Solved - NEH 4401: 1967 Frua Maserati Mexico being restored at Redline Restorations

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What's this car, for 1 point?:

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Experts?

[72Must]

Modified production car ?

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Modified production car ?

Base is a production car but it's not a production body..

[iani]

Is there a trident involved? Has a look of the aga khan's quattroporte...

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Is there a trident involved? Has a look of the aga khan's quattroporte...

Yes there is - well-spotted!
It's nothing to do with any quattroporte but you're not far away at all so I'll lock it for you until your next reply.

[iani]

Frua bodied Maserati Mexico then, I can find one in silver on t'interweb but not that exact one... Scarily there is a BMW-Glas Frua from 1967 that looks identical! Save that for another quiz?

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Frua bodied Maserati Mexico then, I can find one in silver on t'interweb but not that exact one... Scarily there is a BMW-Glas Frua from 1967 that looks identical! Save that for another quiz?

That's what it is, yes.
It's under restoration at Redline Restorations.
I think you'll find the Frua BMW-Glas (which dates from the same year as this Maserati) has already been puzzled here..
Your first Expert point!

[iani]

Yay, getting there. Saves me setting up the Beemer for a quiz then...
Happy New year!

[Carnut]

Below is what the car used to look like (or maybe it looks like it now if the resto is finished!).

Frua actually made three Mexicos, all different and all very nice!
Two of them were, I think, prototypes but this one is said to have been built up from a modified Maserati Mistral, which I suppose is possible, as a commission.