First international "hybrid" meeting on August 15, 2020

TEXTJune 23, 2020 · 3 min

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"Hybrid" sports cars - European bodies, American V8 engines

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1st International "Hybrid" Sports Car Meeting

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AC Cobra (1965) - with hardtop - Geneva Motor Show 1965

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AC 428 Fastback (1967) - Geneva Motor Show 1967

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Ginetta G10 (1965) - certainly not slow with a Cobra engine - Geneva Motor Show 2019

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Jensen C-V8 (1964) - Handover of the first vehicle by Alan Jensen to Peter Monteverdi

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Jensen Interceptor II (1969) - improved second version

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Jensen Interceptor SP (1973) - the particularly sporty version

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TVR Trident (1965) - Geneva novelty, designed by Fiore, built by Fissore - Geneva Motor Show 1965

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TVR Tuscan V8 (1971) - with long wheelbase and wide track, hence LWB Wide Body

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TVR Tuscan V8 (1971) - called "LWB Wide Body" - shown at the New York Motor Show in 1971

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Iso Grifo A3/C (1963) - Unpainted prototype

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Iso Grifo (1963) - Star of many exhibitions

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Iso Grifo Lusso (1966) - more exclusive than Ferrari and Lamborghini?

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Monteverdi Hai (1971) - exterior shot from 1971

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Monteverdi Hai 450 GTS (1973) - prepared for the salon

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Monteverdi Hai 450 GTS (1976) - still a feast for the eyes

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1972) - Silhouette

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1977) - silhouette view

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De Tomaso Pantera L (1973) - with the US bumpers

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De Tomaso Pantera GT 4 (1972) - the works car for the 1972 European GT Championship - exhibited at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show

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1. Internationales "Hybrid"-Sportwagen-Treffen

AC Cobra (1965) - mit Hardtop - Genfer Automobilsalon 1965

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AC 428 Fastback (1967) – Genfer Autosalon 1967

Ginetta G10 (1965) - mit Cobra-Motor sicherlich nicht langsam - Genfer Automobilsalon 2019

Jensen C-V8 (1964) - Übergabe des ersten Fahrzeugs durch Alan Jensen an Peter Monteverdi

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Jensen Interceptor II (1969) - verbesserte zweite Version

Don't worry, contrary to current usage, "hybrid" does not refer to the combination of a combustion engine and an electric motor, but to the fact that some vehicle manufacturers used engines from "foreign" manufacturers - as Jensen did, for example. This resulted in exciting and mostly fast sports cars and saloons, mostly powered by American V8 engines. But in-line six-cylinder engines were also popular.

Monteverdi Hai (1971) - exterior shot from 1971

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On August 15, 2020, cars from AC, Allard, Bitter, Facel-Vega, Iso, Monica, Jensen, Trident, TVR, De Tomaso, Bristol, Inermeccanica, Bizzarrini, Monteverdi and many more that have a (mostly) American V8 or inline six-cylinder engine under the front or rear hood will meet from 10:00 a.m. onwards.

TVR Tuscan V8 (1971) - called "LWB Wide Body" - shown at the New York Motor Show in 1971

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The meeting point is Motorworld Switzerland in Kemptthal between Zurich and Winterthur, easily accessible and equipped with sufficient "storage space".

It will be interesting to see which cars will be at this meeting!