Monteverdi High Speed 375 - Jay Leno's Garage

Monteverdi High Speed 375. European looks, American muscle.
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Monteverdi High Speed 375 - Jay Leno's Garage
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[@viper29ca]

I just love the fact that Jay gets out in his cars, all of them are runners, no trailer/garage queens in his collection. One of a kind car worth millions of dollars.....c'mon, lets take it for a spin. Love it!!

[@readventurekids]

Never stop making these amazing videos, Jay. They're just brilliant! Every time a new one appears I have to stop what I'm doing to watch. This Monteverdi has such elegant lines, like a hairy-chested 250GT Lusso. And oh yeah, maroon is the new black!

[@elizabethcherry920]

You need to do an update video on this car, 4 minutes don't do it any justice, a great car from an era that we will never see again.

[@tylernail2146]

Updated video would be amazing as it’s a real gem! Beautiful

[@trefod]

The Monteverdi and the Iso Gripho are some of my favorites.

[@jammer96]

Do an updated video on this one Jay!!

[@lowbaritonewwj]

Check the latest episode. ;)

[@EvilDeadFan11]

I love watching Jay Leno's garage, however this video really makes me appreciate all the HD quality videos Jay and his team pumps out so frequently! If this video were replaced with an HD version we'de see more details on the car! :)

[@lowbaritonewwj]

Yes we did!

[@Bluepeter62]

I live close to the Monteverdi Shop in Basel, Switzerland. Here this car is known as 'Hai', meaning 'shark'.

[@Porsche996driver]

Bluepeter62 Hallo Basel! Gute Rutsch!

[@gkjsooley]

The Hai is totally different... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monteverdi_Hai_450

[@SpeeeedyG]

He's not intimidated by a cars price or CEO of each company that's what I truly like about him. P.S. he DRIVES all his cars, not let's them sit in a garage collecting dust.

[@StarHorseLover2012]

An absolute masterpiece, well ahead of its time. I personally prefer the 375 L with the front quad headlamps. Brave of Peter Monteverdi to take on the big boys. He also told Rover that the Range Rover needed 4 doors and an autobox, and custom-built them before Rover realized he was right...

[@emersonlake192]

When he said 440 after also stating it was a European body I started drooling.

[@porkpig350]

the swiss italian grandpa of the viper!!!!

[@reelreeler8778]

Front end looks like a Packard Hawk

[@ticnatz]

My how Jay's videos have evolved.

[@michaelishoj1111]

Truth is, I enjoyed the longer version (2020), with the car on the hoist, where you were able to show the vehicles inboard - disc braking system...

[@tremulant2388]

Jay, you should do a segment on motorsport art, using some of the pieces you have in your garage (behind the McLaren, for example). It would be interesting to know where you got some of the paintings/posters/advertisements in your collection and maybe some information on the artists behind them.

[@legmaker50]

I vaguely remember when I was a boy, I saw a magazine article about the Beatles. This was in the mid to late 1960's Paul McCartney was pictured behind the wheel of a car that was described only as an Italian car with an American engine. I never in my whole life as a car enthusiast could figure out what that car was. I'm sure this is it. I have never heard of this car. Mystery solved. Thanks Jay!

[@caseylevins9900]

Really enjoying going back to these early and briefer reviews. Your new videos are terrific, too though.

[@Tophet1]

US engines were definitly reliable, also cheap. A whole lot cheaper than developing your own.

[@culcune]

Lots of horsepower and torque.

[@mescko]

A car actually worthy of the 440. You'll notice the front indicators are mounted under the bumper. They are supposed to be set into the extreme ends of the grille opening, you can see the blanking panels in some shots. This car was built after the first slew of 'safety' regulations starting in 1968. If you look at a European model you'll see them the way they should be. I had to fix the front end if one of my British cars, it took a bit of work to de-uglify it. The 'safety' legislation had nothing to do with safety, the insurance companies didn't like paying out for fender benders.

[@allencrider]

The worst thing about Monteverdis, De Tomaso Mangustas & Jensen Interceptors were that so many of them had automatic transmissions. Those ones were bought by old guys who wanted to look cool but didn't know how to drive cool.

