In the pantheon of European-American hybrid vehicles, few are as iconic as those built by De Tomaso. The appealing combination of European design and handling with American power began to be explored in the 1950s, but really hit the mainstream in the 1960s with the Iso Grifo and the achingly beautiful De Tomaso Mangusta. The Mangusta’s replacement, the Pantera, would become one of the most successful Euro-American hybrids of all time. The beautiful and aggressive look of 02238…
In the pantheon of European-American hybrid vehicles, few are as iconic as those built by De Tomaso. The appealing combination of European design and handling with American power began to be explored in the 1950s, but really hit the mainstream in the 1960s with the Iso Grifo and the achingly beautiful De Tomaso Mangusta. The Mangusta’s replacement, the Pantera, would become one of the most successful Euro-American hybrids of all time. The beautiful and aggressive look of 02238 is backed up by a monstrous 351ci Ford Cleveland V8, fed by an 8-stack Weber carburetor array, singing an exotic soundtrack through 180-degree headers and center exit mufflers. A built 5-speed manual ZF Transaxle delivers the mountain of power to the ground. Tasteful updates to 02238 were performed during the reconditioning which include: Dynamat insulation, five-point harnesses, fire suppression system, Wilwood Superlite disc brakes at all four corners, an aluminum radiator with dual electric fans, new wiring and a later style fuse panel.