De Tomaso Mangusta

This car was one of those displayed in the paddock by the De Tomaso UK Drivers Club at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1999.

It's a De Tomaso Mangusta, 401 of which were produced between 1967 and 1971. The car was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Carroziera Ghia, the early cars being powered by the Ford HiPo 289 cu in (4,728cc) V8 small block engine and later ones by the Ford 302 cu in (4,949cc) unit.

De Tomaso

I took this photograph when I was wandering round the displays of the different car clubs in the paddock at the Silverstone Historic Festival meeting in August 2001.

It's the display of the De Tomaso UK Drivers Club, and foremost are a couple of Guaras and two or three Panteras. Hiding away it looks like there's a Mangusta and a Longchamp.