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Friendship model - The last Maserati 3500 GTI built by Pietro Frua

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Created on May 27, 2015

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Stefan Dierkes

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - elegantes Coupé mit grosszügigem Glas-Einsatz

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - die Doppelscheinwerfer kamen dann auch beim Modell "Sebring" wieder

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - klassisches Dreivolumen-Coupé

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - das Design geht klar in Richtung "Sebring"

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - original erhaltenes Interieur

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - zwei- plus zweisitzige Konfiguration

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - Fondabteil

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - Reihen-Sechszylinder mit Lucas-Einspritzung

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - Fahrgestell-Nummer

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Maserati 3500 GTI Italsuisse Coupé (AM 101.1494 von 1961) - ausgestellt auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1961, die Frua-Linie erinnert an den Sebring

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Maserati 3500 GTI Italsuisse Coupé (AM 101.1494 von 1961) - elegantes Coupé, von Pietro Frua für Italsuisse gezeichnet

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Maserati 3500 GTI Italsuisse Coupé (AM 101.1494 von 1961) - gedacht für die Serienproduktion, zu der es aber nicht kam

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - der Wagen bei der Überführung im Jahr 1962

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - der Wagen bei der Überführung im Jahr 1962

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.2242 von 1962) - der Wagen im Jahr 2002 mit Georg Kornhas

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Maserati 3500 GTI Frua Coupé (AM 101.1496 von 1961) - als Lot 236 an der RM Auction in Monterey am 15./16. August 2014

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Summary

Pietro Frua built four individual coupés on the chassis of the Maserati 3500 GTI, three of which are known today, one is lost. On June 22, 2015, one of the three coupés, which had been in the same family for almost 50 years, will be auctioned by Artcurial in Paris. This report describes the background and history of the unique Maserati 3500 GTI with Frua bodywork and shows the coupé in historical and current pictures.

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Presentation at the Carrosserie Italsuisse stand in Geneva
Chassis number AM 101.2242 for Frua's friend
Owned by a couple of doctors since 1967
Further information

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The record result achieved by the auction house Artcurial for the unrestored Maserati A6G/54 Coupé ( chassis number 2140 ) by Pietro Frua from the Baillon collection is having an effect and has brought another rare Maserati model from the hand of the Turin master designer onto the market. After the second of four 3500 GTI Coupés built with chassis number AM 101.1496 was auctioned off in restored condition by RM Auctions in Monterey in August 2014 for the equivalent of 492,000 euros, the last unrestored Coupé built with chassis number AM 101.2242 will now be offered by Artcurial in Paris on June 22, 2015 .

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