Peter Monteverdi (b. June 7, 1934 in Binningen, Switzerland, d. July 4, 1998) was a Swiss automaker and creator of the automobile brand Monteverdi. At the beginning of his career, Monteverdi was a car seller Ferrari agent and for other international prestige brands. From 1952 he started producing his own cars under his name. In 1961 he built the first Swiss Formula one car, which was bearing the name MBM (Monteverdi Basel Motors). June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Binningen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim, in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Monteverdi was a Swiss brand of luxury cars created in 1967 by Peter Monteverdi. ... The current Ferrari logo Ferrari is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
Such was the selfguidedness of PeterMonteverdi that within the space of one year Mantzel had fallen out with him, leaving the Swiss visionary to team with German tuner/driver Gerhard Mitter, whose name conveniently started with an M as well.
In the picture Monteverdi is leading the private Porsche of Carel Godin de Beaufort, the Dutch aristocrat who became a colourful figure in Grand Prix racing until his death at the 'Ring three years later, shooting his outdated 718 up a tree at Kallenhard, with the driver thrown out.
PeterMonteverdi, a Swiss garage owner from Basel, was a good hillclimb and sportscar driver, who raced many different cars, among them a very difficult Ferrari 750 Monza.
Automobiles Monteverdi Ltd. was founded in 1967, and is said to have employed 170 employees and produced 1300 automobiles in 1976.
Most Monteverdis were exotics, with something of a Ferrari/Maserati look to them and powered by Chrysler's hottest V-8s, including the 426 Hemi (used in the Hai 1) and the 440.
Unfortunately, PeterMonteverdi himself was reportedly not the most friendly character, and the cars were, as noted earlier, rather rust-prone, presumably due to carelessness in preparation of the unique bodies.
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