Wtf kind of car is this?
03-16-2006, 04:18 PM
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Wtf kind of car is this?
03-16-2006, 04:22 PM
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Oh sorry here is my post
So I was walking on campus here and I saw this car and had no idea wtf it was. I went ahead and took two pictures of the car with my phone, I've never seen this car before, anyone know about it?
So I was walking on campus here and I saw this car and had no idea wtf it was. I went ahead and took two pictures of the car with my phone, I've never seen this car before, anyone know about it?
03-16-2006, 04:40 PM
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They're pretty rare, I'm not sure if they're even still in production. They have a Ford V8, but the body is built in Modena. Qvale is the Family that imports/imported them to the states, but this car does have some ties and roots based in DeTomaso fame. It's a good car overall, but mainly the person that buys one is a collector or just wants a really rare car and has 70k to blow.
03-16-2006, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by saturn
Uh, next time you may want to look at the back of the car...kinda says it right on there. But yeah, never even heard of it before.
03-16-2006, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by JRichter
That's it, later sold as a De Tomaso Mangusta.
03-16-2006, 04:45 PM
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You can read that?
Not being able to read the make off a car through a picture taken by a camera phone and then searching Google for the model is so 5 years ago.
03-16-2006, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Gohan
I have never even heard of it before
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03-16-2006, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Catspaw
Gran Turismo ftw! Seriously though I'm pretty sure the number of DeTomaso/Qvale cars in America would easily be under the 100 mark. My personal fave is the Guara, its lke an Italian NSX.
03-16-2006, 09:34 PM
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when i first saw it, i thought that it was a miata comibined with a FD. lol. Qvale Mangusta
never heard of this car. but it must have been a very heavy car. 0-60 in 5.5 seconds with a V8 in it. that is kind of slow.
never heard of this car. but it must have been a very heavy car. 0-60 in 5.5 seconds with a V8 in it. that is kind of slow.
03-17-2006, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Ike
The DeTomaso name was dropped for this car, as far as I know it has never had a DeTomaso badge on it, at least not in the US.
CHICAGO - Following its successful debut at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2000 DeTomaso Mangusta continues to generate excitement. In less than one month since its U.S. introduction, the 2000 DeTomaso Mangusta exceeded predicted sales expectations, with orders already accepted for the first three months of scheduled U.S. production of the Italian-built, Ford-powered sports car.
03-17-2006, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by JRichter
http://www.autointell-news.com/news-...-08-00-p33.htm
CHICAGO - Following its successful debut at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2000 DeTomaso Mangusta continues to generate excitement. In less than one month since its U.S. introduction, the 2000 DeTomaso Mangusta exceeded predicted sales expectations, with orders already accepted for the first three months of scheduled U.S. production of the Italian-built, Ford-powered sports car.
CHICAGO - Following its successful debut at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2000 DeTomaso Mangusta continues to generate excitement. In less than one month since its U.S. introduction, the 2000 DeTomaso Mangusta exceeded predicted sales expectations, with orders already accepted for the first three months of scheduled U.S. production of the Italian-built, Ford-powered sports car.
03-17-2006, 12:05 PM
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It is a Ford V8, at least that was what they sold in the US anyway. It was the old 4V Cobra motor that made 320HP and 335??Torque. If memory serves me correctly, it even has the instrument cluster out of the last version Mustang GT/Cobra. They are a few years old, and there was all sorts of problems between DeTamoso, Qvale and even Ford, so not sure how many they even sold here. It has been over 4 years since I saw and sat in one, pretty nice, kind of heavy, sort of looked like it was pieced together from a bunch of parts bin items, which it is, but it was comfortable and you could see out of it very well with the top down.
http://www.qvaleauto.com/factory.htm
edit: Added link, slide 3 talks about the engine, the rest just shows various stages.
http://www.qvaleauto.com/interior.htm
Not enough detail, but you can tell from the dash layout it looks like a Mustang, even the center stack appears as if it may have been borrowed.
http://www.qvaleauto.com/factory.htm
edit: Added link, slide 3 talks about the engine, the rest just shows various stages.
http://www.qvaleauto.com/interior.htm
Not enough detail, but you can tell from the dash layout it looks like a Mustang, even the center stack appears as if it may have been borrowed.
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03-17-2006, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ucfracerx8
It is a Ford V8, at least that was what they sold in the US anyway. It was the old 4V Cobra motor that made 320HP and 335??Torque. If memory serves me correctly, it even has the instrument cluster out of the last version Mustang GT/Cobra. They are a few years old, and there was all sorts of problems between DeTamoso, Qvale and even Ford, so not sure how many they even sold here. It has been over 4 years since I saw and sat in one, pretty nice, kind of heavy, sort of looked like it was pieced together from a bunch of parts bin items, which it is, but it was comfortable and you could see out of it very well with the top down.
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