From our temporary home base in Bern, we're not far from Basel, Switzerland, home of the Monteverdi Automuseum — final resting place for 70 Monteverdi car models built during the late 1960s and 1970s. Founded by a Geneva-based Ferrari dealer in 1967, Monteverdi created sports and luxury cars inspired by the haute Ferraris and Maseratis of the day. Drivetrains were supplied by Chrysler, and many 426 hemis and 440 V8s wound up propelling not drag-strip Barracudas, but Monteverdis astride Swiss mountain switchbacks. During the lean times of the late 1970s the company introduced models based on the Dodge Aspen and International Scout II, which had slight exterior redesigns and completely plush interiors and cost twice what their donor cars would have, but by then the party had ended for everyone, and they folded. [Thanks to Mark for the tip!.]
Monteverdi, Jensen, and More - Exotics with Chrysler Powerplants [Allpar]
Monteverdi Automuseum [Tobias Ullrich]
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