Is there a way of telling the Euro spec'd car from the U.S.? Do serial numbers tell? I hear that Euro's came with a 289 vs. the U.S. 302?
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Hi Dennis,
From my own research, I'm not convinced there was such a thing as a Euro-spec car. Many Mangusta's delivered new in Europe had a 302 motor similar to that fitted in a lot of cars that ended up in the USA. Some US cars were, however, fitted with modifications specifically for the North American market (bigger side marker lights and various air pumps etc. for the engine). It seems that only a tiny number were originally built with the 289 engine, maybe less than 10%.
Hope this helps but I'm sure there's someone more qualified with all the answers.
Best,
BT
From my own research, I'm not convinced there was such a thing as a Euro-spec car. Many Mangusta's delivered new in Europe had a 302 motor similar to that fitted in a lot of cars that ended up in the USA. Some US cars were, however, fitted with modifications specifically for the North American market (bigger side marker lights and various air pumps etc. for the engine). It seems that only a tiny number were originally built with the 289 engine, maybe less than 10%.
Hope this helps but I'm sure there's someone more qualified with all the answers.
Best,
BT
With Panteras, the US bound cars had gages marked in MPH, psi, and degrees F, whereas the non-US cars had gages marked in KPH, kpa & degrees C.
Any chance that may apply to Mangustas as well?
cowboy from hell
Any chance that may apply to Mangustas as well?
cowboy from hell
quote:Originally posted by george pence:
With Panteras, the US bound cars had gages marked in MPH, psi, and degrees F, whereas the non-US cars had gages marked in KPH, kpa & degrees C.
Any chance that may apply to Mangustas as well?
cowboy from hell
Oh and yeah, the gas gauge says benzia. And the little light that comes on when the fan is running says ventio. And a few other weird things.
Not sure, but I seem to remember every "American" Mangusta I have seen has a SN between 700 and 1200 (mine is 1086 and is a late car) while "European" cars have SN's up in the 6000's.
In Jan Norbye's book, "DeTomaso Pantera" there is a chapter on Mangustas. There is a picture captioned "Mangustas at Modena: near completed cars in storage. Headlamps and other accessories were not fitted till the car was sold (to match legal requirements in the country it was going to)". It is indoor storage and there is at least 20 Mangustas in the picture.