Wedged between the vallelunga with its drivetrain vibration issues and the pantera which was powered by ford s 351 the mangusta isn t exactly a household name. This extremely collectible 1970 detomaso mangusta is 1 of only 401 cars built until production came to a halt in 1972. This extremely collectible 1970 detomaso mangusta is 1 of only 401 cars built until production came to a halt in 1972. Originally known for producing sports prototypes and racing cars including a formula one car for frank williams team in 1970 the marque soon gained recognition for making sports cars such as the pantera and mangusta. And don t mistake the original.
Italian for panther the pantera was the automaker s most popular model with over 7 000 manufactured over its twenty year production run. Italian for panther the pantera was the automaker s most popular model with over 7 000 manufactured over its twenty year production run. The mangusta was born out of alejandro detomaso s idea to scale up the vallelunga s lotus type backbone chassis and put an american v 8 in it. Wedged between the vallelunga with its drivetrain vibration issues and the pantera which was powered by ford s 351 the mangusta isn t exactly a household name.
