1971 Maserati Quattroporte Frua Coupé (Chassis 002)
- Colour
- Dark blue
Chassis 002 is the first of only two Maserati Quattroportes bodied by Frua, and was publicly unveiled by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1971 Paris Salon. Its show career spanned several major European events before it entered private hands in Barcelona in 1975. Subsequent owners included notable American collectors, and the car spent time displayed at the Riverside International Automobile Museum in California. It was voted Best of Maserati at Concorso Italiano in 2015.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €155,250 (≈ $171K)
- 1975-05-17 → 1988Private saleBarcelona-based private owner(s)partial documentation
Car was registered in Barcelona on 17 May 1975 following its motor show career, and passed through a small number of owners while remaining in the city.
- 1988 →Acquisition unknownKurt A. Kuntipartial documentation
Based in Alicante; undertook a restoration during his tenure, refinishing the car in dark blue with a beige interior.
- 2000 → 2003-07-01Private saleAlfredo Brenerpartial documentation
Noted American Maserati collector; relocated the car from Europe to the United States.
- 2003-07-01 →Private saleBruce D. Milnerpartial documentation
Los Angeles-based collector specialising in unique Italian coachbuilt cars; during his ownership, this car and its Frua-bodied sibling (chassis 004) were housed together.
- → 2016Private saleDoug Magnonpartial documentation
Owner of the Riverside International Automobile Museum in California and a prominent Maserati enthusiast; kept the car on museum display alongside other Maseratis until his death in 2015.
- 2016 →AuctionMr. Guikaspartial documentation
Purchased via RM Sotheby's dispersal of the Magnon collection in summer 2016; keeps the car in his personal collection in the south of France.
Competition
- 1971-10-011971 Paris Salon de l'Automobile
World debut of the car; presented to the public by Juan Manuel Fangio.
- 19721972 Geneva Motor Show
One of several motor show appearances during the car's promotional career.
- 19721972 Trophée des Journalistes
Appeared at this event in Monaco held in advance of the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix.
- 19731973 Paris Salon de l'Automobile
- 19731973 Salón Internacional del Automóvil de Barcelona
Entered in the elegance parade (Desfile de Elegancia en Automóvil) at the Barcelona show.
- 19741974 Salón Internacional del Automóvil de Barcelona
- 20152015 Concorso ItalianoBest of Maserati
Shown while in the Riverside International Automobile Museum collection; won the top Maserati award in a highly competitive class.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A full restoration was carried out during Kurt A. Kunti's ownership, with the car refinished in dark blue exterior over a beige interior.
Work took place while the car was based in Alicante, Spain, likely in the late 1980s or through the 1990s; specific date not recorded in the prose.
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