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Monteverdi Hai - the Swiss super sports car

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Created on March 27, 2011

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Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - von schräg vorne gesehen

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - der restaurierte Hai im Profil

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - aus jeder Perspektive beeindruckend

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Heckansicht

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - restauriertes Interieur

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Interieur aus Beifahrersicht

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Fahrersitz

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Beifahrersitz

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - der amerikanische Motor

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - der riesige amerikanische V8

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - wenig High-Tech zu sehen

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Motor ohne Abdeckung - sichtbar durch das Heckfenster

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - aufgenommen während des Concours d'Elegance in Schwetzingen im Jahre 2006

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - aufgenommen während des Concours d'Elegance in Schwetzingen im Jahre 2006

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - aufgenommen während des Concours d'Elegance in Schwetzingen im Jahre 2006

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Monteverdi Hai 450SS (1970) - Schriftzug

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Aufnahmen im Schnee vor der Salon-Präsentation

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Aufnahmen vor der Präsentation am Genfer Autosalon 1970 im Schnee

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Monteverdi Hai (1971) - Aussenaufnahme von 1971

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Silhouette

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - der erste Prototyp von hinten gesehen

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - präsentiert auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1970

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Monteverdi Hai (1971) - am Genfer Auto Salon 1971

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Monteverdi Hai (1970) - auf dem Monteverdi-Stand am Genfer Autosalon 1970

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Monteverdi Hai 450SS (1970) - Interieur

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Monteverdi Hai (1970) - Cockpit

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Monteverdi Hai 450SS (1970) - Sitze und Mittelmotor

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Monteverdi Hai 450SS (1970) - Vorderansicht

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Monteverdi Hai (1970) - Zwischen den Sitzen - der Mittelmotor

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Monteverdi Hai 450SS (1970) - Kleiner Kofferraum

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Monteverdi Hai 450 SS (1970) - Röntgenbild

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Monteverdi Hai 450SS (1970) - Seitenansicht des unverkleideten Chassis

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Monteverdi Hai 450SS (1970) - Der Chysler-Hemi-Motor

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Monteverdi Hai (1971) - Originalprospekt 1971 - Ausschnitt

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Monteverdi Hai (1971) - Originalprospekt von 1971 - Ausschnitt Front

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Monteverdi Hai (1971) - Fotoobjekct aus dem Originalprospekt 1971 - Ausschnitt Heckansicht

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Monteverdi Hai 450SS (1970) - Darstellung im Verkaufsprospekt

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Monteverdi Hai 450 GTS (1973) - neue und leichtere Ausführung des MIttelmotorcoupés aus Binningen mit Siebenlitermotor - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Monteverdi Hai 450 GTS (1973) - bereit für den Genfer Autosalon

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Monteverdi Hai 450 GTS (1973) - für den Salon vorbereitet

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Monteverdi Hai 450 GTS (1976) - immer noch eine Augenweide

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Monteverdi Hai (1973) - der berühmte Mittelmotorsportwagen, sein Chassis und die Holzform für den Bau der Karosserie - Monteverdi Museum Binningen

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Monteverdi Hai (1971) - im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Faszination Monteverdi" im Verkehrshaus Luzern (6.1.-6.4.2015)

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Monteverdi Hai (1970) - auf dem Jubiläums-Stand von Monteverdi - Genfer Autosalon 2017

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Eröffnung der Monteverdi-Ausstellung und der erneuerten Strassenverkehrshalle im Verkehrshaus Luzern - der Monterverdi Hai wird aufgedeckt

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Der berühmte Monteverdi Hai in der Sonderschau - Swiss Classic World Luzern 2017

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Monteverdi Hai 450 GTS (1970) - an der Grand Basel 2018

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Summary

In 1970, Peter Monteverdi, the only internationally successful Swiss car manufacturer of the 1960s and 1970s from Switzerland, presented the Monteverdi Hai 450 SS at the Geneva Motor Show, astounding not only potential customers but also the established competition. A mid-engine, 450 hp and a ravishing shape predestined it to be the new top dog in the super sports car guard.

This article contains the following chapters

A super sports car from Switzerland
A potpourri
Show car or production vehicle?
More to look at than to drive
A good investment?
Pictures, multimedia and documents
Article and technical data

Estimated reading time: 4min

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In 1970, Peter Monteverdi, the only internationally successful Swiss car manufacturer of the 1960s and 1970s from Switzerland, presented the Monteverdi Hai 450 SS at the Geneva Motor Show, astounding not only potential customers but also the established competition. What was enthroned on the stand of the three-year-old sports car manufacturer Monteverdi was nothing less than a super sports car that could compete with the elite of the best - Lamborghini Miura, Ferrari Daytona, Aston Martin DBS V8. The promised performancealone made the bosses of the Italian and English sports car companies turn pale; none of the competitors managed the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 5 seconds, most of them took at least one to two seconds longer.

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