Comprehensively restored, numbers-matching example, recently shown at the Pebble Beach Concours. Unseen in Europe for almost 70 years, ideal for Ville d'Este and beyond! Pietro Frua began his career as a Stabilimenti Farina draftsman, rising to Director of Styling at the remarkably young age of 22. Though car design was his passion, Frua was skilled in a wide range of industrial design practices, creating designs for kitchen equipment, motor scooters, and other products, particularly so during the war years when car production was limited. After the war, Frua established his own coachworks taking on new clients including his most important and lasting relationship with Maserati. As his priority client, from 1950-1957 Frua created some of the most memorable Maseratis including stunning show cars. In 1957, Frua sold his firm to Ghia and continued as Head of Design for Ghia until exiting to establish his own firm once again where he would continue through the 1960s as one of the most prominent and prolific independent car designers of the 20th century. Maserati Spyder #2104 was completed July 30, 1957. According to Maserati factory archives, a rolling chassis was dispatched to Carrozzeria Frua in Turin on December 2, 1954. Records further indicate that a second chassis was dispatched on May 9, 1955. Historians suggest that the first chassis was the shorter Series I, but a change order had been initiated for the longer chassis which was delivered later. Once the Series III chassis was dispatched, records indicate that #2104 would take 18 months to complete before delivery to Maserati for final assembly in July of 1957. The delay would result in this spyder being the first example to exit Frua with Series III coachwork. On the same day of completion, Maserati delivered the car to their dealer, Guglielmo “Mimmo” Dei from Rome. The same-day delivery suggests that the change order and delay may have been by Signore Dei on request from an eager customer. In any case, #2104 remained in Europe only briefly, as it was soon exported to the US, followed by a March 1958 advertisement in the Oakland Tribune, an Oakland, CA based newspaper, offering the car for $10,000.00. Shortly thereafter, #2104 was registered with license plate SPH 963 in Northern California. In the late 1960s the car was purchased by Peter Toft Neilsen, San Francisco, CA who stored the car with his friend Peter Prudell, Palo Alto, CA. In August 1970, it was advertised for sale in the San Francisco Examiner describing it with 10,000 miles and an asking price of $2,750. Though not confirmed, it’s likely the car was in non-running condition at that time. In 1978, Peter Prudell purchased the car from Neilsen, dismantled it, boxed all the parts, and transported the car and parts to his new home in Washington State, where it would remain until 2009. At this time, the engine had been separated from the car. After 32 years as a disassembled but relatively complete car, by the early 2000s, the car was partially refinished but still retained the original paint on the inner door panels, steering column, and other areas. During this same period, Prudell sourced an original un-numbered Maserati factory engine poised for rebuild and installation. After his passing in 2009, Fantasy Junction brokered the sale of #2104 for the Prudell estate to Curt Pindler who embarked on a meticulous fifteen year Pebble Beach-level restoration, subsequently selling it to the current owner. During the 15 year restoration process, every nut and bolt was removed from the car in an effort to complete a world class restoration befitting one of the most beautiful spyders ever built. The mechanicals were performed by Phil Reilly & Co. spanning 2011-2013 for the engine and transmission work with the final assembly managed by the Reilly & Co. team as completed components from outside sources were delivered to Phil Reilly & Co for final fit to the chassis. In addition to the exceptional mechanical work, paint was performed by Bryan Hoyt of Perfect Reflections while chrome features, emblems, glass, lighting, and delicate trim details refined by specialized vendors, were fitted to the hand formed aluminum contours of the Frua body. Given the excellence in restoration and rarity of this spyder, the current owner committed to the historical preservation of this important Maserati and embarked on the challenging but rewarding journey of re-uniting the original engine with this rare Maserati. After an exhaustive search, the original numbers-matching engine (installed in Maserati #2181) was located in Sudbury, Massachusetts. After more than half a century apart, the original engine was purchased, shipped to Phil Reilly & Co., and re-united with this Maserati. The un-numbered engine formerly in the spyder was also offered as a replacement for chassis #2181. The original matching #2140 engine, which had been fully rebuilt by McGrath Maserati in the United Kingdom, was restored to correct specifications by Phil Reilly & Co., and installed in this spyder as it had been when it was dispatched from the Maserati factory to the first owner almost 70 years ago. Fitted with the desirable ZF 5-speed manual transmission, expected to be the upgraded unit installed when the change order advanced to the Series III chassis, this spyder has been fully sorted and driven without mechanical issues, no overheating, and superb driving manners. This spyder delivers wonderful progressive acceleration, smooth shifting, and exceptional handling. Completed in time to accept an invitation to show at the 2026 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, this Maserati not only completed the Pebble Beach Tour flawlessly, it remains ready to show at premier concours events, participate in prestigious road tours, or engage in worldwide Maserati club events.