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s13a ◊ 2020-12-13 21:17	1977 HS ✓ SORN Vehicle make MONTEVERDI Date of first registration January 1977 Date of first registration with DVLA August 2015 Year of manufacture 1977 Cylinder capacity 7210 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour BLUE
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2020-12-13 22:05	Film cars are always transported to and from the location, so being untaxed doesn't matter.
dsl ◊ 2020-12-13 23:51	1977 HS is chassis 3118 "1977 Monteverdi 375/4 High Speed, Total ‘Ground Up’ Concours Restoration One of fewer than 20 believed built, first delivered to Qatar royal family....... this car featured in Classic & Sports Car, July 2014 A Scottish oil worker repatriated the car from the Middle East to Europe in the early 1990s, from where Los Angeles-based collector Bruce Milner bought it as a restoration project in January 1993 and embarked on an 11-year, totally ‘ground up’. So dedicated was Milner to the task that he bought another 375/4 just for reference. The bulk of the work was entrusted to expert restorer David Grant of Santa Clarita, California, whose track record included preparing an ATS 2500 GT for a first in class at Pebble Beach. Grant recalls that: “This project began around 1995 and was only supposed to be an engine rebuild. It turned into a complete restoration. Since only a handful of Monteverdi automobiles were manufactured and very few came to America, it was a challenge to research this vehicle.” Research it he did, meeting the new owner’s requirements for details such as deep navy paintwork – the original launch colour – and rich red leather by specialist Kenny Sisk. This was coupled with a new dashboard and interior panelwork in carefully matched rosewood veneer from Arnie Black of Oregon. The grain was selected so it would flow from one section to the next in true coachbuilt fashion. “The original shift selector was plastic and warped,” continues Grant. “We machined a piece of aluminium, engraved the manufacturer’s name and the gear indicator, and powder-coated it black to make it look like new plastic.” All other components were replaced or restored to concours standards. Milner insisted on ‘space shuttle standard’ aluminium sound insulation. With David Grant alone, the bill ran to some $220,000, and since then work with other specialists (including Monteverdi itself, for a complete window set and spare parts) has added another $105,000 to the total. Now no longer in Milner’s ownership, the imposing car known familiarly as ‘HMS Monty’ has been meticulously looked after in Europe by best-in-the-business restorers including UK-based concours and restoration specialist Mototechnique and, more recently, Italian craftsmen Gatti (electrical), Bacchelli & Villa (body and paint) and Garuti (mechanical). The Federal side repeaters were removed, and the car resprayed where necessary to match the deep navy paintwork to perfection. A recent addition was the fitment of a period-correct television to the rear compartment. The car was entered in the 2015 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille where it won a hard-fought second in class for European Chassis with American Engine (Closed Cars). Since then, ‘HMS Monty’ has been a hit wherever the Kidston team has taken it. From Villa d’Este to Goodwood, the car has won friends wherever it's travelled." from here. Colour and red interior suggests it inspired the gorgeous Kess model released in 2017 - there's also a maroon version.

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s13a

◊ 2020-12-13 21:17

1977 HS

✓ SORN :??:

Vehicle make MONTEVERDI
Date of first registration January 1977
Date of first registration with DVLA August 2015
Year of manufacture 1977
Cylinder capacity 7210 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BLUE

Gag Halfrunt

◊ 2020-12-13 22:05

Film cars are always transported to and from the location, so being untaxed doesn't matter.

dsl

◊ 2020-12-13 23:51

1977 HS is chassis 3118 "1977 Monteverdi 375/4 High Speed, Total ‘Ground Up’ Concours Restoration

One of fewer than 20 believed built, first delivered to Qatar royal family....... this car featured in Classic & Sports Car, July 2014

A Scottish oil worker repatriated the car from the Middle East to Europe in the early 1990s, from where Los Angeles-based collector Bruce Milner bought it as a restoration project in January 1993 and embarked on an 11-year, totally ‘ground up’. So dedicated was Milner to the task that he bought another 375/4 just for reference. The bulk of the work was entrusted to expert restorer David Grant of Santa Clarita, California, whose track record included preparing an ATS 2500 GT for a first in class at Pebble Beach.

Grant recalls that: “This project began around 1995 and was only supposed to be an engine rebuild. It turned into a complete restoration. Since only a handful of Monteverdi automobiles were manufactured and very few came to America, it was a challenge to research this vehicle.” Research it he did, meeting the new owner’s requirements for details such as deep navy paintwork – the original launch colour – and rich red leather by specialist Kenny Sisk. This was coupled with a new dashboard and interior panelwork in carefully matched rosewood veneer from Arnie Black of Oregon. The grain was selected so it would flow from one section to the next in true coachbuilt fashion. “The original shift selector was plastic and warped,” continues Grant. “We machined a piece of aluminium, engraved the manufacturer’s name and the gear indicator, and powder-coated it black to make it look like new plastic.”

All other components were replaced or restored to concours standards. Milner insisted on ‘space shuttle standard’ aluminium sound insulation. With David Grant alone, the bill ran to some $220,000, and since then work with other specialists (including Monteverdi itself, for a complete window set and spare parts) has added another $105,000 to the total.

Now no longer in Milner’s ownership, the imposing car known familiarly as ‘HMS Monty’ has been meticulously looked after in Europe by best-in-the-business restorers including UK-based concours and restoration specialist Mototechnique and, more recently, Italian craftsmen Gatti (electrical), Bacchelli & Villa (body and paint) and Garuti (mechanical). The Federal side repeaters were removed, and the car resprayed where necessary to match the deep navy paintwork to perfection. A recent addition was the fitment of a period-correct television to the rear compartment. The car was entered in the 2015 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille where it won a hard-fought second in class for European Chassis with American Engine (Closed Cars). Since then, ‘HMS Monty’ has been a hit wherever the Kidston team has taken it. From Villa d’Este to Goodwood, the car has won friends wherever it's travelled." from here.

Colour and red interior suggests it inspired the gorgeous Kess model released in 2017 - there's also a maroon version.

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1977 Monteverdi High Speed 375/4 Fissore [3118]

1977 Monteverdi High Speed 375/4 [3118] in Milano77, Short Movie, 2019

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