My Car Quest

April 24, 2024

The Car That Shouldn’t Have Been: The De Tomaso Mangusta Spyder

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...]

Orange County Panteras Palooza Meet – May 6, 2018

by Wallace Wyss - OK, I get it. Finally. What do I get? I get it what Pantera owners are doing. I talk about it in a book review of the book Extreme Panteras, but want to re-iterate my change of mind. I used to be against … [Read more...]

Book Review: Extreme Panteras

Review by Wallace Wyss - Title: Extreme Panteras Authors: David and Linda Adler Foreward by Tom Tjaarda Binding: Hardbound Format: Horizontal Size: 11” x 8.5” Length: 304 pg. Price: $89.95 Publisher: Adler … [Read more...]

Were Panteras Led Down The Wrong Road?

by Wallace Wyss - De Tomaso Panteras are finally getting good money at auctions, but far less than, say, a Maserati Ghibli made in the same time frame. This is partly because they are all too common, the most generally accepted figure being … [Read more...]

The Last DeTomaso Goes Up for Auction

The Prototype that came in from the Cold. by Wallace Wyss - Nobody tells me. And, hey, I wrote three books on DeTomaso. So it’s a little embarrassing to say that I am reporting to you today on a “new” DeTomaso car only 18 years after … [Read more...]

De Tomaso Panteras Came To Monterey

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...]