This 1980 Maserati Merak SS is one of 787 examples produced between 1976 and 1983. Chassis 2808 is believed to have been sold new in Denver, Colorado, and later spent time in the UK and Canada before being returned to the US in 2015, when it was acquired by the seller. The car is finished in red over black Connolly leather upholstery and powered by a mid-mounted 3.0L quad-cam V6 mated to a five-speed manual transaxle. It rides on 15″ Campagnolo light alloy wheels coupled with disc brakes at all four corners and has pop-up headlamps, rear flying buttresses, and a louvered engine cover. Inside, 2+2 seating is accompanied by a Blaupunkt stereo and Veglia Borletti instrumentation. This Merak SS is now offered in Vermont with a clean Michigan title in the name of the owner’s foundation.

Styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign, the Merak was first revealed at the 1972 Paris Motor Show as a lower-cost alternative to the contemporary Bora, with which it shared its styling from the doors forward but featured a vertical rear window and a louvered horizontal engine cover flanked by flying buttresses. An updated Merak SS model followed in 1975, which featured a revised front hood with a black grille.

This example is finished in red and wears black US-market impact bumpers. Pop-up headlights are paired with rectangular taillights, and additional exterior equipment includes a power antenna, door-mounted mirrors, and dual exhaust outlets.

The 15″ Campagnolo light alloy wheels are mounted with Pirelli Cinturato tires. The Merak SS rides on a 102.4″ wheelbase and features a fully independent suspension. Stopping power is provided by ventilated discs at all four corners. The left-rear brake caliper was replaced in August 2015, according to the seller.

The 2+2 cabin houses bucket front seats and individually contoured rear seats that are trimmed in black Connolly leather. Additional appointments include a lockable glovebox, a passenger-side footrest, and power windows. One of the window motors was reportedly replaced in August 2015. The seller notes that there is a refrigerant leak in the air conditioning system.

A Blaupunkt AM/FM cassette stereo is installed to the left of the three-spoke steering wheel, which is paired with a MOMO shift knob. The wheel fronts a Bora-style dash housing Veglia Borletti instrumentation including an 85-mph speedometer, an 8k-rpm tachometer, a quartz clock, and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 64k miles.

The mid-mounted 3.0L V6 features an aluminum block with a 90° angle between cylinder banks and aluminum cylinder heads with dual overhead camshafts on each bank. The SS variant’s powerplant was updated with triple 44mm Weber carburetors and a 9.0:1 compression ratio for a factory-rated output of 220 horsepower at 6,500 rpm. The cylinder head was reportedly rebuilt in June 2012, while work in September 2026 is noted to have included replacing the oil pressure sending unit and changing the engine oil.

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Citroën-sourced five-speed manual transaxle.