[@dickcheese663]

i love learning, its the best part of this show

[@brucejamiesn3802]

Thank you for the updated video!

[@zacharygerhart8504]

The car honestly reminds me of a more subtle 1958 Packard

[@ticnatz]

There's one in my neighborhood in Germany. Love each and every time I get to see it!

[@buse67]

Certainly worth the trip! (if it is still there...) Voll Gas!

[@branon6565]

Gotta love that big block Mopar sound :-)

[@autocad3227]

. From Car & Driver magazine (1969 ish). Peter Montiverti was being criticized for the amount of room the air conditioner occupied in the console of his new 375L. "All other european manufactures can keep theirs out of site, why can you" was the essence of out rude question.(from the Car & Driver journalist). He smiled and nodded and said though his interpeter "It's true you can't see the others, but you can't feel them either". Good answer from a true car guy...

[@RMAGEDN740]

jay never ceases to entertain me with his selection of automotive's!!

[@Sprocketboy1956]

Monteverdi had a whole range of body styles and everything was powered with the Chrysler Hemi, I think. The coolest car was the Hai ("Shark") and maybe the dopiest was the 375/4 sedan, which looked kind of like a dachshund. Until Monteverdi started building 4x4s (using International Harvester bases!) the company produced minute quantities of cars, often no more than a dozen in a year. Jay's car looks great!

[@cindys1819]

I remember when the automotive press and the euro collectors began quietly throwing rocks at the 375. Then, Peter became a considerable Swiss national pride figure and like a flash the auto press and those who were sneering abruptly just shut up. But to his credit, Peter adopted a posture of "oh you don't like my 440 based car? Well, how do you like my HEMI mid engine (semi) sharp flat car!!!" The Hai caused a riot in a lot of car circles when it came out with it's huge malicious looking hump between and in back of the driver and passenger seats. Great memories.

[@SqeakyToy]

What a great looking car! I never knew it existed until now, thanks Jay!

[@SpeeeedyG]

Cool story bro. Jay does great in reviewing cars. He is humble and asks questions that are to the point. Whether it be a pagani ,mclaren , or Ferrari

[@sirjammer]

Putting tags(license plates) on all of those must cost a fortune.

[@ak12543]

Awesome car Jay. Never knew they existed. Looks like a 260z crossed with a Porsche. Thanks for taking the time to do the vid. Barry in Alaska

[@wgf600]

It's been a show car all it's live, come on let's take it for a ride! You got to love Jay

[@yomamababy]

NO OBVIOUSLY JAY IS GOING FOR A "COPS" LOOK IN THIS PRODUCTION. THAT MIGHT JAZZ UP HIS MORE RECENT STUFF. CMON JAY, GET A REAL TRAFFIC TICKET!

[@petrolmonkey1973]

Props to your video crew! It doesn't matter how old the video, all of yours are great and the quality and camera work is even better!

[@16rumpole]

this definitely has a great detroit sound

[@O-cDxA]

Jay, good idea not having music drown out the sounds of the car on your recent videos. 👍 I also noticed that you haven't aged much.

[@tylernail2146]

Lovely gem I have never heard of thank you for sharing.

[@mohammadamin9061]

Beautiful , Monteverdi cars were amazingly exotic .

[@JWnFlorida]

WOW!! the Camera is HUGE!! how old is this video? LOVE IT JAY!! YOU ROCK!!! Thank You for being YOU!

[@Alex_Mac_]

Guess that would be a European Muscle Car. Good call on the paint. The maroon looks classy, the yellow looked... well I don't know what, it was so bright I looked away too quick for an analogy.

[@russcattell955i]

Jay, as you love this Monteverdi, perhaps you'd ought to get hold of a Jensen Interceptor or FF or CV8, Facel Vega or Iso, just a few more hybrids for fun.

[@knut-hinrichqwalter2463]

Or perhaps a Gordon-Keeble ?

[@SqeakyToy]

Jay has a CV8 and there's a video.

[@clark57225]

De Tomaso Pantera with a Ford 351.

[@mescko]

Either an HK500 or Facel II.

[@jamessimpson5296]

I just cast a set of end caps for the "Chicken Bar" or door pulls ( Upholstered Above door grab handles) for one of these rare cars. I could not see them in this video. I really do not even know if they are on the door or above the windows--as I sublet them for a shop for HIS customer's car. All I had was the original "Chrome Plated Plastic" covers that were severely deteriorated, yet enhanced to use as a mold model. Now we made them from silver bearing tin alloy. They polished out so bright, my customer is not having them chrome plated! If you need a set, ask around to find ODD Parts Fabrication.

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

Love this car!

[@jamiegeen7170]

What a gorgeous car!..

[@3248934]

There was also a show called "The Interceptors", it was great.

[@hwb-zalpach]

VERY NICE, I LIKE THE DASHBOARD!

[@aitkerson]

Never heard of this one. Thanx for the lesson Jay.

[@orange70383]

I love that 4bbl sound.

[@stephendunster1005]

Nice machine ... I'm not sucking up to anyone when I say that it takes a real enthusiast to appreciate a vehicle this obscure. Monteverdi also made a brutal mid engine vehicle ... that would be a find as well. Like to see an Iso Grifo .

[@Hiluxtaco]

Jay's show rocks!!

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

That American motor sounds so good

[@zxtenn]

Actually the show i was referring to was the 'Protectors' with Robert Vaughn, i am pretty sure he drove the Jenson with a 440 I see why that car had good top speed, 2.93 rear end

[@frankdenardo8684]

Another European car I remember is the Iso Grifo which is Italian for Griffin. Designed by Bertone and was equipped with a 327 V8 engine off a Chevy Corvette.

[@mescko]

It was also available with the 427, it was called the '7 Litri'. Only a handful were made, it reportedly could do 170.

[@Ecosse57]

they should re-do this one and make it longer. great car!

[@aluragranddad]

The front end looks a lot like a 1957 Packard Hawk.

[@Hot80s]

2:54 the sound of the Bullitt Charger R/T right there

[@gkjsooley]

It's a Fis-sor-ay (Fissore) body. My grandpa's 1974 Buick Apollo had a body by Fisher.

[@oovvoo7555]

The Monteverdi Museum was closed after the death of the producer and all cars were given a venerable place in the Lucerne Museum of Transport. Visit this on your next visit to Lucerne!

[@Tonguefunsome]

I guess young guys tend to like to put their hand on their stick more than old guys,but old guys have figured that to let someone else handle their stick is better than handling it themselves.

[@transpro85]

Sweet bikes in the backround!!!!

[@LlyleHunter]

Something tells me that Chevy used this version of this car as their styling inspiration for the Chevy Vega

[@clark57225]

The Cosworth Vega is a pretty hot machine.

[@LlyleHunter]

It really was and handled very well.

[@vanillagorilla8236]

I watched I guy roll a 427ci Vega on a NJ dragstrip at 175 + back in the 80's needless to say he did not make it out. He made 3 runs and it was fast ! Too Fast !

[@ilcool90]

Wow, a Swiss made car.

[@LlyleHunter]

The only one

[@hendo337]

OHHH MYYY GODDD listen to that 4bbl inhale atmosphere when he gooses it :P~ I love a loud intake "thrum" so much more than a loud exhaust.

[@Lord_KillerBee]

It would be nice if Jay did a longer video with this car, much like he did with his 1931 Duesenberg chassis car, since likely didn't have the level of production crew as he did before though would be nice to see a redo of this video. This one was in an episode he did on CNBC, "Handmade", but didn't really go into very much as well since it was the car he was driving to meet his next guest. There's a lot more story to tell with this unusual car which hopefully can get a longer video with more in depth to it. Perhaps why that car isn't worth more, if you can find values of it on Hagerty, could be because its not an easily recognized car or well known brand for people to know about since it was a rather short lived company.

[@mescko]

He did do a longer one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f166l5Wmpb2er80

[@Lord_KillerBee]

@@mescko yeah I know, it was apart of Jay’s COVID-19 era videos. Longer version uploaded some time after Jay showcased his 1958 continental mark iii.

