to be \"authoritative\", but it was the best I could find. I did see a picture of Mr. Walsh with a late model QP as well, so maybe he has owned a few Maseratis by now. \r\n\r\nhttps://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/LF18/London/lots/r0003-1962-maserati-5000-gt-by-allemano/674767", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1652759206, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8601217, "authorName": "Garageman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/garageman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Coma sei bella!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652799067, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8601628, "authorName": "MSCLASSICCARSLLC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msclassiccarsllc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great to see another Maserati Bora on BAT. Much love!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652803184, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8604333, "authorName": "Piston", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piston/", "bidAmount": 50000, "content": "$50,000 bid placed by Piston", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1652816565, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8604821, "authorName": "Cycliccollective", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cycliccollective/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very cool", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652818649, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8607386, "authorName": "AMfan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/amfan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I owned a '73 Bora some years ago and have mostly fond memories. It was a high maintenance beauty (what Italian car of that era isn't), far more a grand tourer than a sports car, and as other owners here commented, very comfortable. @casert - you're right the hydraulics do take some maintenance but it's mostly LHM oil changes and a well maintained system should be pretty trouble free, mine was. I did experience the sloppy shift linkage you described but it was traced to a couple of loose/worn U-joints and easily fixed. The ZF 5 speed itself is pretty much bullet proof. Potential buyers should know these cars were fast in the day but less so by today's standards and they do not easily pass CA smog. This is not a hot rod to take on the track but rather an \"occasion\" car that will put a smile on your face whenever you drive it. Be prepared to fund some not inexpensive regular maintenance and the Bora will be a car you can take places with comfort, confidence and pride.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1652837173, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8607860, "authorName": "RevSome", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/revsome/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Once you see those seats, you can't un-see them. Yikes, that's 1970's style right there.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1652845426, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8607973, "authorName": "Aintexactlyrossi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aintexactlyrossi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Fleche_dOr Damn. The thing I always liked best about Joe was the alleged fact that he owned a Maserati. These are things about which one should not lie. And who chickens out at 140? Isn\u2019t that the whole point?!\r\nThanks for setting the record straight.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1652849001, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8608276, "authorName": "67satisfaction", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/67satisfaction/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hello Ivan @ivanthecarnut, Hi @Boralogist - Never heard of a 4.9 being bored out before - is it wise to bore out the steel cylinder liners of an aluminum block V8? @casert - I did experience less-than-stellar shifting with my '75 Bora until I replaced the u-joints and adjusted the position of the lever in the cockpit. Since then, I do find that I have to keep the needle-bearings near the exhaust headers lubricated for the shift quality to remain high. Your Bora may have had the same issues. The LHM system is reliable, but you have to drive it enough for the fluids and seals to maintain their qualities. I don't agree the steering effort is heavy - it's a rear engine car, Maserati didn't power the steering for a reason, as opposed to the Khamsin. The Bora is a marvel to drive and intoxicating to the ears as you go through the gears. Cheers!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652876091, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8608636, "authorName": "sperreault", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sperreault/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This car. This engine. This color. One of my favorite 60-70's exotics up there with the DeTomaso Mangusta. Both under-appreciated.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1652881542, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8608900, "authorName": "porkchopious", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porkchopious/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love this color on this car! Is this a factory Bora color?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652884480, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8609059, "authorName": "TazioNuvolari", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tazionuvolari/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@sperreault I agree. When R&T tested the Mangusta, they proclaimed it the most beautiful car in the world. It's definitely in my top 5. Even though the Bora is a beauty in its own right, it almost looks \"conservative\" next to the Mangusta; even a bit more refined.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652886023, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8612409, "authorName": "riot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/riot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This car plus a silver track suit and you have an instant Syd Mead futurist landscape wherever you go.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1652903821, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8614297, "authorName": "mbrandonmotorcars", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mbrandonmotorcars/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I was the lucky previous owner of this amazing Bora. I got to know the car intimately, and owned it while it had the engine rebuild done. I made sure that the break-in was done correctly (keeping revs low for the first few hundred miles), and I put on most of those miles, as well as enjoyed it afterwards.\r\n\r\nAs has been said in the comments, the driving experience of a Bora is very unique and is unmatched in the automotive world. Not only do you have that classic torquey Maserati V8 behind you making all kinds of great noises, the feel of the (Citroen) brake system is a lot of fun, and just looking around the amazing interior as you drive brings a big smile to your face. It\u2019s a long-legged cruiser, a true \u201ccontinental tourer\u201d in the grand tradition of European GT cars, and it\u2019s easy to imagine it\u2019s 1975, you just have to get from London to Monaco _tomorrow_, so you grab the keys to your Bora and drive 150+ all night to get there.