The Beautiful History of De Tomaso - /DRIVEN

De Tomaso is most known for designing the stunner that was the Pantera, but that wasn't the only winner.

[@duncanbleak3819]

A true enthusiast that is keeping the De Tomaso dream alive. Thank you!

[@waynesimpson2074]

What a superb, relaxed, informative interview. Thanks.

[@USandGlobal]

"Italian styling and a big American engine", yeah thats a combination we all love!

[@nandocario3848]

Alejandro de tomaso es arg-italia como horacio pagani oreste berta fangio gonzales

[@Chiorba]

@@nandocario3848 si, de hecho siempre es importante señalar que solo las marcas son italianas, los fundadores son ambos ítalo-argentinos, un poco como Bugatti, la marca es francesa, el fundador era un italiano naturalizado francés

[@lycossurfer8851]

@5:40 "small silencer"........just in time to blow up your headphones; and yes I loved it!

[@porschetech72901]

that was the most in depth honest straight foward informative narrative to date IMO very well done ladies and gentlemen responsible.... excellent job

[@velocita8842]

Great video and passionate presenter. That Mangusta while flawed is a stunningly beautiful design. Thank you!

[@sportfuryman]

One of my favourite cars off all time. Thank you for the awesome vid

[@BahnstormerUK]

Absolutely brilliant video. Some really interesting info. Very envious of your toybox !

[@bicyclist2]

This is one very lucky guy. I've always loved the look of DeTomaso's ever since I first saw one. Thanks.

[@elainericketts8820]

I always loved the Mangusta, but I always found it odd that they had 4 lug rims. I LOVE my Pantera..........

[@Vampirebear13]

Excellent !!! This is going onto my favorites list :-) Having a dark blue Pantera like Jay Leno's is on my list of Dream Cars :-)

[@bobb4011]

Great Video explaining the history of Detomaso. I also feel Alejandro Detomaso was an exceptional person. I owned a 73 L Pantera early version with a 72 dash. Loved every minute of driving that car. Funny thing is since this video was showing the sedan four door and it mentioned that it was meant to compete with Jaguar. I happen to purchase a 91 jaguar sedan which totally reminds me of this Detomaso Deauville. They sure look very similar design wise.

[@charlieryan1736]

Thanks for another informative and interesting video 👍🏻

[@benroof851]

Nice video,many thanks.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Yes it's like a lot of super cars of it's day but it looks special and sophisticated like some one designed it with passion in their heart. It's a little bit different and that's what I look for. I would have one please.

[@whaky6294]

0:29 RIP headphone users

[@michaellorenson2997]

That's the best looking Pantera I've ever seen, and that is saying something.

[@timbrocklehurst6247]

Great video, thoroughly enjoyed it, where is the "toy shop" ? The sad thing is that I always thought from being a young child that when I was in my fifties I would be able to buy myself a Pantera but unfortunately my wages didn't increase the same as the Pantera , I would like to have a look around though, I love how you have the group 4 arches blended in , my lad likes to see the rivets , the Pantera is his favourite car too for some reason, might be to do with his dad ? I take my hat off to you , good luck 👍

[@ludovicodemarco7794]

Very Good video. I like Mangusta,Pantera, ecc. But i like also the Small car "INNOCENTI /DE TOMASO" .

[@lashss]

Great video!

[@Backwardlooking]

Wonderful.

[@jamdc2000]

had forgotten about this channel

[@jakespeed63]

Superb!!!😎👍🏆🇬🇧

[@FloridaMixedNutsCarClub]

I had a 1974 Pantera back in 76' it was a great entry into the super car market. Lincoln was already finished importing the Pantera after 74'. Some parts were tough to get until later. I liked the car but was happy to move on to Ferrari.

[@mixedboi]

The microphone peaks out by the sound of that engine, savage.

[@YachtmasterV8]

Sexy sportscar with a strong V8 engine !

[@zbrembo]

What a beautiful Pantera!!!!

[@edloco2613]

Argentinian body with a heart of American.

[@ferrofilos]

Its a shame that he escaped from peronism and its still on our goverment today

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@NoGufff]

Three point four. Unit F Burton Road Business Park, Bromcliffe Park, Monk Bretton, Barnsley S71 5RN, United Kingdom

[@mehmetmutluoglu1542]

Thank you for the vid. For me, Pantera is still the best looking super sport car along with the Miura. And the elegance of Mangusta can not be neglacted having its own character peculiar to it. Considering the exaggerated lines of today's super cars, so called exotic cars (I call robotic cars), those oldies are the kind of cars that I can not show a point and say "if they did it that way...". So simple lines, yet, so beautiful. Modern ones ? Take a Koenigsegg, an Avendator, a Murcialego, Huracan and a dozen of other shit to park side by side...you may be sure that they will be building the Voltran.

[@tedgeldberg6498]

I agree with you completely! The pre L cars without the flares and the Countach wing are so svelte and sensuous that when I went shopping for one 18 years ago, that's what I wanted. I've had my '72 pre L for 18 years, restored and modified for 4 years to make it more powerful (500+hp, fuel injection, leather interior with Corvette C4 seats, 335s rear wheels, etc.) and more drivable. I've now had it back for about a year and a half and drive it most weekends. The sweet noise from that engine is a wonderful lullaby.

[@Porschee944]

Nice Pantera,great old cars

[@philipclayberg4928]

Elvis Presley used to shoot at his De Tomaso Pantera whenever it wouldn't start. The engine didn't come from Italy, btw -- it was a Ford.

[@craigyirush3492]

Great interview, though it’d be nice to have some idea of who he is. It was Pete Brock who designed the chassis before De Tomaso and Shelby fell out.

