to the High Speed GT cars. The project employed BMW components and was powered by a four-cylinder, engine. In order to maintain the exclusivity of the High Speed series, Peter Monteverdi decided not to build the lower priced, smaller GT coupé. High Speed 375 L The High Speed 375 L with Fissore body was to become the volume model of the Monteverdi product range. The new body in its proportions corresponded exactly to the Frua model, but featured an angular design at the front and rear. The front end showed strong chrome-framed double round headlights, which were later replaced by rectangular broadband headlights in a few cases. At the rear, tail lights from the Alfa Romeo Giulia Berlina were used. Who was the designer of this model is unclear. Peter Monteverdi claimed to have designed the body itself, Fissore never denied it to him. It is likely that Fissore worked out the details according to Monteverdi sketches and Monteverdi relinquished the rights to the design, as if in return for the production order. Peter Monteverdi highlighted in a sales brochure from 1972, the style of the vehicle and the outstanding performance. In it he described the Monteverdi High Speed 375 L as "the Coupé of today with the technology of tomorrow". The German magazine Auto Motor und Sport tested a high-speed 375 L with a 7.2-liter engine in spring, 1972 and determined the following performance: Top speed: 229.3 km/h (142.5 mph) 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph): 8.2 seconds 1 km with standing start: 28.3 seconds. Thus, the Monteverdi was about at the level of the British Jensen Interceptor, but did not match the performance of cars such as the Aston Martin V8 or the Maserati Indy. During the production period, minor or major improvements or changes were continuously made to the series. The most striking of these was probably the complete redesign of the dashboard with the 1972/1973 vintage. Until then, it was more traditionally English in design, with a lot of wood and classical instruments, but from then on the Monteverdis presented themselves in a sportier style in a black velour design. Since the entire High Speed series was of handcrafted production, it can not be ruled out that Monteverdi executed detail designs to individual customer requirements. The final cars in this series were built in 1976. High Speed 375 S Alongside the 2 + 2-seater Monteverdi reactivated his initially