DeTomaso Logo change

Steering wheel

Hi Chuck, we were recently discussing this with Roger Brotton of the DTDC UK, he has been restoring a vallelunga and stated the same facts that he thought the early Mangusta’s had these logos. He is in the process of having them re-manufactured. If I am correct the wheel centres were enamel painted and made of brass? Richard.

The original orientation of the stripes duplicates the flag of Argentina. I've always been mildly curious why the orientation of the stripes was changed.

Denise McCluggage (a founding editor of Autoweek magazine) wrote a charming story about Alessandro De Tomaso published in two parts, October 13 & October 20, 1986, titled "Never on Tuesday". She had been friends with the De Tomasos since the 1950s, they all raced sports cars together. In her story she describes how Alessandro explained the origins of the DeTomaso logo to her.

Interesting! I was unable to locate the article. Can anyone post?

Rumor is Ford had misgivings about a foreign flag on a Ford powered vehicle but I never read anything concrete.

Honestly, I prefer the horizontal stripes.

But of course, my opinion is neither here nor there. Unfortunately Alejandro did not have my counsel when he made the final decision.

Rocky

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Originally posted by SciFi:
... I was unable to locate the article ...

It was reprinted in the Pantera International Newsletter; Vol.14-4 and Vol.15-1. Back issues are available via the De Tomaso store.