1968 De Tomaso Mangusta


19671971 De Tomaso Mangusta

Clearly bitter after his snub from Shelby, Alejandro de Tomaso decided to name the new car Mangusta as the Mongoose was one of the few mammals able to kill a cobra. Without the prospect of any top flight racing on the horizon, Alejandro de Tomaso switched his attention to creating an automotive brand that could match the European thoroughbreds.


1972 De Tomaso Mangusta by Ghia Paris 2018 RM Sotheby's

The De Tomaso Mangusta started life with a Ford 289 ci V-8 (was there ever a greater American V-8 engine?) that was quickly replaced by Ford's not-quite-as-good 302 ci (5.0-liter) V-8.


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19671971 De Tomaso Mangusta

Unfortunately for De Tomaso, his Mangusta never slayed a Cobra on the track. Only 72 of the P72 will be made in conjunction with the motorsport specialists at HWA. Each will cost around 750,000.


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1969 De Tomaso Mangusta 8MA890 - sold for €268,800 A beautiful, muscular icon of the 1960s. The most desirable quad-light, early-production iteration. Equipped with the high-performance Ford 289 V-8. Freshly restored in its stunning original colour. Offered with its original jack and rare tool set. Auction Source: 2014 Monaco by RM Auctions


1970 De Tomaso Mangusta by Ghia Auburn Fall 2019 RM Sotheby's

The Mangusta has a fascinating history involving a failed business deal between Alejandro de Tomaso and Carroll Shelby, who had a deal on the books to help build an SCCA-approved design with 7.0L V8 provided by de Tomaso for use in Can-Am series racing. The deal went sour with the engines not delivered on time and Shelby backing out, taking his.


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There are currently 6 De Tomaso Mangusta cars as well as thousands of other iconic classic and collectors cars for sale on Classic Driver.


A Bright Green 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta

A surprise to many is that the exotic looking Mangusta came to America underpowered. Factory specs listed the output of the standard 302 4V as 235 bhp @4800, and Gross Torque, 318@3200Ft-Lbs. SCG quoted 221 hp for the test car. The 302 engine had been sent to Italy as a sort of ecomony (to use SCG's description) engine.


1969 De Tomaso Mangusta by Ghia New York Driven By Disruption 2015 RM Sotheby's

APR 23, 2020 | By Matt Stone DeTomaso Qvale Mangusta: SVT's Cobra V-8 In An Italian Designer Suit By the late 1990's, Italy's scrappy DeTomaso Modena car company (makers of the Vallelunga, Mangusta, Longchamp, Deauville, Guara and Pantera) was struggling to survive.


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The De Tomaso Mangusta ranks as one of Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro's most outstanding mid-engined designs. Originally created based on a backbone chassis built for the P70 racing car intended for Can-Am competition, the Mangusta was a supercar in every sense of the word.


19671971 De Tomaso Mangusta

You will remember that the Mangusta has a first name—de Tomaso. Alessandro de Tomaso is an Argentinian of just over 40 years, an automotive innovator who has proven to be his own worst.


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FOLLOW MARKET De Tomaso introduced the Mangusta, meaning mongoose in Italian, in 1967. A mid engined two seat sports car, the Mangusta was powered by a V8 engine, a Ford 289 in Europe, and a Ford 302 in North America.


1967→1971 De Tomaso Mangusta

The De Tomaso Mangusta (mangusta being the Italian word for mongoose) was the Argentinian's second car produced under the company that bore his name. It was largely an evolution of his first car, the Vallelunga. For the Mangusta, de Tomaso enlarged the engine to a good ol' American Ford V8 engine, paired it with the same 5 speed ZF box used.


An Original 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta

Today, NADA Guides suggests the Mangusta has a retail value range between $96,900 and $258,300, while Hagerty Insurance rates this car even higher, with #3 "good" at $219,000, and a breathtaking $330,000 for a #1 "concours"-quality example. The days of cheap Mangustas are truly history, but Alejandro de Tomaso's wickedly fun choice of name for.


19671971 De Tomaso Mangusta Hemmings Daily

The De Tomaso Mangusta boasted impressive performance figures for its time, with a top speed of approximately 155 mph (250 km/h) and a 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) acceleration time of under 6 seconds. However, its handling received mixed reviews, primarily due to its rear weight bias. This made the Mangusta challenging to handle at its limits.


1968 De Tomaso Mangusta

The De Tomaso Mangusta was built shortly after a falling out between two of the biggest personalities in the automotive world of the 1960s - Alejandro de Tomaso and Carroll Shelby. Many have surmised that the name of the "Mangusta" was a direct jab at Shelby by de Tomaso - it means "Mongoose" in Italian, and the Mongoose is the only.