[@jase6370]

It was actually gian paullo dallara that did the chassis

[@d-one-and-only]

4:00 can anyone tell me the name of the background score being used in this vid?

[@ivancastillo934]

Lucky guy!!! Does anyone sell body parts for vallelunga?

[@BlackPhillip666]

Love

[@photopro28]

Great video and story about a beautiful car. Do we know who is telling the story in the video? Thanks

[@steveirl]

Roger Brotton. His company Three Point Four is The De Tomaso specialist and is based in Barnsley, UK,

[@rogerbeecroftchannel4972]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND THAT CAR! I hope to buy on on my channel someday!!!

[@Bofatutube]

Good video, needs some work on the audio levels and then it would be great

[@terragaia7092]

When you get racing inspiration from looking at de tomatos in your breakfast.

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

If I could have my to dream cars one of them would be the detomaso Pantera the other would be an AC Cobra but I also have a soft spot for the Sunbeam Tiger

[@miamimo70]

335s on the rear? I come down to the toy shop every morning lol

[@DriftKing18594]

3:56 Let me guess, they were still salty about Enzo using them to get a better price for the Fiat buy-out?

[@imbluz]

It baffles me that only 7,260 were made in it's 22 year production span.

[@9000eldiablo]

0:29 is when I hit like on this video

[@wellis66MA]

Great video, too bad that they continued the lie that Isabelle deTomaso was originally named Elizabeth., just not true but someone once said it and now no one checks.

[@Cozeman]

Ironic for an Italian car, it was actually designed by an American born-Tom Tjaarda. Tom Tjaarda was my friend and we spent time together on his trips the United States and to Detroit Auto Show. He was my house guest as I talked him out of staying at the Red roof Inn. He shared these stories as we had coffee together on many mornings. Tom grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. His father John Tjaarda of Dutch ancestry, was the designer of the 1939 Lincoln Zephyr. The Zephyr design, was actually then stollen by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, after John Tjaarda mistakenly allowed Dr Porsche into his design studio to take a peek. Porsche later shortened the wheelbase and designed the VW bug from his viewing of the Zephyr. Tom went to school at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and graduated in architecture. His girlfriend said to Tom sarcastically, that he would end up designing cars like his father. Prophetic as it was, Tom later moved to Italy reccomended to his job at Ghia by his professor Prof. Aarre Lahti. He moved to Italy, got married and went to work for Ghia studios, Bertone and Pinninfarina . The mid-engine design of the Pantera rear deck lid was to draw visual attention to the beefy 351 Cleveland engine. Besides the Pantera, Tom also designed the Fiat 124 Spyder, Ferrari 365 California, Aston Martin Lagonda and Chevrolet Rondine, a Corvette prototype. In later years, Tom formed Tjaarda Design Studios and worked on many other automotive design projects including with Spyker Automotive. For additional comments or interview contact: Jim Cozzi-Temecula, CA [phone] or email me at [e-mail].

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@The7dioses]

Alejandro DeTomaso was Argentinian, not Italian. His main manufacturing company was in Italy though. He was not an executive at De Tomaso, he was The Owner and Founder of his own company: De Tomaso ( founded in 1959 ). You will notice that on the original DeTomasos, the trademark emblem are the colors of the Argentinian flag: Light blue and white. The logo also appeared in the wheel caps and steering wheel. Italians like to brag its an Italian car, and americans call it the american supercar, but the beast is Argentine... Shelby worked with him (Alejandro), but two big egos are too big egos, and their relationship soured quickly, each going their own way...Sorry. Alejandro was very proud of mentioning that this was an Argentine car, it came into fruition long after Shelby had been gone, which was even way before the De Tomaso Mangusta came into existance.... DeTomaso took over Maserati (bought the holding) too, in the early 1970s when Maserati was bankrupt and made it a profitable, sustainable company until he sold the holding. Did the same with Ghia. He was always in charge of his own founding company (De Tomaso), throughout its entire existence up until 1993 when his son took over. I do know they also had an affair with Daihatsu too, when his son took over, although not sure to what extent though. His cars are perhaps even more sought out today than when they came out, great design but had some bugs, pretty much like any supercar of that era, although perhaps less bugs than the average super car of that era. The Detomaso Pantera, is an Alejandro Detomaso brain child.

[@timgosling6189]

Apparently one of the reasons they got such an awful record for warranty claims in the US was that they would arrive on the dock from Italy and the longshoremen would drag race them up and down before loading them onto the trucks for the dealers. Not ideal running in! Nowadays there's no reason a properly cared for Pantera should not be completely reliable.

[@ChrisSaddlerSam]

Hei guys, the volume of the music soundtrack is too high... and we can't hear tha talking!

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@BornAgainCynic0086]

mate, give your music some corona would you, ok?

[@turbinator1990]

Music too loud compared to the presenter, Id rather hear the car or the presenter.

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@brienfoaboutanything9037]

True information about De Tomaso: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJK1dI1-lJyKoZI

[@Wooooosaaaaaa]

Esyman? I listened to this and could have sworn esyman was talking lol

[@greatcolor]

Informative but a mess of editing on this one, doesn't need constant music and the audio levels are all over the place

[@renegadomota]

I much prefer the Longchamp

[@blackjacket_]

U alive guys? 😁

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@KeyurGTR]

background music is disturbing

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@paulhammersley4562]

sound's like a car should sound,

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@IDaumI]

Terrible sound levels.

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@poppyneese1811]

Beautiful Automobile, but still not as pretty as a Jaguar E Type though.

[@ferrofilos]

Peronism still in power today , not let argentinians race. The argentinians that progrees are the ones who get out and went other countrys , and its a shame because there is a lot of racing history here , cheers

[@aidaaliten8817]

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[@imbluz]

Hard to understand that mumbling British accent.

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