Quattroporte Picture Thread

philw696 · Jun 27, 2022

Some lovely pictures chaps certainly getting me excited in hunting one down for myself and Ms French

Italiano · Jun 27, 2022

mowlas · Jun 27, 2022

Italiano said:
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Lovely. Have the grill surround and windows been de-chromed here (from factory or after)?

Italiano · Jun 27, 2022

Think it was non factory done, does make the car look more purposeful I think

P5Nij · Jun 27, 2022

MarkMas said:
I'm on an 'Ireland Tour' this week with the Maserati Club, and apparently someone is bringing one of these:

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Maserati Quattroporte II Frua

One of just two built, and the same chap now owns both of them! I read somewhere that the other one is metallic green.

Random archive QPI shot ahoy...

mowlas · Jun 27, 2022

Italiano said:
Think it was non factory done, does make the car look more purposeful I think

Completely agree! Great look!

Gazcw · Jun 27, 2022

IanU said:
I must admit it's a smidge softer and a little bit more comfortable tbh. I'm really torn between the look of the 19's and the original 20's - I love them both. But the 19's get the comfort tick in the box.

Wash your mouth out.

Gazcw · Jun 27, 2022

Italiano said:
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Right. Send photos that are not on Dicky's forecourt otherwise we don't believe you. An interior pic with radio 4 on the NIT and you holding the Sun dated today should be enough proof.

Italiano · Jun 27, 2022

Might not be Dickys forecourt

Italiano · Jun 27, 2022

Gazcw said:
Right. Send photos that are not on Dicky's forecourt otherwise we don't believe you. An interior pic with radio 4 on the NIT and you holding the Sun dated today should be enough proof.

Dicky man of substance and has a lovely forecourt

Hurricane52 · Jun 27, 2022

safrane said:
What no II!... shockingly bad form.

Always thought this was one of the QP2 prototypes - think it lives on the Isle of Man. The rather more beautiful blue one I understood to be King Juan Carlos of Spain’s QP1 whip?

P5Nij · Jun 27, 2022

The blue QPII by Frua was built for the Agha Khan

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P5Nij · Jun 27, 2022

Some more QPI goodness....

This one appeared in the 1965 Lawrence Harvey film 'Man At The Top'....

Hurricane52 · Jun 27, 2022

P5Nij said:
The blue QPII by Frua was built for the Agha Khan .

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These are both V8 powered based on Indy chassis - I think the lower one was the King of Spain and the top one the Aga Khan’s. The few QP2s kicking about (4?) were Citroen era and SM powered through the shush front wheels.

P5Nij · Jun 27, 2022

Hurricane52 said:
These are both V8 powered based on Indy chassis - I think the lower one was the King of Spain and the top one the Aga Khan’s. The few QP2s kicking about (4?) were Citroen era and SM powered through the shush front wheels.

Two QPIIs built by Frua (both now owned by a US based collector and both built for the Agha Khan, the first one was later sold to the King of Spain) and thirteen built by Bertone all told

Marc Sonnery's excellent Maserati book covers them all in detail.