\r\n\r\nAnd, while it is definitely an extremely sophisticated, classy, and understated design, it still draws a surprising amount of attention. Even more so when you open the doors and the engine lid. Modern supercars will be forgotten about while people crowd around your Bora. Just like in 1975.", "likes": 19, "timestamp": 1652911941, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8619489, "authorName": "Zerock", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zerock/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have a silver 330 GTC with same interior bleu Connolly leather, it\u2019s an amazing color, very period of the 70\u2019s and 60\u2019s. I love those colors that are no longer used nowadays, it gives the car a special personality. On the bora in general the hydraulic pop up lights are the coolest u will ever see. The bora is highly undervalued and unnoticed super car of the 70\u2019s, very low production number with many no longer existing. an iconic car design. What a beauty.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1652984651, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8619930, "authorName": "chris_lapinski", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chris_lapinski/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Any photos of the stainless steel roof?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1652986308, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8625864, "authorName": "RM777", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rm777/", "bidAmount": 52210, "content": "$52,210 bid placed by RM777", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653056486, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8626212, "authorName": "Piston", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piston/", "bidAmount": 60000, "content": "$60,000 bid placed by Piston", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653059368, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8626830, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@chris_lapinski", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653064353, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8627139, "authorName": "chris_lapinski", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chris_lapinski/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That\u2019s what I thought looks excellent but had to check. Thanks", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653066054, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8631744, "authorName": "porkchopious", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porkchopious/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow! That top view is amazing! Pure art. Good luck!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653087589, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8632456, "authorName": "Fleche_dOr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fleche_dor/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@DSFM2005\r\n\r\nI think you just created a new BaT-bar with the top view. The Peanut Gallery, and maybe some actual bidders, will now expect a picture like that from this point forward.\r\n\r\nHow many cars look *that* good when seen from above?\r\n\r\nVery, very nicely done.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653097305, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8633196, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Fleche_dOr I think you just created a new BaT-bar with the top view.............\r\n\r\nI concur with my learned colleague", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653130193, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8639438, "authorName": "Jack-Porsche", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jack-porsche/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great design", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653190351, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8645039, "authorName": "TDR", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tdr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I\u2019m a purist, so I\u2019d return this Bora back to its original Bianco Polo Park colour. Colour changes don\u2019t seem to effect the value of Maserati or Ferrari autos that much, unless it\u2019s red. Lovely Bora\u2026love to see it in white.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653257971, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8645348, "authorName": "benjaminstorck", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/benjaminstorck/", "bidAmount": 67777, "content": "$67,777 bid placed by benjaminstorck", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653262635, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8645501, "authorName": "Piston", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piston/", "bidAmount": 77777, "content": "$77,777 bid placed by Piston", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653264568, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8646197, "authorName": "LITS2DBC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lits2dbc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@mbrandonmotorcars \"London to Monaco\"? (via the Chunnel?) How about Naples to Monaco as a scenic alternative. :)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653275246, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8646992, "authorName": "BostonGeo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bostongeo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "such a cool car!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653311940, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8647346, "authorName": "KCShelby", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kcshelby/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Absolutely beautiful!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653315371, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8650127, "authorName": "Richardsolomon", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/richardsolomon/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have owned 2 and they were the best classics I have owned \r\nExtremely well built and well thought out\r\nWay better constructed then my Lambos and Ferraris of the same era\r\nThe elegant gentleman\u2019s sports car\r\nFor people who value style and substance \r\nAnd that sweet sound!", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1653331147, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8651866, "authorName": "christophernkennedy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/christophernkennedy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lovely car! Does the transmission/clutch utilize an internal hydraulic throwout bearing or an external slave cylinder to move the throwout bearing?\r\n\r\n/s/ Chris Kennedy", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653338761, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8653264, "authorName": "DonPanMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/donpanman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Gotta say, thank you BaT. This is THE go to place for the best collector cars. If my name were Jay I would go broke filling my garage with BaT beauties. The Ghibli, Grifo, Mangusta, Miura P400, Toyota 2000GT.... This Bora is right up there, among the rarest and most beautiful. Please, a buyer from the Northeast so I can hear it drive by...", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653348161, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8654114, "authorName": "mkates123", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mkates123/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow, a piece of art!