MBM Tourismo
| MBM Tourismo | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | MBM |
| Production | (1961-1962) |
| Body and chassis | |
| 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) automobile sold by Peter Monteverdi. Monteverdi's small company MBM (standing for Monteverdi Binningen Motors) mainly focused on competition, but a "few" sports cars were also produced.
The car's 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. A 1961 MBM Tourismo currently resides in the Monteverdi Museum.
In 1960 an open two-seat sports car called the MBM Sport meant for competition was shown. The little barchetta had a 1092 cc O.S.C.A. engine with 100 PS (73.5 kW), and was front-engined unlike the Lotus and Elvas with which it was meant to compete. While offered for sale at 22000 SFr. (~US$95,000 in 2016), only the one car was built.
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