Stunning Show Car - 16K miles from new. Out of factory condition. Impressive.

This is the best Mangusta I have seen offered ever.

It is not an “excellent car”, r “superb restoration”. Is a car that has been brought to exact condition as it was when it came out of the factory in 1969, ncluding all quality control check paint in the suspension, ith all the correct pieces in place. This car has all, orm show readiness to a famous first owner and clear title.

This Mangusta has all the original parts included in the list below, any of them not found in past cars being offered. Paint and interior quality is superb, ot clear coat repainting, ut original lacquer. Serial number is 8MA-882. The color is a stunning orange (“Rosso Aurora”), ne of the two colors deemed most desirable in a Mangusta, he other being apple green.

I have owned this car for the last 19 years. The car has 25,469 original kilometers (about 16k miles), n total. She accumulated less than 400 miles during the 19 years with me.

The car is offered for sale in auction with a reserve price at 50% of the current asking price for a Mangusta, o the car will sell !! At the reserve price, ollector car dealers can make a nice profit. See Kelly’s blue book, nd recent auctions. A mangusta USA version (less desirable), s expected for auction at Pebble beach ( http://www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1970-de-tomaso-mangusta/#tab2 ), xpecting to raise 350-400k.

2 years ago I decided to restore it to exact factory specs. As the car was intended for my personal use, spare nothing in the rebuild, nd finished the car to be presented presented in Collector show in March, 015.

TITLE: This car is titled to the then Mexican President in 1969. Was a gift to Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (son of the president with the same name), nd the tittle is addressed to him at “Presidencia de la Republica Mexicana” (Mexico´s President Office).Original invoice included with the car.

BODY: This car was completely disassembled, aint removed and carefully inspected. All exterior was found clean n with no damage at all just minor rust in some lower parts. There are positively no faults in this chassis, r body; there is zero filler in this car. Floor panels were replaced, ll metal is perfect, nd a rust treatment was applied to the body. The body was then treated with DuPont’s adhesion promoter. The primer used is also the industry’s best.

PAINT: To keep the car absolutely original, acquer was used, s it was done at the DeTomaso Factory. From an original Color Code from Glidden Salchi (paint used in Ferrari, aserati and DeTomaso), he original “Rosso Aurora” (Sunshine Red) was obtained, nd painted to perfection. You will not find any glitch or imperfection in this car!

GLASS: All glass is original and correct VISARM dated January, ebruary and March 1969. The side glass shows some minor scratches, ormal with age, othing deep and absolutely no damage to them.

TIRES AND WHEELS: Wheels are original Campagnolo Magnesium (ultralight), ith no damage, o dents. Perfectly aligned, ith original Campagnolo stickers. Paint is highly resistant aluminum with a strong clear coat, ust as original.
Tires are genuine Michelin XWX, he option tire coming from the deTomaso factory. Stock tires were Dunlop racing tires CR65, ias ply, ut at the time, ichelin produced its first radial tire, apable of doing 300 kph (about 180 mph), mmediately Ferraris and Lamborghini shoed their cars with Michelin. For deTomaso, t was an option tire. 8MA-882 has fresh, ard to get, nd very expensive Michelin XWX, orrect sizes, 95/70 in front and spare, nd 225/70 in the rear. These tires have less than 5 miles (yes, ive miles) on the car.

INTERIORS: Best quality leather was used for seats, ashboard and central console, nd, ust as in the original, inyl in the doors, nd back panels. The dashboard has the spare for the radio, n case the new owner wants to install one.

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION:Engine is the original Ford small block, orrect engine number as stated in the title. Dual Points distributor, mpressive sound. Transmission is the famous ZF, ame the ones used in Ford GT-40 winner of Lemans of thoe years. New exhausts and ignition cables.

8MA-882 has, mong other, he following original parts, hat I have noticed missing in previous offers:

• Aluminum shield for headers.

• Veglia Borletti Instruments

• New NOS turn/highbeam/horn switch

• Rear air intake aluminum xxx

• Carello #03.240.700 headlights, ow beam

• Carello #03.245.700 headlights, igh beam.

• Carello # turn signals.

• Magnesium Campagnolo rims.

• Original Air filter cover

• Tool set, orrect with old and new tools.

• One set of original keys

• Service Manual (Original)

• Asbesto fiber for heating insulation has been replaced with ceramic fiber

LOCATION AND CAR INSPECTION: Car is located in Mexico City. I encourage personal inspection of the car. It can also be inspected via Skype, r FaceTime, ut as I am pretty occupied an appointment is needed for me to set up the skype time. Any doubts please email at Gonzalo.develasco@gmail.comor SMS or call +(52 155) 2095 2030 . I may be busy at the time but I always return the calls.

PAYMENT AND SHIPPING: To protect both buyer and seller, BAY’s escrow service (escrow.com) may be used to guarantee delivery and payment.
I will ship worldwide. In a closed container to Laredo, X, SA or England (port of entry). We will arrange if shipping is to any other country. Shipping cost is not relevant to the value of the car. Importation into USA is straightforward, s is for any car over 25 years old. There are no requirements to meet to import, ther than a clear title with the chassis and engine number on it.

SPECIAL NOTES: 8MA-882, s all Mangustas, as assembled by hand. Many cars have different parts than others.:
GHIA BADGES. Most Mangustas have a Ghia Badge in the each fender. At times deTomaso ran out of parts, o there are 2 Mangustas know to be missing the Ghia Badge. In my opinion this makes this car to have one more thing to talk about. I have photographs of the fenders in perfect shape, are metal without ever having ever had the badge perforations. So I choose not to touch the metal, ut I have the NOS badges and will be delivered with the car, r I can install them in the original place.
MIRRORS. Mangustas were delivered without outside mirrors, nd without radio. Those were installed by the dealer.The car will be deliveredwith the pair of color matching original Vitaloni Mach1 mirrors. Before delivery I can install those either in the doors, r British style, n the fenders.

Minor details: The Jack may not be original. and I just found a small leak in the A/C compressor the I am fixing right away.