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653358551, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8654647, "authorName": "AMfan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/amfan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@christophernkennedy - The Bora uses the same ZF 5 speed as the Pantera, Aston V8 and various other high powered cars of the era. AFAIK all use an external clutch slave cylinder.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653370785, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8655018, "authorName": "ivanthecarnut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ivanthecarnut/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Owned about a dozen Boras, great cars!\r\nA photo I did not see in the gallery is that of the engine hatch open. If you want a crowd around your Bora just open the rear hatch at a Cars and Coffee and remove the engine cover.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1653395523, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8655628, "authorName": "christophernkennedy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/christophernkennedy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@AMfan\r\n\r\nThanks, but internal hydraulic throwout bearings are now available for the ZF and this ZF may have been changed over----I do appreciate your reply, however.\r\n\r\nRegards,\r\n/s/ Chris", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653402301, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8655685, "authorName": "MusicCityLotus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/musiccitylotus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A great GT, comfortable and solid, if a little heavy. The hydraulics also activate the pop up headlights. The light switch contains a hydraulic valve, which drips LHM on your left leg when it stars leaking. Ask me how I know... Better make sure it is working properly, it's a small hydro-electro-mechanical marvel, that switch.\r\nOur museum had one in the same color, with white leather interior. Sublime styling.\r\nGLWTA!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653402831, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8656066, "authorName": "Tdskip", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tdskip/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@RevSome - Seems like you\u2019ve never actually sat in a Bora. In addition to being part of the design aesthetic which makes the car work, they happen to also be super comfortable and entirely well-suited for long distance touring. All the Maserati seats for this time are super comfortable, it\u2019s almost like they knew what they were doing when designing a GT.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1653406048, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8656102, "authorName": "ivanthecarnut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ivanthecarnut/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Another thing that attracts a crowd is to sit a kid on the Bora\u2019s driver\u2019s seat and have her operate the switch that raises and lowers the seat and the switch that moves the pedals. People go ooohhh - aaahhhh", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1653406232, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8656161, "authorName": "RevSome", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/revsome/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Tdskip I said nothing about their comfort. Just that I find them ugly and very 1970's.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653406719, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8656284, "authorName": "Tdskip", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tdskip/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@RevSome - um, it is a 1970s car. Specifically it is a 1970s deliberately designed to be \u201cedgy\u201d Italian high end designer car.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653407878, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8656409, "authorName": "Dog_leg_first", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dog_leg_first/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@RevSome - you must hate Ferrari Daytona's and Lamborghini Miura then too, eh? Those have extremely similar seats as well - same time period.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653408780, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8657088, "authorName": "ivanthecarnut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ivanthecarnut/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dog_leg_first Do not agree that the Bora and Daytona seats are similar. The Bora seats are very comfortable for long trips while the Daytona seats not so much. Actually I would say the Bora and Daytona seat are very different although neither has an adjustable back.\r\nBoth the Bora and Daytona seats aesthetically look very cool.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653412567, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8657363, "authorName": "RevSome", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/revsome/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Once again, I just don't like the seats. I don't hate the cars.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653413298, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8659032, "authorName": "Dog_leg_first", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dog_leg_first/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ivanthecarnut - I would agree with the comfort observation, although I've not done as much time in the Daytona. Same basic shape but difference in padding etc.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653417498, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8660015, "authorName": "autonitis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/autonitis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ive seen this car in person and its stunning.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653421265, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8660335, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thank you all for your comments and bids, we are happy to offer this stunning Maserati Bora 4.9L to the BaT Community and glad everyone loves it as much as we do. Benefitting from a thorough mechanical rebuild and recent major detailing this example is amongst the finest we have offered. We look forward to sending it to a great new home in less than 24 hours! \r\n\r\nWe have enjoyed speaking and emailing with many of you and encourage interested bidders to contact us via the \u201cContact Seller\u201d button with any last-minute questions. We are here and happy to assist. \r\n\r\nShould the winning bidder need assistance with National or International transport we have great contacts and will be happy to assist with logistics. \r\n\r\nExamples like this are hard to come by and this one is here to SELL! \r\n\r\nBID TO WIN! \r\n\r\n#driveclassics #savethemanuals\r\n\r\nYour Friends, \r\n\r\nDSFM2005", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653422567, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8660479, "authorName": "Lugesq", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lugesq/", "bidAmount": 80000, "content": "$80,000 bid placed by Lugesq", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653423162, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8661446, "authorName": "Martin_Q", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/martin_q/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I owned this car from 1998 to 2014. It is a wonderful and beautiful piece of art. I won 3rd place at Concourso Italiano in Carmel for Maserati and have many pictures of the car on the award stage. Car had black interior under my ownership. I performed the euro bumper conversion myself and happy to see it still in place. I didn't find the reliability of the Citroen brake system to be there having replaced multiple accumulators and rebuilding various parts of the system. Engine was always strong and the sound produced is always throaty and strong. A beautiful piece of automotive history", "likes": 12, "timestamp": 1653427238, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8661737, "authorName": "Viper17", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/viper17/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Martin_Q What was it replaced with, though that might be a dumb question as I bet you have other fine cars in your collection..? I had a picture from a magazine of a 75 Bora that resided under the glass top of my JBL L-65 Jubals for many years. Its Italian and its simply beautiful; I could sit and just look at it for hours!