[Zeke]

I can only say that I lusted after a Citroen SM but anyone who knew even a little about those said stay away. At one time Citroen owned Maserati and that's why the marriage of the engine to the car. Citroen took ownership in 1968 but their bankruptcy ending in 1975 had Maserati saved from liquidation by the Italian government and an Argentine industrialist named de Tomaso.

The Bora, a Maserati from the beginning, shared some Citroen parts but they ran out in 82 or 83 and the Bora disappeared. I believe it was also called a Merek as well but the engine changed and the cabin became a 2+2. Lots of similarities under the skin. Unless you're a cognoscenti, it's a little fuzzy.

But the theme connecting all of this was the V6.