Before I bought this Mangusta, I had made a few friends in the DeTomaso commmunity. Now that I have bought a Mangusta, I have made even more friends who want see pics.

When I bought the car, 8ma600, it had an 8 year old brand new paint job. I decided to fill in the little holes in the fenders for the Sebring mirrors. Then I decided to weld up the hole in the rear hatch where the power antenna was. Then there was a chip near one of doors....and a drip under the spoiler.....so while I was at it (famous last words).... we decided to paint the whole thing.

Since the car was completely apart, it was faster and nicer to just repaint every square inch than to mask off and blend panels. And of course a custom color change to more closely match the original was in order too.....

Jay you are a man on a mission. That colour looks so rich on this car. Thanks for the update.

Denis

Hello JMM Your color is very much like mine on 8MA 1256.Pics attached.Good choice.Jerry

another pic of 8 MA1256. It was painted by a previous owner Paul Plese.

Since the pics were taken I bought another Mangusta and with the car came a beautiful set of original italian mirrors in a box.I have since replaced the mirrors on the car (modification of bolt holes all hidden,no repaint) and what a difference it makes! . When I get back down to Tempe I will take photos. Jerry

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Originally posted by mangustaman:
Since the pics were taken I bought another Mangusta and with the car came a beautiful set of original italian mirrors in a box.I have since replaced the mirrors on the car (modification of bolt holes all hidden,no repaint) and what a difference it makes! . When I get back down to Tempe I will take photos. Jerry

I'm glad to hear you are rid of the infamous "Pep Boys" mirrors! I was planning on Vitaloni Californians, stuck to the window glass with 3M body tape, but I have since seen a Yamaha Waverunner (!) with beautiful mirrors, and I may use them.

I never realized that silver based colors would look so spectacular on the 'Goose'. Beautiful. Thanks for posting. Maybe some day...

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Originally posted by JMM3:

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Originally posted by mangustaman:
Since the pics were taken I bought another Mangusta and with the car came a beautiful set of original italian mirrors in a box.I have since replaced the mirrors on the car (modification of bolt holes all hidden,no repaint) and what a difference it makes! . When I get back down to Tempe I will take photos. Jerry

I'm glad to hear you are rid of the infamous "Pep Boys" mirrors! I was planning on Vitaloni Californians, stuck to the window glass with 3M body tape, but I have since seen a Yamaha Waverunner (!) with beautiful mirrors, and I may use them.

Yea they were pep boys $12 mirrors. Previous owner Paul was amazed that the Ferrari restoration shop(who bought the car for a client) let the car go out the door after a $178000 fully documented mechanical restoration with the mirrors still on.Well at least the mirrors were not glued to the front quarter window glass.I once sold a mangusta because the previous owner had glued(incredibly adhered stuff) crappy Dodge Omni mirrors to the glass and I did not want to take a chance on destroying the unobtanium glass removing them.That glass/frame/door area is such a beautiful piece of the design element that I think its a shame to obscure it with a mirror.Jerry

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That glass/frame/door area is such a beautiful piece of the design element that I think its a shame to obscure it with a mirror.Jerry

I agree with you, my vision is to try to visually save that line by mounting a Californian up about 1.3 inch from the bottom, on the glass. The tape I plan to use is the same as emblems on newer cars, and can be removed with dental floss (really!)

But what do you think of those small mirrors on the waverunner? They are more Italian looking than a lot of Italian mirrors I have seen.

we'll see how the visuals work out. I just got done with 1 month in the paint shop to fix 6 tiny mirror holes, so my drill is staying in the cabinet for a while.

Jay

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Originally posted by mangustaman:
That glass/frame/door area is such a beautiful piece of the design element that I think its a shame to obscure it with a mirror.Jerry

I agree with you, my vision is to try to visually save that line by mounting a Californian up about 1.3 inch from the bottom, on the glass. The tape I plan to use is the same as emblems on newer cars, and can be removed with dental floss (really!)

But what do you think of those small mirrors on the waverunner? They are more Italian looking than a lot of Italian mirrors I have seen.

we'll see how the visuals work out. I just got done with 1 month in the paint shop to fix 6 tiny mirror holes, so my drill is staying in the cabinet for a while.

Jay

I have a 1963 Italia Omega that has holes for mirrors and was looking for attractive mirrors. I found many candidates at a motorcycle merchandise shop similar to the waverunner types. You might check there. I would not under any circumstances put anything on the window glass regardless of ease of removal. In fact I prefer the mangusta with NO MIRRORS AT ALL,just as yours is now. I would have removed the mirrors and filled the holes and repainted on 1256 but decided to just go with the new mirrors for now. I have 1 Mangusta (1126) with no mirrors/holes and love it.I dont mind using the interior rear view mirror plus physically turning and looking as I do that anyway .Of course if the beurocrats require it that is another story. In AZ they dont. Jerry