by Wallace Wyss - I remember the first time I saw one, in roughly 1968-'69, before the Pantera was announced, in Michigan outside a car museum, in Hickory Corners. The owner was crawling underneath it to adjust the transmission with Allen … [Read more...]
A Pink Rolls Royce And A Green De Tomaso Mangusta
October 7, 2019 By 9 Comments
This was originally posted in December 2014. by Mike - Occasionally My Car Quest readers write in with their interesting car stories and photos which I love to share with everyone. Today Alexander Oet of Belgium has sent in photos of his … [Read more...]
The Car That Shouldn’t Have Been: The De Tomaso Mangusta Spyder
May 28, 2019 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - The Mangusta (Italian for Mongoose, the natural enemy of the Cobra) is a car that shouldn’t exist. First of all, it was thought of over at Iso by Guigiaro and friends when they did a car called the Fidia, a four door sedan, and … [Read more...]
Ghia Serenissima Agena: Missing In Action? (Not Anymore)
January 24, 2019 By 7 Comments
Three years ago yesterday I published this story from Wallace Wyss about an Italian GT one-off designed by American Tom Tjaarda. Now Wallace is happy to report the car has been found and is coming up for auction at the Artcurial auction on February 8 … [Read more...]
De Tomaso Panteras Came To Monterey
June 8, 2017 By 2 Comments
by Mike - The Pantera Club of Northern California Pantera Owners Club of America** held their annual Fun Ralley in Monterey this year for the first time. There were De Tomaso Panteras and a couple of Mangustas all over the Monterey/Carmel/Big … [Read more...]
Tom Goes For A Ride In A Mangusta
April 30, 2017 By 12 Comments
by Mike - Dick Ruzzin's new book, Bella Mangusta, The Italian Art and Design of the De Tomaso Mangusta is available now at this link - click here. The book is designed to appeal to automobile enthusiasts of all kinds as well as … [Read more...]
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