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653428552, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8662219, "authorName": "Piston", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piston/", "bidAmount": 85000, "content": "$85,000 bid placed by Piston", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653433667, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8662271, "authorName": "Lugesq", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lugesq/", "bidAmount": 105000, "content": "$105,000 bid placed by Lugesq", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653434310, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8662735, "authorName": "Eastend87", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/eastend87/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very nice restoration on a car that nobody cared about a few years ago. Good luck all!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653439763, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8662908, "authorName": "Piston", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/piston/", "bidAmount": 115000, "content": "$115,000 bid placed by Piston", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653441621, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8663173, "authorName": "SirRaoulDuke", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sirraoulduke/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That interior is sharp, really takes this over the top.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653445501, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8663293, "authorName": "67satisfaction", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/67satisfaction/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Privileged to have bought Bora #932 from Ivan back in 2012... One of my favorite experiences was this: Sitting in sluggish summer tourist traffic leaving a private fundraiser on Lake George.. the twin cooling fans kept him (we call him 'Marco') from overheating, but the engine was totally heat soaked. Glad to get on the highway to cool things off... oddly enough the 4.9's temp remained stubbornly high. Shortly thereafter a couple friends in their Huaracan zipped by and I decided to keep up. By the time I reached 140mph, the Bora's engine temperature had dropped to the normal range. It was an 'Aha!' moment: You have to realize that Alfieri designed his cars to go fast.. How fast?.. Not American-highway fast, but Italians-on-the-70's-autostrada fast! \n\nAs a side note, I can attest to the comfort, reliability and handling of the Bora. Thoroughly developed in Maserati's best Grand Touring tradition, ours has taken us on two-week late summer driving vacations through Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and back - with elegance and luggage, but without issues or weariness. Driving it near its limits, it is stunning how well its handling compares to GT cars far younger than its 50 years. Cheers!", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1653447344, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8663677, "authorName": "billyblyth", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/billyblyth/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@67satisfaction What a great experience with a great car. So nice to see this get the respect it deserves! Let'a face it , the Ghilbli was a hard act to follow. But it's an old school Maserati through and through!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653462730, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8663947, "authorName": "ProvaMo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/provamo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Kind of a Merak with V8\u2026 EXACTLY!!!\nAbsolutely special and gorgeous.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653481714, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664147, "authorName": "ShineOn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shineon/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Chicken or the Egg - Which came first?\r\nThe Maserati Bora or the Alfa Romeo Montreal\r\nCan someone in the BaTosphere weigh in, please.\r\nThank you very much - ShineOn YCD's", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653484224, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664181, "authorName": "ShineOn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shineon/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Or for that matter - the Lamborghini Espada - see following comment\r\nThank you very much - ShineOn YCD's", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653484679, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664264, "authorName": "Jetpepper1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jetpepper1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Elegant and muscular at the same time. A true GT masterpiece of its time. Much more rare than a Daytona. Acceleration is fluid. Made for long cross European travel. The most comfortable and well made of all the exotics of its time that I have owned.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1653485433, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664288, "authorName": "1mean3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/1mean3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@DSFM2005\r\nHow many miles has this car been driven since the engine rebuild?\r\nFrom its sale by M. Brandon Motorcars to now? I can't seem to determine this from the service receipts.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653485700, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664400, "authorName": "Jaeggernaut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jaeggernaut/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "don't see many of these. beauty. glwta.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653486854, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664514, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@1mean3 - approximately 600, first 500 break in miles...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653488064, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664550, "authorName": "Lucasalternator", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lucasalternator/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful piece-of-art car. Tepid driving video :(", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653488505, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664555, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thank you ALL once again for your participation in our listing, we are glad the BaT community loves this beautiful Bora as much as we do! \r\n\r\nA blast to drive and stunning to look at! We know the next owner will be very happy with this one. \r\n\r\nAs always we are here to SELL so BID TO WIN! \r\n\r\nYour Friends, \r\n\r\nDSFM2005", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1653488579, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664661, "authorName": "RacecarJohnny", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racecarjohnny/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Those seats! Beautiful Italian furniture that happens to have a car built around it. Sumptuous. GLWTA.