Maserati Boomerang: the forgotten concept (1971)

Posted on 24-10-2014 at 17:54 by ricardo – 21 Comments”

Complete designgekte, you’ll find it in the Maserati Boomerang.

A decade or four ago could make cars but not enough of the wedge. Especially Italdesign Giugiaro, who for many manufacturers conceptual cars with a spitsvorm modelled. At the beginning of the seventies was the order for the Boomerang on the desk of the then still young Giorgetto Giugiaro, who, in this brutal carriage of made.

In addition to the wedge, the double glass panes in the doors, and the rectangular design of the rim and to the outlet were used, it is mainly the interior that the Boomerang caused a sensation. Giugiaro threw coolly all the buttons and counters on a single disc, and let the steering wheel there to revolve. In addition, something that if very safe, it was considered, because the danger of a stuurpin that the driver could cause injury in an accident, had disappeared.

The exterieurvorm of the Boomerang is the best between a junction of the Alfa Romeos Caimano and the Volkswagen Porsche Tapir. Both from the pencil of Giorgetto. According to the Italian rider could see the car almost completely with the ruler to be drawn.

The Maserati Boomerang was after his unveiling at the motor show of Turin in ’71 road ready made, and fitted with a 4.7 litre V8 from the Bora. Good for 306 hp. In 1974, he found his way to the collection of a meantime, private collector. Today is the flat Maserati at Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari, where @thomcarspotter him recently photographed.

Gallery: Maserati Boomerang Concept

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