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Monteverdi High Speed 375 L - elegant top-class family sports car

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Created on August 29, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - das elegante Coupé wurde bei Fissore gebaut

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - grosse Glasflächen

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - das Design stammt von Peter Monteverdi selber

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - eleganter und sicherlich damals sehr schneller Sportwagen

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - Intererieur mit viel Leder und Holz

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - Tacho bis 325 km/h - das wäre wohl nicht nötig gewesen

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - unter der breiten Mittelkonsole verbarg sich die Getriebeautomatik

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - die Instrumente stammten von Smiths, die Schalter aus dem Grossserienlager

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - die Rücksitze boten überraschend viel Platz

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - Chrysler 7,2-Liter-Motor im Bug

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - Doppelscheinwerfer

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - die Karrosserie wurde bei Fissore in Italien gebaut

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - Entlüftung hinter der Seitenscheibe

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - die numerische Typenbezeichnung, das "L" steht für Lang

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - die Räder stammten natürlich von Borrani

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - Kofferraum mit Reserverad und Batterie

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - das Monteverdi-Markenemblem

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - Typenbezeichnung am Heck

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Monteverdi 375 S High Speed (1967) - erstmals in Frankfurt zu sehen - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1967

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Monteverdi 375 S High Speed (1967) - Chassis und De-Dion-Hinterachse

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Monteverdi 375 S High Speed (1968) - das von Monteverdi entwickelte Fahrgestell, zu sehen am Genfer Autosalon 1968

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Monteverdi High Speed 375 S (1967) - Pietro Frua gestaltete die elegante Karosserie und baute auch den Aufbau

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Monteverdi 375 S High Speed (1967) - das kürzere Coupé

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Peter Monteverdi am Genfer Autosalon 1968

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1968) - der Prototyp von Pietro Frua auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1968

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1968) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1969) - auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1969

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1968) - Vorderansicht des Prototyps

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Monteverdi High Speed 375 L (1971)

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1969) - Holz-Form zum Aufbau der Karosserie bei Fissore

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1969) - Vorderansicht des noch nicht ganz fertigen, bei Fissore gebauten Sportwagens

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1973) - Seitenansicht, links-vorne

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1974) - das 2+2-Coupé

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - bequeme Sitze

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1971) - der Chrysler-Motor im Bug des Coupés

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1973) - Blick in den Motorraum, nun mit verbesserter Kühlung

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1973) - Kofferraum, rechts Batteriekasten

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1976) - 53 Mal soll dieser Typ gebaut worden sein

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Monteverdi 375 L High Speed (1976) - zusammen mit Limousine 375/4 und Geländewagen Safari

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Monteverdi 375/4 (1973) - beinahe zwei Tonnen schwer, aber dank 340 PS (DIN) trotzdem so schnell wie ein Sportwagen - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Monteverdi 375/4 Golden Executive - mit allem erdenklichen Zubehör ausgerüstet - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1974

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Monteverdi 375/4 (1971) - stattliches Heck

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Monteverdi 375/4 (1971) - imposante Limousine

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Der Monteverdi 375/4 auf dem Genfer Autosalon von 1971 - links daneben steht vermutlich 375 L mit Chassisnummer 2052

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Monteverdi 375 L Fissore (1973) - im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Faszination Monteverdi" im Verkehrshaus Luzern (6.1.-6.4.2015)

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Monteverdi 375 L Fissore (1973) - im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Faszination Monteverdi" im Verkehrshaus Luzern (6.1.-6.4.2015)

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Monteverdi 375 L Fissore (1973) - im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Faszination Monteverdi" im Verkehrshaus Luzern (6.1.-6.4.2015)

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Monteverdi 375 L Fissore (1973) - im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Faszination Monteverdi" im Verkehrshaus Luzern (6.1.-6.4.2015)

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Monteverdi 375 L Fissore (1973) - im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Faszination Monteverdi" im Verkehrshaus Luzern (6.1.-6.4.2015)

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Monteverdi 375 L Fissore (1973) - im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Faszination Monteverdi" im Verkehrshaus Luzern (6.1.-6.4.2015)

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Summary

In 1967, Peter Monteverdi launched his own car brand with the 375 S sports coupé, and just six months later he presented a variant called the High Speed 375 L with a longer wheelbase. However, this car was never to be produced in its presented form, as it was only the completely redesigned coupé built by Fissore, which made its debut at the 1969 Geneva Motor Show, that made it into series production. This report tells the story of the Monteverdi High Speed 375 L and shows the 1971 Salon vehicle in many pictures, supplemented by historical illustrations from the time.

This article contains the following chapters

The extended second version at the 1968 Geneva Motor Show
Delays
Also for the Americans
Noble interior
Continuous improvements and a model series extension
Sporty, yet luxurious
Manageable production
The 1971 Salon High Speed
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It was 1967 when Peter Monteverdi launched the first sports car bearing his own surname. At the IAA in Frankfurt, he presented the 375 S, an elegant sports coupé with 2+2 seats and a powerful Chrysler 7.2-liter engine in the front. The car was well received, the first orders trickled in, but Peter Monteverdi was already thinking about a model extension. In March 1968, Monteverdi presented the stretched 375 S as the High Speed 375 L. The wheelbase had been extended by 14 centimetres, which benefited the rear seats in full. As with the 375 S, body design and construction were delegated to Pietro Frua.

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