There’s a reasonable argument that Alejandro de Tomaso built the most interesting sports cars nobody fully understood while ...
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Let’s look at a forgotten classic that still comes up for sale every now and again – the 2000-2002 Qvale Mangusta. This 2+2 grand tourer with a Norwegian name was built in Italy using American parts.
Every De Tomaso Mangusta made from 1967 to 1971 was manufactured with a Ford engine. Except one. This particular Mangusta was made with a Chevrolet Small Block V8. The reason? This car was made ...
Though originally designated as the de Tomaso Biguà, the chassis design under today's Nice Price or No Dice Mangusta went on to also underpin the MG XPower SV. Let's see if this middle child is worth ...
Alejandro de Tomaso was nothing if not full of drama, but the De Tomaso Mangusta is the most over-the-top car the mercurial Argentinian ever created. Born from a dust-up with Carroll Shelby, it even ...
You can see a definite family resemblance here. Both Mangusta and Pantera are obviously proud of their sexy Italian bodies—and beneath their skins beats the heart of a Ford V8. Both are race-bred and ...
When the Qvale Mangusta came out, it didn't make sense. The price was over $80,000, about $50,000 more than the Ford Mustang SVT Cobra which it shared an engine with. It had no powertrain upgrades, a ...
From the November 1969 issue of Car and Driver. For the record, the de Tomaso Mangus­ta is mortal. It is a car assembled from workaday nuts, bolts, and aluminum cast­ings just like every other car.