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Monteverdi Palm Beach
Overview
Manufacturer	Monteverdi
Production	1975 1 made
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door convertible
Layout	FR layout
Related	Monteverdi High Speed 375C
Powertrain
Engine	440 cu in (7.2 L) Chrysler RB-series V8
Transmission	3-speed TorqueFlite automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,520 mm (99.2 in)
Length	4,600 mm (181.1 in)
Width	1,795 mm (70.7 in)
Height	1,230 mm (48.4 in)
Curb weight	1,805 kg (3,979 lb)

The Monteverdi Palm Beach is a concept car built by Monteverdi in March, 1975 on a shortened Monteverdi High Speed 375C chassis. It was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show in the same year. The car never went into production and remained a one-off.

History

The Palm Beach was first presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1975. The exterior featured copper-coloured paint while the interior was finished in cream-coloured leather. The purchase price of the Palm Beach was given as 124,000 Swiss francs.

In the press, the opinion was that the Palm Beach was the convertible version of the Monteverdi Berlinetta. This was however inaccurate as the Palm Beach was directly based on the four-years older High Speed 375 C. The Palm Beach was the second convertible model built by Monteverdi on a High Speed chassis. The first featured different styling cues.

On the exterior the Palm Beach took on the design cues of the Berlinetta, especially its low front end with the striking narrow radiator grille and the twin square headlamps, while the tail lights were sourced from a Triumph TR6. Otherwise, the Palm Beach was mostly similar to the 375 C not only in chassis but also the drive train. This included a conventional 440 cu in (7.2 L) V8 engine from Chrysler, also found in the volume model High Speed 375 L, instead of the 7.0 L Hemi used in the Berlinetta.

Performance

The Chrysler 440 V8 produced 300 hp and 449 ft-lb of torque. Although no real world figures are available, the Palm Beach has a theoretical 0-60 mph time of 5.4 seconds and a quarter mile time of 13.7 seconds. The theoretical top speed is 235 km/h.

References

1. ^ "1975 Monteverdi Palm Beach (aut. 3) (model since March 1975 for Europe prototype ) car specifications & performance data review". Retrieved 2022-05-01.
2. Lewandowski, Jürgen; Zellner, Marion (2000), Kult-Cabrios. Die legendärsten Cabriolets von 1945 bis heute [Cult-Convertibles: The most legendary convertibles from 1945 until today] (in German), Munich: Steiger Verlag, p. 78, ISBN 9783896521958
3. Die von Gloor/Wagner: Monteverdi, S. 204.
4. Brazendale: Enzyklopädie Automobil, S. 453.

• Monteverdi vehicles
• Concept cars
• Convertibles
• Cars introduced in 1975