Monteverdi Hai

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Author Message adrian low (Audionut) Junior Member Username: Audionut Post Number: 228 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 5:56 am:    Taek, behind me! Wait, no cup holders. Might have to rethink this one! Jeff B. (Miltonian) Member Username: Miltonian Post Number: 389 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 2:04 am:    The Hai must be the ultimate example of a "mid-engined" car, that huge Chrysler Hemi is almost pushing the driver out of the car! Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice) Intermediate Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 1240 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 2:54 pm:    Oh yeah... and I want one. Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice) Intermediate Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 1239 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 2:53 pm:    Correction. There was only 1 sold. I think there were three made or so. Monteverdi himself kept one. What do you want to know about it in specific DES? 1st gear hit 67mph, 2nd hit 104, 3rd hit 147, 4th hit 163, and 5th hit top speed which was 180. A Swiss (?) magazine tested it and "only" got to 175mph. Hai means shark in German. The actual model was called Hai 450SS. 450 b/c it was the claimed horspower from the 7 liter Chrysler Hemi engine. 490 lbft. of torque. Car had Borrani rims that later turned into alloys, was shown in 1970s Geneva auto show. Car was produced from 1970-1976. Cheers Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice) Intermediate Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 1238 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 2:34 pm:    There was only one made. It's in a museum. Sick performance but known as a handling nightmare. Monteverdi made some pretty cool GT cars, but this was their venture in a sports car. Cheers '75 308 GT4 (Peter) Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2885 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 1:46 pm:    DES, try to pick up a copy of "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars", May 2000. James Glickenhaus (Napolis) Intermediate Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 1827 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 9:45 am:    I believe Bob Lutz of Viper fame ownes one. There were only a few made. Mark (Markg) Member Username: Markg Post Number: 540 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 9:40 am:    Paul Monteverdi built exotic cars using modified Chrysler 440 Magnum engines as base power plant; he would only sell his cars to licensed race drivers due to their extreme (at the time) performance; imagine a 308 with a modified 440 Chrysler engine.... DES (Sickspeed) Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 4819 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 9:35 am:    Anyone ever see one...? Anyone know anything about these...? Only thing i know is that the one picture i saw reminded me of a DeTomaso Mangusto... Anyone...? Anything...?