donderdag 10 juli 2008

Spa-Italia Special : DeTomaso

The youngest one of the 'DeTomaso-family' : the Guara Coupé
Presented in 1993, prdouction stopped in 2004. Only 50 were sold.
4.6l. V8-engine (330hp.)
O-100km/h. in 5 sec. / Topspeed : 277km/h.
DeTomaso Pantera GTS
The Pantera was a sportscar, produced by DeTomaso from 1971 through 1996.
The engine was a Ford 5.7l. V8 with 330hp.
Acc. (in 1979) 0-100km/h was 5.5sec.
This is the more luxurious version : the GTS.
A Pantera featured in the original 'Gone in 60 seconds'-movie, and even Elvis Presley owned one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tomaso_Pantera
DeTomaso Longchamp
A twodoor 2+2 coupé, by DeTomaso. Only 395 coupés were built (1972-1989).
Powered by a 5.7l. V8-engine, 330hp and a topspeed of 240km/h.
More info :
http://www.panteraclub.com/longcham.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tomaso_Longchamp

Detomaso Vallelunga Fantuzzi Spyder (1965-1967)
One of the first "mid-engine" type cars ever. The body is made of fiber-glass, so it's a lightweight. (480kg.) Only 58ex. were made.
The (Ford Cortina) engine was a 1.5l. and produces 104hp. Not that much,(Even my car has more horsepower), but still it could reach a topspeed of 180km/h.
The name "Vallelunga" was named after an Italian Racetrack.
Not much info on the net. I found one site : http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z12447/DeTomaso_Vallelunga_Fantuzzi_Spyder.aspx

2 opmerkingen:

Anoniem zei

This Guara has a BMW 4.0 liter V8 engine 208 kW / 283 PS.

Scorpion zei

Thx, I wasnt sure because Detomaso used 2 dif. engines in the Guara.
From 1993 to 1998 they used the 4l. BMW M60 V8, from 1998 to 2004, it was the 4.6l. Ford V8.
Nice to see real carlovers check out my blog, Thx man.