Maserati Boomerang - the innovative extreme wedge by Giugiaro

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Maserati Boomerang - the innovative extreme wedge by Giugiaro

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Created on July 8, 2015

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Bruno von Rotz

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - even flatter than the Maserato Bora

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - it doesn't get much more wedge-shaped than this

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - still impressive 34 years after its creation

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - the flat windshield was sensational at the time

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - lots of glass without bends

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - design sculpture

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - longer and flatter than the Bora

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - caused quite a stir in 1971/1972

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - View into the cockpit

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - the interior was once clad in black

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - an airbag was once also to be accommodated inside the steering wheel

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - no triumph of ergonomics, but spectacular looks

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - elements from the Bora on the center console

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - longitudinally mounted Bora V8 engine

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - stamped chassis number

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - Trident on the front

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - wheels manufactured by Momo according to Giugairo ideas

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - the ItalDesign badge was proudly displayed

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - Air intakes on the flank

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - angular rear end

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - the master signed his work at the rear

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - square twin exhaust pipes on each side, way ahead of its time

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - Chassis badge

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - first presentation of the concept car, still without an engine - at the ItalDesign stand at the Turin Motor Show

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - the interior of the Turin prototype

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - Sketch with dimensions

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - very futuristic and wedge-shaped sports car by Giugiaro

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - hardly anyone pushed the wedge shape further than Giugiaro

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - on the ItalDesign promotional material

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - completed at the Geneva Motor Show in 1972

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - completed at the Geneva Motor Show in 1972

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - completed at the Geneva Motor Show in 1972

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Maserati Boomerang at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show - breathtaking wedge shape by master Giugiaro

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Maserati Boomerang at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show - the Giugiaro creation had already been shown in Turin; the engine from the Bora was installed for Geneva

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - exhibited at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show

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Maserati Boomerang at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show - Giugario concept car, now with engine and round instruments in the interior

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - geometric design

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - straight lines, large glass surfaces

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - View from above

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - in the studio

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - airplane-like glass house

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - looks wider than it was

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - with extremely steeply raked windshield

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - more wedge-shaped and straight-lined than almost any other design

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - Best in Show at the Concours d'Elégance Zoute Grand Prix 2013

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - Best in Show at the Concours d'Elégance Zoute Grand Prix 2013

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - at the Concours d'Elégance Zoute Grand Prix 2013

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - at the Concours d'Elégance Zoute Grand Prix 2013

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - at the Chantilly Arts & Élégance Richard Mille 2014

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - The highly talented designer Giorgetto Giugiaro created a concept study (V8, 4719 cm3, 306 hp - Mondial de l'Automobile Paris 2014) that has gone down in history with the company he founded, Ital-Design (now part of the VW Group).

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - Design by Giorgetto Giugiaro, first shown as a wooden model in 1971 - Techno Classica 2015

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - A look inside the concept car - Techno Classica 2015

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Maserati Boomerang (1972) - A look inside the concept car - Techno Classica 2015

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - auch 34 Jahre nach seiner Entstehung noch beeindruckend

Maserati Boomerang (1971) - die flache Frontscheibe war damals sensationell

Maserati Boomerang (1971) - viel Glas ohne Biegungen

Maserati Boomerang (1971) - Designskulptur

Maserati Boomerang (1971) - Frontansicht

Summary

In 1971, the ItalDesign Boomerang concept car was exhibited at the Turin Motor Show, and a few months later, in March 1972, it appeared at the Geneva Motor Show equipped with functioning Maserati Bora mechanics. The Boomerang is one of the design milestones and is said to have influenced cars such as the VW Golf and the Lotus Esprit with its consistently geometric and straight lines. This report tells the story of the Boomerang and shows it in over 50 historical and current pictures, some of which have never been published before.

This article contains the following chapters

Step-by-step development
Different, fast and safe
Show car
Road-legal and sold
Concours-savvy
Quintessential
Further information

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

There are few cars that have the same effect on onlookers as the Maserati Boomerang from ItalDesign. Consisting almost entirely of flat surfaces and edges and with an ultra-flat appearance, the silver Boomerang is certainly not a car that can be overlooked. Never intended for series production, Giorgetto Giugiaro was able to give free rein to his ideas. The Boomerang was shown for the first time at the Turin Motor Show in the late fall of 1971. The Automobil Revue noted:"The second innovation from ItalDesign is somewhat reminiscent of Bertone's Stratos wedge coupé. This is a coupé called Boomerang in the 3-liter class, whose powertrain origins are still shrouded in mystery. In any case, this vehicle has not yet been fully completed and is only shown as a 1:1 model. At the 1972 Geneva Motor Show, we should be able to find out more about this style study ... if ItalDesign receives the exhibition space it ordered too late. Incidentally, the dashboard of the Boomerang is not housed in a horizontal drum, but in a circular instrument cluster surrounded by the steering wheel."

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Maserati Boomerang (1971) - auch 34 Jahre nach seiner Entstehung noch beeindruckend

Maserati Boomerang (1971) - die flache Frontscheibe war damals sensationell

Maserati Boomerang (1971) - viel Glas ohne Biegungen

Maserati Boomerang (1971) - Designskulptur

Maserati Boomerang (1971) - Frontansicht

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