My Car Quest

December 1, 2024

Is This the End of the Cars and Coffee at Malibu Village?

Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - Yer faithful servant was there the second weekend of January, admittedly at a point when Los Angeles County is in the grip of the Plague. The location is the Malibu Village Shopping Center at Cross Creek and … [Read more...]

The Bizzarrini Manta And The Monteverdi Hai 450SS Prototype At Auction

by Mike - Both the Bizzarrini Manta And the Monteverdi Hai 450SS Prototype were up for auction last week at the Gooding auction in Pebble Beach. The Monteverdi sold for $577,500 and the Manta was unsold at a high bid of $850,000. I am … [Read more...]

Monteverdi Hai 450 SS – The Purple Shark

by Mike -  Peter Monteverdi founded Automobiles Monteverdi Ltd. in 1967 in Basel, Switzerland. Of the many models produced by Monteverdi the Hai 450 SS is the most sought after and the rarest. The Hai 450 SS prototype was intended to … [Read more...]