Frua | Story Cars

1958 Volvo P958-X2 Prototype by Frua

The Frua Volvo prototypes were altered at different times for display purposes. This was the second built, "X2," and its original...

1962 Maserati 3500 GTI Coupe by Frua

The 3500GT, introduced in 1957, replaced the A6G54 in production and radically increased Maserati's production volumes over the following...

1967 BMW Glas 3000 V8 Fastbackcoupe by Frua

Since the beginning of the sixties, Pietro Frua actively worked on the projects for a small German company Glas; in principle, at that...

1968 Monteverdi 2000 GTI by Frua

Peter Monteverdi (Swiss BMW dealer) presented this car in 1968. It was designed by Pietro Frua and based on a BMW 2000Ti. Release plans...

1968 BMW 2000 ti by Frua

BMW 2000 ti coupe was built by Pietro Frua (the project number 350) for an unknown client and exhibited at the Paris Salon in October...

1969 AC 429 Coupé by Frua

An attempt to make a 4-seat successor to the AC 428 Coupe´ (also designed by Pietro Frua). A 7.0 liter Ford V8 powered the 429, but AC’s...

1970 Dodge Challenger Special by Frua

“Signore” Pietro Frua was already a big shot at the legendary Pininfarina design firm. Later, he walked out of the company to do his own...

1973 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Drophead Coupe by Frua

PRX4705 may quite simply well be the largest and most imposing two-door convertible existing in the world today – and most likely one of...

1974 Audi 100S Coupe Speciale by Frua

The Audi Coupe was designed by Frua and was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in 1974. It featured a mid-engined 1,871cc four-cylinder...

1975 BMW 3.0 Si by Frua

At the end of the ‘60s, Frua tried in vain to prolong his success with Glas by making a dozen proposals to BMW. BMW decided to make it on...

1976 BMW 528 GT Coupe by Frua

After BMW’s takeover of Glas in the late 60s, the latter’s subcontracted exterior designer, Pietro Frua, saw an opportunity to establish...

1978 Lamborghini Faena Concept by Frua

The Italian coachbuilder Pietro Frua created the only four-door Lamborghini in existence in 1978; the Frua Faena was constructed on a...

1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 SLX Shooting Brake by Frua

In 1966, the Turin coachbuilder Pietro Frua, a prominent car designer in Italy in the 1960s, presented a coach built 230 SLX Shooting...

World's Largest "Shooting Brake" Archive (Part 3 of 3)

The auto industry hasn't a single universal definition for a "shooting brake." Long story short, there's confusion between what...