Reply to "Why the DeTomaso name still has a value"

Charlie,

I sure would love to see that happen, and what you are saying does make a lot of sense, but is there really enough interest in the Detomaso name for someone to buy it? The race history just isn't there. I mean Detomaso built and raced a few cars but never made a huge impact or name for himself in the racing world. He never had any history changing technology that he would be remembered for. I think others, like Aston Martin for example have the history and name recognition to help sales, but most people have never heard of Detomaso, besides a small, albeit very loyal following.


I hate to be so pessimistic about it because, like anyone else, I think it would be great for Detomaso to continue on and become a truly world class automotive name. However, you can be pretty sure that no large automotive company will never absorb Detomaso, especially Ford (too much bad blood). The only way it could happen is as you descibed. Someone with a ton of money, and the desire to make a sports car buys the rights to the name.

Lets hope it all works out this way.

Ian