De Tomaso Vallelunga Ghia Spyder 1965

[StarLight]

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StarLight Garage brings to you the one-off De Tomaso Vallelunga Ghia Spyder also known as the Competizione 2000 (Ghia). A marvellous piece of Italian art of car design and building.

History
Left De Tomaso in 1965 to be bodied by Ghia. Completed by Ghia in December 1965.
Displayed at the Geneva Motor Show, March 1966 and subsequently shown extensively.

For marketing reasons, De Tomaso always said that the Competizione 2000 was equipped with a Flat 8 cylinder 2-litre De Tomaso engine but it was actually powered by a 1600cc Ford 120E with special heads and camshafts tuned by De Tomaso (basically an enlarged version of the standard Vallelunga unit). The gearbox was a Volkswagen case with gears by Colotti (more or less the same gearbox as in De Tomaso's F3 and Junior's).

Initially the Competizione 2000 was equipped with 13-inch wheels (tyres 6.00 L13 front and 7.00 L13 rear), but later De Tomaso equipped it with the same 15-inch wheels as the Sport 2000. Retained by the factory until June 2004.


Specifications
Version: Vallelunga Ghia Spyder (Competizione 2000)
Chassis: 2002
Engine: 1.6-litre Ford Kent Inline-4
Transmission: 4-speed
Year built: 1965
Exterior: Red
Interior: Black
First owner: De Tomaso Automobili, Modena, Italy

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[CostasDrifter]

As you already said a piece of Italian Art!

 

[cbarbosa]

And i thought the Pantera was beautiful...