#Monteverdi High Speed 375 S

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Monteverdi High Speed 375 S, 1967, by Frua. Only 10 of these short wheelbase Hight Speed models were made by Frua. Peter Monteverdi wanted to increase production by Carrozzeria Frua's hand built methods made this impossible. Pietro Frua's suggestion was to delegate production to Carrozzeria Maggiora who had more capacity. However Peter Monteverdi moved production to Carrozzeria Fissore instead. Legal proceedings ensued and the 10 further cars that had been built at Maggiora to Frua's design became unsalable forcing a resign for the Fissore cars

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1969 Monteverdi High Speed 375 S Coupé

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Peter Monteverdi pose en 1967 devant la Monteverdi High Speed 375 S by Frua. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

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1970 Monteverdi High Speed 375 S design Carrozzeria Fissore in Savigliano, Italy - Chrysler hemi v8 and De Dion backaxle - what else do you need.

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Monteverdi High Speed 375 S

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1970 Monteverdi High Speed 375 S design Carrozzeria Fissore

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Monteverdi High Speed 375 L, 1973. For sale is Switzerland, this car was kept in the Monteverdi museum in Basel until its closure in 2016. It has been completely restored to its original condition and has travelled 72,016km. The 375 L was a 4-seat version of the 375 S that had a wheelbase 4 inches longer and a higher roofline than its 2+2 sibling. In total 66 Fissore-bodied High Speed 375 L cars were made, all powered by a 380PS 7.2 litre Chrysler V8. Note that it is fitted with an 8-track cartridge player

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Artistic Autos: Our 10 Favorite Cars from Grand Basel

BASEL, SWITZERLAND — If there’s an upside to the proliferation of globetrotting one-percenters, it’s that their vehicular eye candy has more venues than ever in which to be ogled. Crashing the ultraluxe car show circuit this year is Grand Basel, a highfalutin auto expo that borrows a page from Art Basel’s playbook: take the crème de la crème in rolling sculpture, light them like a Rembrandt, and celebrate them in a gallery-like space without the distraction of hard sunlight, cluttered surroundings, or gawking throngs.

About a quarter of the 113 gorgeously illuminated cars shown at the first Grand Basel show were up for sale, though you’d never guess it from the discreetly embedded displays (the distinction was available on Grand Basel’s app if you dig deep enough). Whether commerce or art, what Grand Basel’s debut proved to be above all else is a refreshing and innovative take on the postmodern car show. With conventional industry auto shows waning and appreciation for high dollar classics on the ascent, this latest event joins the likes of Goodwood, Chantilly, and Amelia Island as an emergent force in this rarified space.

Missed the inaugural exhibition? Grand Basel goes to Miami (with primarily U.S.-sourced cars) February 22-24, 2019 and Hong Kong in May, 2019.

Here are ten of our favorites from the Swiss show.

1. Lancia Delta Futurista by Automobili Amos Anyone who grew up with posters of rally monsters like the Lancia Delta Integrale will fully comprehend this high-dollar restomod. Spearheaded by Eugenio Amos, this reimagining of the venerable Integrale deletes two doors, goes wider and lighter with plenty of carbon fiber, and upgrades the engine to 330 horsepower. If the $350,000 asking price seems too dear, consider the early days of Singer and how it helped inject notoriety into the classic Porsche car market.

2. 1974 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Note to Lamborghini Aventador enthusiasts: respect your elders. Specifically, elegant progenitors like this un-flared, elegantly bodied Countach LP400, which paved the way for today’s monstrously styled supersleds. In these simpler times, Lamborghini’s longitudinally mounted V-12 produced only 375 horsepower. But oh what a silhouette it cut. Thanks to its razor sharp crease lines and slotted air intakes, the LP400 resembled nothing else on planet earth. Only 157 of these models exist, making early Countaches all the more covetable.

3. Land Rover Series I Land Rover’s 70th anniversary has celebrated the famously rugged British marque ad nauseam, but this seemingly orthodox Series I specimen offers a clever twist on the off-road icon: discreetly uprated steering and brakes, and a 3.9-liter V-8 tucked under the hood. Built by a Bavarian outfit called Landy Point, this pumped up Rover is among the most understated vintage off-roaders out there.

4. 1968 Giugaro Corvair Testudo We love a good transcontinental mashup just as much as the next guy, and the Giugaro Testudo is one of the more unsuspecting combos in automotive history. First debuting at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show, the Giorgetto Giugiaro-penned Testudo was a visual harbinger of the future, evoking elements of the Lamborghini Miura, Corvette C3, and Porsche 928 which wouldn’t appear for years. This rarely seen one-off was the property of Carrozzeria Bertone for decades until Giugiaro bought it back.

