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PORTE 4.7 FRUA, 1969

a la Quattroporte, una ber- In 1963 Maserati unveiled the Quattroporte, a four-door
o le granturismo. Privilegio sedan with the speed of a grand tourer. It represented
a privilege for the few, as only 770 were built in all, over
e seconda serie, ne vengo- two series. The one now offered for sale, a 4.7, was sold
ttura offerta, una 4,7, viene new, in Genoa, to the Perrone family, which had links
alla famiglia Perrone della with the company Italiana Petroli. A few year later it
che anno viene venduta e, was sold and, passing via Bologna, ended up in Sici-
gna finisce in Sicilia, per poi ly, only subsequently to return to Bologna, at the local
la concessionaria Maserati Maserati dealer. There is an interesting story behind its
i questo ritorno: il proprie- return back " home": the owner had won a new Mase-
so organizzato dalla Mele- rati in a competition organized by the famous backers’
e, ritirandola, lascia in con- confectionary company Melegatti, and when he went
porte. L’attuale proprietario to Modena to collect it, he left his Quattroporte with
di tenerla così com’è, fatto the dealer. The current owner bought it in 1997 and de-
e meccanica per ottenere la cided to keep it as it was, just having the mechanics
ra il suo motore e gli interni restored to obtain the desired reliability. It still has its
o è stato ricoperto in vinile. original engine and interiors. Externally it got coverede
eare e con un alto livello di vinyl roof. This is a car with a straightforward history
and a high level of originality.

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