Having raced a variety of cars in his native Argentina, Alejandro de Tomaso departed for Italy in 1955. De Tomaso hailed from a politically prominent family and his move to Europe was reputedly…
Read MoreHaving long since ranked among the elite manufacturers in top flight rallying thanks primarily to high performance iterations of the Mk1 and Mk2 Escort, Ford’s European arm took a sabbatical after…
Read MoreHaving acquired De Tomaso to get their hands on the Pantera and beat domestic rivals GM and AMC to be the first to offer a mid-engined model, Ford also financed a high profile Group 4 racing…
Read MoreAs soon as the first Ferrari took to the track in May 1947, the company from Maranello began a rapid ascent to the pinnacle of sports car racing. Similar domination ultimately followed in Formula 1.
Read MoreEver since the arrival of the 340 America in 1952, Ferrari had named their exclusive line of big block Lampredi-engined road cars in recognition of the lucrative US market where cubic inches were king.
Read MoreDespite early teething troubles, by 1972, De Tomaso had transformed the Pantera into the kind of well built and reliable package that the Ford Motor Company originally expected. Ford had…
Read MoreIn late 1958, a visit to the Maserati factory by the Shah of Iran led to the development of a productionised V8 engine derived from the power unit in the obsolete 450 S sports racer. The…
Read MoreBetween 1955 and 1959, the 410 Superamerica was Ferrari’s flagship road car. 35 were built across three series, most of which differed in detail from one another. In addition to the standard Pinin…
Read MoreSince his company’s 1959 inception, Alejandro de Tomaso had skipped from one project to the next. Myriad Formula, Sports and concept cars had emerged, but it was not until the Ghia-built Vallelunga…
Read MoreFor Scuderia Ferrari to compete in Grand Prix and top flight sports car racing, a sizeable competition budget was required. To generate this money, from late 1948, Enzo Ferrari offered a line of road…
Read MoreFord’s Total Performance programme of the 1960s proved a remarkable success. It extended to practically every facet of motor sport and most famously yielded four straight wins at the Le Mans 24…
Read MoreThe Competizione 2000 was one of several De Tomaso racing concepts produced during the mid 1960s. Few saw competition use but, along with myriad experimental engines, they illustrated De…
Read MoreAlthough the solitary P70 that later evolved into the Sport 5000 failed to secure De Tomaso the hoped-for partnership with Carroll Shelby, the underpinnings from this experimental sports…
Read MoreRoutinely described as the most expensive road car of its time, Maserati’s 5000 GT was one of the last production models that gave buyers an open choice of coachbuilder. Nine different firms…
Read MoreShortly before he acquired Carrozzeria Ghia from Ramfis Trujillo in 1967, Alejandro de Tomaso commissioned the company to build an open two-seat concept on a stretched Vallelunga chassis.
Read MoreIn his first few years as a motor manufacturer, Alejandro de Tomaso was a prolific concept car builder. His dynamic little company ultimately went on to attract massive investment from Ford in the late 1960s.
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