Even better: More models will be coming back from the famed automaker
There are more pics in the attached article, this thing is gorgeous!
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The De Tomaso name has returned to the automotive world for the first time since its departure in the late 1990s with an awesome 1960s-inspired supercar.
The De Tomaso P72 is a brand-new design that takes inspiration from one of the automaker’s early designs, originally created in the early ’60s, called the P70.
The P70 was jointly developed by Carroll Shelby, Alejandro De Tomaso and Peter Brock.
Shelby provided the money and the motor, a 289-cubic-inch V8 bored and stroked to 427 cubes. Peter Brock handled the design, and DeTomaso built the chassis. Due to tensions between the three parties, the car was never officially completed, and, unfortunately, didn’t enter a single race.
To connect itself to the past further, the P72 has a manual transmission. A real one. It might also win the award for most beautiful shifter of 2019, or perhaps of the last 20 years.
We’re not sure what engine will be behind the transmission, as details regarding the drivetrain have not been released. What we do know is that the P72 rides on a carbon-fibre chassis shared with the Apollo Intensa Emozione.
De Tomaso celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2019, and will slowly be bringing back vehicles from its history, such as Pantera and Mangusta. The P72 will be sold as you see it, according to parent company Apollo Automobili.
Only 72 examples of the P72 will be built, at a cost of €750,000 ($1.1 million). That’s a lot of money, but the P72 is not just a car, it’s a piece of history, and is bound to mark the beginning of the next wave of automotive performance.