Three-quarters rear view of a Blue, 1970, Monteverdi 375L, on display at the 2021 London Classic Car Show
Monteverdi was a Swiss brand of luxury cars created in 1967 by Peter Monteverdi (1934–1998) and based in Binningen on the southern edge of Basel, Switzerland. The Monteverdi High Speed is a series of sports cars with different bodies produced from 1967-1976 by Swiss automaker Monteverdi. The High Speed series included several coupe models, a convertible and a sedan. In addition, the Coupé Berlinetta and the Cabriolet Palm Beach also belong to the model family. Generally, the Monteverdi High Speed series models are described as uncomplicated technically.[1] They were based on a box frame of square steel tubes. The design of the frame was Monteverdi's own; The chassis was manufactured by Stahlbau AG in Muttenz in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, which according to some information at least momentarily belonged to Monteverdi. The front suspension parts were made by Alford & Alder in the United Kingdom, the rear axles were by Salisbury, brakes by Girling, and the steering by ZF. The engines used were V8 engine from Chrysler, with outputs of about 375 hp (280 kW; 380 PS) originally. The output is also the origin of the model names. However, this claimed power was in SAE Gross; the corresponding DIN values were about 35 percent lower. On the other hand, Chrysler's big-block engines, especially those made by Chrysler's Mopar components, could deliver far greater horsepower without major problems. It was also possible to specify Chrysler's slightly smaller but much more powerful Hemi engine; this was eventually made available to all High Speed models. As American manufacturers had to meet more stringent emissions standards at home, beginning at the end of the 1960s, the engines supplied to Monteverdi also became less and less powerful. By 1974, Monteverdi claimed a top speed of only 200 km/h (124 mph) for the 375 L 2+2, and in period road tests not even this always proved achievable.
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Location: Syon Park, Brentford, Middx TW8 8JF
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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