MBM Tourismo

MBM Tourismo
Manufacturer MBM
Production (1961-1962)
Class Grand Tourer
Body style 2-door 2-seater coupé
Related Heron Europa

The MBM Tourismo was a very low-production (probably only two were built)[1] automobile sold by Peter Monteverdi.[2] Monteverdi's small company MBM (standing for Monteverdi Binningen Motors) mainly focused on competition, but a "few" sports cars were also produced.[3]

The cars pretty body was bought from England, where a company called Heron Plastics had developed a fibreglass sports car called the Europa. It had a backbone chassis and coil sprung wishbone front suspension, with a Triumph Herald swing axle at the rear, although it is unknown what may have been different in the MBMs. The engine was a 997 cc Ford Anglia 105E unit, as was usual for the Heron as well.[4] The single Barchetta built by MBM, called simply the MBM Sport, used a considerably more powerful O.S.C.A. engine. A 1961 MBM Tourismo currently resides in the Monteverdi Museum.

References

  1. ^ "Monteverdi Hai 450 SS - An Enigma". Unique Cars and Parts. http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/car_info_monteverdi_hai_450_ss.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  2. ^ Peter Madle. "Monteverdi-Museum: Part 1: Street Cars". Madle.org. http://www.madle.org/emontemus.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  3. ^ Mike Lawrence (1991). A to Z of Sports Cars. Bideford, Devon: Bay View Books. p. 215. ISBN 1-870979-81-8. 
  4. ^ Lawrence, A to Z of Sports Cars, p. 152

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