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1653489614, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664764, "authorName": "DonPanMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/donpanman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One of Giugiaro's best. The Stratos, Espada.... not much else comes to mind from 1975 in this league. I hope the lucky new owner puts some miles on it, so the rest of us can enjoy it!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653490592, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664891, "authorName": "bshorey", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bshorey/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "ShineOn\r\nChicken or the Egg \u2013 Which came first?\r\nThe Maserati Bora or the Alfa Romeo Montreal\r\nCan someone in the BaTosphere weigh in, please.\r\nThank you very much \u2013 ShineOn YCD\u2019s\r\n\r\nThe Montreal was shown (in Montreal) in 1967, and was produced from 1970-1977. The Bora design began in 1968, and it was produced from 1971-1978.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653491926, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8664901, "authorName": "ForWhatItsWorth", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/forwhatitsworth/", "bidAmount": 125000, "content": "$125,000 bid placed by ForWhatItsWorth", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653492091, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665098, "authorName": "Phaeton2020", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/phaeton2020/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@DonPanMan The Lotus Esprit is one of my all time favorites. Also, the Merak, there have been a couple Merak projects on here where I have been tempted. Maybe I like the Merak as much as the Bora. But not very knowledgeable about either. Honestly, with the price of body work these days, redoing a project car is beyond my means.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653493916, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665337, "authorName": "Cornbread", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cornbread/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Blue is the by far the best color on a Bora IMO. Great car.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653496075, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665373, "authorName": "DonPanMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/donpanman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Phaeton2020, I have a Merak SS, no hydraulics, a-frames & coil-overs. It' a ton of fun, but if I could afford it I'd rather a Bora. That fastback is gorgeous!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653496397, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665423, "authorName": "a20c20c20", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/a20c20c20/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Bidding in the last 5 minutes will be very robust - Gorgeous Bora!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653496778, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665444, "authorName": "lbilimited", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lbilimited/", "bidAmount": 130000, "content": "$130,000 bid placed by lbilimited", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653496977, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665467, "authorName": "LiteLotus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/litelotus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is what the Lotus Europa could have looked like if they continued the design to the rear. This Bora is stunning! I love that interior!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1653497192, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665579, "authorName": "RetroOrville", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/retroorville/", "bidAmount": 132500, "content": "$132,500 bid placed by RetroOrville", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498008, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665589, "authorName": "lbilimited", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lbilimited/", "bidAmount": 135000, "content": "$135,000 bid placed by lbilimited", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498040, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665594, "authorName": "mike_747", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mike_747/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Compared to their \"F\" car counterparts these cars are huge bargain's.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1653498075, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665597, "authorName": "unbridled2020", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/unbridled2020/", "bidAmount": 136000, "content": "$136,000 bid placed by unbridled2020", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498088, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665602, "authorName": "99cody99", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/99cody99/", "bidAmount": 137000, "content": "$137,000 bid placed by 99cody99", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498104, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665607, "authorName": "RetroOrville", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/retroorville/", "bidAmount": 140000, "content": "$140,000 bid placed by RetroOrville", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498130, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665614, "authorName": "Harmag25", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/harmag25/", "bidAmount": 142000, "content": "$142,000 bid placed by Harmag25", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498150, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665618, "authorName": "lbilimited", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lbilimited/", "bidAmount": 145000, "content": "$145,000 bid placed by lbilimited", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498172, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665623, "authorName": "Pmx", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pmx/", "bidAmount": 150000, "content": "$150,000 bid placed by Pmx", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498191, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665628, "authorName": "RetroOrville", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/retroorville/", "bidAmount": 152500, "content": "$152,500 bid placed by RetroOrville", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498206, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665634, "authorName": "99cody99", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/99cody99/", "bidAmount": 154000, "content": "$154,000 bid placed by 99cody99", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498234, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665635, "authorName": "Pmx", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pmx/", "bidAmount": 155000, "content": "$155,000 bid placed by Pmx", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498237, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665636, "authorName": "MD68", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/md68/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I agree @Cornbread, the combination of blues with stainless is pure art. I still have my Matchbox version in metallic magenta with lime green interior :-)\r\n\r\nGood luck bidders, wonderful Bora!