5. Picasso’s 1963 Lincoln Continental Just when you thought you knew everything about Pablo Picasso’s well-documented predilections and preferences, this comes out of the woodwork: the last car ever owned by the Spanish master. Fresh out of restoration, this suicide-door equipped sedan was curated by artist Sylvie Fleury, who has links to Picasso’s family. Designed by Elwood Engel and powered by a 7.0-liter V-8, the all-American sedan adds an interesting footnote to one of the most famous painters of all time.

6. 1953 Fiat 8V Vignale The vast majority midcentury Italian V-8s were of the racy Ferrari variety. Yet Fiat, purveyors of scrappy hatchbacks and workaday people movers, tried its hand at the eight-cylinder genre with their 8V Vignale, which reversed its nomenclature because Ford owned the rights to the “V8” model name. Motivated by a tiny 2.0-liter V-8, this Fiat was a nascent sporting coupe which managed to dominate its Italian GT class, scoring class wins at the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. Only 114 models were built in all, with roughly half featuring bodies by Ghia, Pininfarina, and Zagato.

7. 1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Aston’s recent reissue of this rarity makes the original all the more intriguing. Only 19 of the allotted 25 homologation specials were built and featured a dual Weber-carbureted 3.6-liter six-cylinder producing anywhere between 270 and 314 horsepower. With slick bodywork by Zagato head designer Ercole Spada, this tiny, taut runabout still looks fresh to death, making the 21st century redux all the more comprehensible.

8. 1978 Lancia Sibilo Concept How do you follow up a legend like the Lancia Stratos? Chief Bertone stylist Marcello Gandini—the man responsible for the Lamborghini Miura, Alfa Romeo Montreal, and Bugatti EB110 among others—produced the Sibilo. Built on an extended Stratos chassis, this Ferrari Dino V-6-powered concept took a stab at the future with package that could be equally at home on the set of Tron. The one-of-one wedge featured angular shapes against rounded forms, and originally contrasted its brown hue with yellow wheels.

9. 1970 Monteverdi Hai 450 GTS Switzerland is known for many things—chocolate, banking, and stunning Alpine passes, for starters. But supercars is not one of them. Hailing from Binningen, a suburb just outside of central Basel, Peter Monteverdi was responsible for 1967’s High Speed 375 and this, the successor which debuted at Geneva three years later. Powered by a mid-mounted Chrysler 7.0-liter Hemi V-8 and bodied by Carrozzeria Fissore di Savigliano, Switzerland’s only true automotive upstart offered a promising alternative to the typical Italian fare. But with a 30 percent higher asking price than a Maserati Indy, Monteverdi sadly sealed its own fate.

10. 1996 Bentley Continental P116 While the Lancia Futurista by Eugenio Amos practically stole the show at Basel, his heavily customized 1996 Bentley generated its own quiet buzz at the end of the hall. Originally commissioned by Harley-Davidson importer Carlo Talamo, this NACA-ducted, rollbar-equipped Conti enjoyed a number of factory mods, including a Cosworth-tweaked V-8 with bigger turbos, a polished aluminum hood, and more than 440 pounds of weight shed. Aren’t precious grand tourers all the more endearing when they’re lovingly transformed into fearsome, track-ready streetfighters?

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Monteverdi High Speed 375 S,  Fissore '1969–72

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Monteverdi High Speed 375 L, 1968, by Frua. A one-off commissioned by German photographer, author and industrialist Gunter Sachs (also third husband of Brigitte Bardot). The main difference between this and the 10 other Carrozzeria Frua 375 models was the shape of the rear window, rear side windows and the 3 vents on the rear roof buttresses. It was shown alongside a Frua 375 S at the Geneva Motor Show. The 375 refers to the power output of the Chrysler-sourced 7.2 litre V8 engine.

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Monteverdi High Speed 375 C, 1971, by Fissore. A convertible derived from the short wheelbase 375 S was presented at the Geneva Motor Show but only 2 were ever made.

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1970 Monteverdi High Speed 375 S The first model from Swiss carmaker, the High Speed 375 S, was a two-seater coupe with a body designed by Carrozzeria Pietro Frua in Turin. Some details were found on the Monteverdi that took up features of Frua’s earlier work .It was powered with a 4 speed manual V8 from Chrysler, notably the Maserati Mistral and the British AC 428 had obvious similarities - the only car ever worth having.

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Monteverdi High Speed 375/4 - it´s the only car worth owning.