De Tomaso not only produced road cars but also offered Panteras configured for FIA’s Group 3, Group 4, and Group...
Tom Tjaarda was born to design automobiles. His father John Tjaarda developed a concept car for the Ford Motor Company....
First, let’s clarify a few definitions: Hybrid: a person [or thing] produced by the blending of two diverse cultures or traditions Half-breed: having one purebred parent Alessandro De Tomaso: Automotive Magician who could develop cars out of thin air with practically no budget The first two definitions came from Webster’s. The third most definitely...
To become a legend, a car needs striking looks, matching power, and a cool name to wrap it all up,...
The car I identify the most with would have to be my 1972 DeTomaso Pantera. I loved that car, and...
Bugatti Type 46 & 50— The Big Bugattis By Barrie Price Originally published in 1995 and out of print for some time, Veloce has now reprinted Price’s work, which is the only book exclusively dedicated to the Type 46 & 50 Bugattis. With introductory text providing an overview of the...
Mystery GT40 Dear Editor, While perusing Roadcar, on Page 49 (May 2013) I saw a picture of a white GT40...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become not only the UK’s top event for owners and admirers of all things Italian, but also the largest gathering of Italian cars in the country. Anyone arriving in any Italian...
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly...
Modena Aerautodromo, May 1969; Nello Ugolini, second from left, then overseeing de Tomaso’s competition activities, watches Jonathan Williams about to...
The annual Italian Car Day at Brooklands is billed as the largest such gathering in the United Kingdom and the event scheduled for May 5, 2012 is expected to trump all previous records for attendance. Last year’s event saw more than 2,000 Italian cars, including no fewer than 240 Ferarris,...
Former Formula One driver of the 1970s, Loris Kessel, has succumbed to his long-term battle with leukemia. Kessel’s early dream...
1970 De Tomaso 505-Cosworth The De Tomaso drew much admiration from the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo:...
1963 Scirocco By the time you read this, a superb collection of famous, bizarre, futile and fantastic Grand Prix cars will be gathering for what promises to be a unique and stirring event at Donington Park in the UK. The weekend of May 18–20 is when GPLive brings together the...
He was elusive. Confined to a wheelchair, but more difficult to pin down than most people with the full use...
Perhaps better known as a car and motorcycle constructor rather than a racer, Alejando De Tomaso, 74, died in Italy,...
