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Jean Guikas

The Bora Gets a New Lease on Life

July 13, 2026 By pete Leave a Comment

One of just two racing Maserati Bora racing models built. ( Photo Grand Prix Library/Gauld)

Story and photos by Graham Gauld

For Jean Guikas, the French race car collector and dealer, two victories in the European Shell Ferrari-Maserati Historic Challenge finals at Vallelunga in November 1999 brought a happy conclusion to his quest to prove that the 1973 Group 4 Maserati Bora was a winner.

Fifty three years ago the excitement and enthusiasm of producing two special competition Maserati Bora’s was dampened by new rules and regulations which meant they could not be homologated for international racing. That appeared to be the end of the story but it was only the beginning. [Read more…] about The Bora Gets a New Lease on Life

Tagged With: Ferrari Historics 1990, Graham Gauld, Jean Guikas, maserati bora, Maserati Historic racing, Maserati Racing Boras

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