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653498242, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665640, "authorName": "SportsCarPerformance", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sportscarperformance/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A chance to own a piece of Italian history! Get it!!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653498245, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665641, "authorName": "RetroOrville", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/retroorville/", "bidAmount": 156000, "content": "$156,000 bid placed by RetroOrville", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498250, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665651, "authorName": "Harmag25", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/harmag25/", "bidAmount": 160000, "content": "$160,000 bid placed by Harmag25", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498271, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665654, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Amazing Value! A\r\n\r\nAnd have not doubt we are here to SELL!", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1653498289, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665656, "authorName": "RetroOrville", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/retroorville/", "bidAmount": 162500, "content": "$162,500 bid placed by RetroOrville", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498296, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665659, "authorName": "Harmag25", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/harmag25/", "bidAmount": 165000, "content": "$165,000 bid placed by Harmag25", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498305, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665660, "authorName": "deleted", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/deleted/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A week later and this car is still just sitting there vibing so hard!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653498309, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665666, "authorName": "RetroOrville", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/retroorville/", "bidAmount": 167500, "content": "$167,500 bid placed by RetroOrville", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498328, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665682, "authorName": "Pmx", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pmx/", "bidAmount": 170000, "content": "$170,000 bid placed by Pmx", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498379, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665687, "authorName": "RetroOrville", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/retroorville/", "bidAmount": 171000, "content": "$171,000 bid placed by RetroOrville", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498415, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665706, "authorName": "Harmag25", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/harmag25/", "bidAmount": 172000, "content": "$172,000 bid placed by Harmag25", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498488, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8665745, "authorName": "Harmag25", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/harmag25/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 5/25/22 for $172,000 to Harmag25", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498609, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 8665752, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats @Harmag25 - well bought!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498622, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665767, "authorName": "akrzczuk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/akrzczuk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats, @Harmag25! You now own an incredible work of art by an Italian Master -- that you can drive!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498683, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665778, "authorName": "a20c20c20", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/a20c20c20/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Bravo", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653498696, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665885, "authorName": "SL8GT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sl8gt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats to seller and buyer! \r\nWell bought and enjoy with passion!!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653499119, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8665976, "authorName": "DonPanMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/donpanman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats! You've earned that grin! A magnificent piece of history.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653499520, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8666760, "authorName": "Boralogist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boralogist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Genuine congrats to the Buyer. \r\nHell of a buy, as the market refuses to acknowledge the historical significance and ownership pleasure of the top-tier Maserati GT cars, namely the Ghibli, Bora & Khamsin relative to their vaunted contemporaries. \r\nThe fundamental reason this distortion survives is that very few people actually get to drive these cars to compare and make up their own minds.\r\nSadly, the automotive press et al successfully continue to distort reality to serve their own agenda and prejudices.\r\nWarm regards to all from a very long-term Bora & Khamsin owner!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653502410, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8666970, "authorName": "MusicCityLotus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/musiccitylotus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Bargain of the year! Congrats to the buyer!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1653503272, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8669265, "authorName": "BuyWeird", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/buyweird/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow. Such a beautiful and well-sorted example for a helluva price. Clearly it met the reserve, but might have done much better a couple of months ago. Blue interior makes this a true unicorn. Congrats to the seller for setting a reasonable reserve and buyer for braving the market winds.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1653512499, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8691997, "authorName": "Route.US.66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/route.us.66/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Does anyone need a set of owners manuals and Parts manuals, both with USA supplements?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1653770229, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8762045, "authorName": "erikig", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/erikig/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The Bora was one of the most beautiful cars that ever made it into production. Congrats!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1654631845, "type": "comment"}]