# Maserati 5000 GT Frua Resurfaces After 30 Years

> A 1959 Maserati 5000 GT Frua buried in an Egyptian warehouse for 30 years returns to the road after restoration.
- Title: Maserati 5000 GT Frua Resurfaces After 30 Years · Motor1
- Summary: A 1959 Maserati 5000 GT Frua buried in an Egyptian warehouse for 30 years returns to the road after restoration. Maserati's first 5000 GT Frua chassis…
- Keywords: maserati, 5000 gt frua, chassis 103*064*, classiche certification, royal garages, egyptian warehouse, four-year restoration, cars, 5000, Frua, Resurfaces, Years
- Source: Motor1 — https://motor1.com/news/811736/first-maserati-5000-gt-frua
- Author: Brian Potter
- Published: 2026-10-13T08:51:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: maserati, 5000 gt frua, chassis 103*064*, classiche certification, royal garages, egyptian warehouse, four-year restoration, cars
## First Maserati 5000 GT Frua
Maserati has certified chassis 103*064* as the first 5000 GT Frua after 30 years of storage.
## Royal History of the Car
The car passed through a shah, an imam, and a Saudi king before being seized in Egypt in 1967.
## Design and Commission
Shah of Persia ordered the car after driving a Maserati 3500 GT, leading to the 1959 AM103 project.
## Egyptian Storage
The car was seized by Egyptian authorities in 1967 after the Six-Day War and sat in a warehouse for 30 years.
## Four-Year Restoration
After being bought by a Texas collector in 2000, it underwent a four-year restoration before appearing at the 2004 Concorso d'Eleganza.
## Classiche Certification
Maserati Classiche certified the car using factory archives and technical checks to verify its authenticity.
## Key takeaway

Maserati's first 5000 GT Frua chassis 103*064* was hidden in Egypt for 30 years before restoration and Classiche certification.