DE TOMASO VALLELUNGA
(Factory Competition Model)

Country of Manufacture: Italy     Vin #: 807DT0103
Model Type: 2 Door Coupe
Body Designer: Ghia (Giugiaro)
Engine: Ford Kent Inline 4 Cylinder enlarged to 1600cc. Cosworth heads
Horsepower: 135 bhp
Torque: Unknown for this competition car. The standard production model delivered 128 lb at 3600 rpm.
Transmission: Hewland 5-speed mounted in VW case turned around for mid engine placement
Suspension:
Front- Independent. Unequal length upper and lower A arms, coil springs, tube shocks, anti-roll bar
Rear- Independent. Single upper arm, reversed lower A arms, trailing links, coil springs, tube shocks, anti-roll bar
Brakes:
Front- 9.9 inch discs
Rear- 9.6 inch discs
Top Speed: Unknown for this competition car. The standard production model is quoted as 130 mph.

History: Alejandro De Tomaso was an Argentinean who migrated to Italy in the fifties to race OSCA’s. After his relationship with OSCA ended in the early sixties, he began producing his own line of rather inventive racecars, ranging from the small formulas to a sports racer with a cast monocoque chassis to Grand Prix machines. The Vallelunga was his first street car, although the underpinnings were pure racecar for the era. Subsequent cars by De Tomaso were the Mangusta and various versions of the Pantera.

Production: A total of 58 cars were produced. This figure includes 3 alloy bodied pre-production cars, 50 fiberglass bodied cars, plus 5 competition cars of which this car is one. This car was used for hill climbing events in Spain before being brought to the US. This factory-prepared racecar has an enlarged 1600cc engine, Cosworth heads, dual Weber 40DCOE2 carburetors, flared fenders and wider wheels. It weighs just 1250 lbs.

This car took third place in its class when shown at Pebble Beach in 1990.

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