Info für Besucher ohne Javascript

Premium

De Tomaso 1965-2005 - breathtaking sports cars with robust technology

This article was auto-translated. We apologize if some words are confusing or simply amusing. Would you like to help us improve?

Created on November 10, 2010

Reading time 3min

Written by:

Roger Gloor

Photos:

Archiv

6

Archiv

6

de Tomaso Pantera L (1974)

When logged in, you see more images in larger size.

De Tomaso Vallelunga (1966) - Mittelmotor-Coupé mit Ford-Motor

When logged in, you see more images in larger size.

de Tomaso Mangusta (1970) - Silhouette

When logged in, you see more images in larger size.

De Tomaso Pampero (1966) - Vorderansicht des Konzeptfahrzeugs

When logged in, you see more images in larger size.

De Tomaso Pantera (1972) - ausgestellt am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1972

When logged in, you see more images in larger size.

De Tomaso Pantera (1974) - das Mittelmotorcoupé im Jahre 1974

You have only

1 out of 6

images seen in high resolution

Summary

There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is De Tomaso, founded in 1965. With the Vallelunga, Mangusta and Pantera vehicles, Alejandro de Tomaso created convincing mid-engined sports cars with Ford engines. Many of these cars were also successful on the racetracks. 2005 marked the end of De Tomaso.

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Having ambitiously immigrated to Italy from Argentina in 1955, Alejandro de Tomaso opened a tuning workshop in Modena. Together with the Ghia bodywork plant, he created a racing spider with Ford engines - and derived from this - his first road sports car Vallelunga (1.5 L four-cylinder, 105 hp, 48 units) in 1964. In 1966, the Mangusta luxury sports coupé with a Ghia body designed by Giugiaro was presented (also Ford mid-engine, 4.7-liter V8 with 305 hp, 400 units). In 1970, the Pantera (designed by Tom Tjaarda) was created, and Ford Motor Co. took over De Tomaso and the Ghia and Vignale body plants. Production of the Pantera was ramped up in new plants (5.8 L V8, 310 hp) in order to sell it through the Lincoln-Mercury dealer network "at half the price of a Ferrari". Alejandro de Tomaso retained the distribution rights outside the USA and developed the four-door luxury sedan Deauville and the 2+2-seater coupé Longchamp, both with a Ford V8 front engine.

Welcome to Zwischengas!

Continue reading this article for free?

Photos of this article

Source: