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De Tomaso Deauville - Italian exclusivity for the family

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Created on October 1, 2024

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - and the eight-cylinder engine hums quietly

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the Alfasud mirrors are not original

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the car is 137 cm high

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - independent front design

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - imposing presence

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the sporty chassis allows fast cornering

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - V8 music sounds from the four pipes

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - even the cow can't resist the elegance of the limousine

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the V8 engine allows a fluid driving style

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - four headlights ensure that you are seen

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - easy to drive

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - 1.88 meters wide

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - elegant, stylish design

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Sedan with a low waistline

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - sporty flat design

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - rear view

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - wide wheelbase

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - without frippery at the rear

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the four-door sedan is 4.89 meters long

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Interior with Momo wooden steering wheel

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - completely restored interior

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the seats are more about comfort than lateral support

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Take a seat and drive off

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - View of the rear bench seat

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - sufficient legroom in the rear

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - you also have enough space to sit comfortably in the back

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Fittings by Veglia

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the wooden steering wheel probably hides a bit more of the dashboard than the originally installed Ford steering wheel

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Speedometer up to 300 km/h

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Selector lever for the automatic transmission

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - also labeled inside

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - pleasing door panels

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - 5.8-liter V8 from Ford

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - retrofitted with Holley carburetors

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - longitudinally mounted V8 engine with central camshaft

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Cylinder head cover from De Tomaso

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Chassis badge

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the hood folds down together with the bumper

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - twin headlights

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the "T" for De Tomaso

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - twin headlights in separate housings

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - one could still discuss the fitting of the headlights

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - beautiful alloy wheels

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - side vents

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - filigree door handles

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Type lettering on the right

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - dedicated to the French town in Normandy

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Jaguar XJ6 (1969) - elegant sedan

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Jaguar XJ6 (1968) - the first generation, as presented in 1968

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de Tomaso Deauville (1971) - Prototype by Ghia based on de Tomaso at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show

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De Tomaso Deauville (1971) - still a prototype at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show

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De Tomaso Deauville at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show - a large V8 engine with automatic transmission accelerates this elegant luxury sedan to 230 km/h

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De Tomaso Deauville (1971) - four-door sedan

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De Tomaso Deauville (1972) - Design by Tom Tjaarda

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De Tomaso Deauville (1972) - a bird's eye view

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De Tomaso Deauville (1972) - Interior

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De Tomaso Deauville (1979) - with number G5 in the Concours d'Elégance at the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2015

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De Tomaso Deauville (1979) - used by the state police for representation duties - Auto e Moto d'Epoca Padua 2021

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - when A-pillars were still slim

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the rear lights come from the Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - Oil thermometer in the center console

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De Tomaso Deauville (1976) - the relatively simple radiator grille with a large T for De Tomaso

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Summary

It is one of the rarest Italian production vehicles. It is quite possible that only one hundred roadworthy examples still exist. Alejandro De Tomaso wanted to conquer the world of top limousines with the Deauville. This driving report tells the story of the four-door car, which is now over 50 years old, and shows it in current and historical images as well as in the sales literature.

This article contains the following chapters

Impetus from Ford
Presentation in Turin
French designation
From the shelves of the global company
Quite expensive
Produced in homeopathic doses
Traveling in style

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Do you drive it yourself, or do you let yourself be driven? This question is not easy to answer in a Rolls-Royce or even a Mercedes-Benz S-Class. With the De Tomaso Deauville, however, it is immediately clear that you want to get behind the wheel. After all, it comes from an Italian sports car manufacturer and was designed by one of the great designers of the 20th century (Tom Tjaarda). So we slide into the driver's seat and turn the key to the right of the steering wheel. The Ford V8 engine in the front is immediately audible. We put the lever of the three-speed automatic to "D" and set off.

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