[@eisenjeisen6262]

Jay Leno yesterday you show me my 41 Plymouth with white walls, don't like white walls, but i love wire wheels on todays car for me and my dream girl !!!

[@magnoooz]

Love the "Danger Zone" soundtrack! Nice machine Jay.

[@JohnLoganMcKee03]

I like the front end, I don't know why but, it reminds me of a fish. Cool!

[@BRIANBOBCHAPMAN]

NICE Monteverdi High Speed 375 - Jay Leno's Garage

[@henryvanweeren7233]

I love these clips of so many rare and exotic vehicles. Mr. Leno may possibly buy almost anything with a wooden steering wheel.... ;-)

[@jhccb123]

Short but sweet

[@albertseabra9226]

Wow, another Magic Video

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Thank you Jay i always wanted to know what this car is, i seen it in the back very often when other cars was review but i could not figure out the name of it.. cool piece of car history, keep this up, the show is great we tank you and we love you ! ;)

[@gregraines1599]

I would love to hear more about Facel Vega.

[@gregraines1599]

It occurs that the vacuum cleaner front end was copied from the 1958 Packard (not Studebaker) Hawk.

[@Solidgoldgoonie]

No way, the guy across the street from me has one of these sitting in his back yard on blocks!

[@leobuckey]

Jay owns more cars that people made because of fights with Ferrari than he does Ferraries

[@francoismontresmecaniques7082]

Definetly owuld love an update on this one too, magnificent "hybrid".

[@arisgod2749]

Hey Jay, do a show with a Bizzarrini man. Now there was a car.

[@Rottensteam]

Just like the De Tomaso Pantera, you don't excactly expect that american sound when you are looking at it, pretty awesome. 375 hp? Would surprise some people at the lights xD

[@carlhamilton3639]

The front end reminds me of the 1957 Packard Hawk which some said looked like a guppy.

[@350streetracer]

Nice find Jay.

[@tulsatoolfool]

Awesome!

[@slabsides1]

Wow, what a wonderful car. Go ahead and pait it canary yellow again. But it's better for daily driving the way it is now.

[@alexandermathar7780]

Jay ! Put a Hellcat Demon engine in it !

[@myblueskynight]

WOW, Amazing Beautiful design!👍😊

[@ConstantXplorer]

To me it's not quite as elegant looking as it's other Euro counterparts. However it was pretty exotic looking for it's time and still exotic....rare for sure.

[@storyteller1749]

Very cool. It doesn't have the sexy wound of a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. But it does have the sexy look of those 60's European cars. And I agree with Jay. I like the maroon better than the yellow. Yellow no matter what vehicles on makes me think of an NYC taxi. Great car.

[@Porsche996driver]

Funny OG Garage, early KZbinr lol.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

Pre-GoPro Jay!

[@stephen7740]

I remember one of the Monteverdi models having to have a weight put in the nose to keep it from doing a wheelie

[@GereDJ2]

I like that bump in the hood. I would think the torque of the 440 would twist off the wire wheels.

[@MrMaxk91]

Has that Ducati 851 in the background been shown already? Would love to see that on here.

[@Rog5446]

Only ever saw one Montiverdi, when I pulled into a filling station. I pulled out of the station behind it and cruised along the M40 (in the UK) at about 90 for about 20 miles. Was that a Toranado (gold car) next to the Montiverdi in JL's garage?

[@mescko]

Yes, a Toronado, a 1966, the first year. He actually has two, one in factory FWD form, and the other a custom re-engineered as RWD with ISTR a twin-turbo 455?

[@tremulant2388]

Not to mention their latest attempts at placing production limitations on the up and coming ACR Viper, so that it doesn't compete with the F12 Berlinetta. Ironic that a company known for its automotive passion and creativity now seeks to suppress others from doing the same.

[@sfen2405]

Looks like a Northern Pike I once caught....

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

The grille reminds me of an early 60's "Packardbaker". the Packardized grandtourismo..Kind of an ugly thing sadly.

[@garthanddelia]

Mid engine model was called the Hai.

[@SL320R129]

in my youth time during the 70s this car was part of 'playing cards

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Sweet looking car.

[@freakin1random]

look at that cool cat