1974 Maserati Quattroporte Frua-bodied
This Maserati Quattroporte with Frua coachwork, chassis number 004, was commissioned by the Aga Khan IV following his viewing of the first Frua-bodied Quattroporte at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show. Delivered to Paris in September 1974 and registered in Switzerland that November, the car subsequently passed through several notable hands, including the Musée International de l'Automobile Genève and prominent American Maserati collectors, before returning to the UK where it underwent a thorough mechanical restoration and interior retrim by McGrath Maserati.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £178,250 (≈ $223K)
- 1974-09-01 →Factory deliveryAga Khan IV (Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini)full documentation
Commissioned a bespoke body after viewing the first example at Geneva in 1972; chassis supplied to coachbuilder late 1973, delivered to him in Paris and later registered in Switzerland. Correspondence between him and the manufacturer survives.
- → 1989Private saleChristine Cotypartial documentation
Third owner in the chain; sold the car in 1989.
- 1989 →Private saleMusée International de l'Automobile Genèvepartial documentation
Geneva automobile museum kept the car on static display for a number of years before selling it on.
- → 2003Private saleAlfredo Brenerpartial documentation
Houston-based Maserati collector who imported the car to the US and exhibited it at several concours events before selling it in 2003.
- 2003 → 2005Private saleJohn Lingpartial documentation
- 2005 →Private saleBruce Milnerpartial documentation
Maserati collector who simultaneously held chassis 002, briefly uniting two of the Frua-bodied examples under one owner.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownYves St. Martinpartial documentation
Jockey employed by the Aga Khan who acquired the car apparently in the latter part of the 1970s.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent UK-based Maserati collectorfull documentation
Returned the car to the UK and commissioned a comprehensive two-year mechanical and interior restoration at McGrath Maserati; invoices on file along with an extensive history dossier.
Competition
- 19981998 Concorso Italiano
Exhibited by Alfredo Brener; one of three appearances at this event.
- 20002000 Concorso Italiano
Second of three appearances at this event while in Brener's ownership.
- 20002000 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Entered in the dedicated Maserati custom coachwork class by Alfredo Brener.
- 20032003 Concorso Italiano
Third and final appearance at this event while under Brener's stewardship.
Maintenance & restoration
- —RestorationMcGrath Maserati
A two-year programme covering a complete engine rebuild and full retrimming of the interior to concours standards, carried out after the current UK owner acquired the car.
Invoices for this work are retained in the car's history file.
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