There are 6 pages with 13 pics about our Guara in the latest issue of the "Auto-Italia Magazine".
www.auto-italia.co.uk
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Got it on Monday!
Very good read it was as well giving I felt a very fair summary of the car.
In my opinion it does underline the view that it was possibly the right car for the wrong time. Had a new De Tomaso been released on the world in a more buoyant economic climate (in Europe at least) then they might still be with us today but the mid 90’s was not really the best time to be launching a new super car?
The magazine does seem to be paying good and close attention to the marque at present. Unfortunately the Deauville featured a few months back is not in fact my new purchase, it is one of the other six known to have gone to Australia.
I hope to attend the next main gathering in Europe with my new purchase so I hope to have a look at the mighty Guara perhaps?
Very good read it was as well giving I felt a very fair summary of the car.
In my opinion it does underline the view that it was possibly the right car for the wrong time. Had a new De Tomaso been released on the world in a more buoyant economic climate (in Europe at least) then they might still be with us today but the mid 90’s was not really the best time to be launching a new super car?
The magazine does seem to be paying good and close attention to the marque at present. Unfortunately the Deauville featured a few months back is not in fact my new purchase, it is one of the other six known to have gone to Australia.
I hope to attend the next main gathering in Europe with my new purchase so I hope to have a look at the mighty Guara perhaps?
Hi Rob.
Yes, they have made a good job.
I don't know, if it was the right car for the wrong time. Maybe it was too radical for normal people. In comparison with a Guara, a Porsche 911 feels like an everyday shoppingcar.
The Guara handles like a big scale cart, it is only fun to drive on secondary roads or on the track.
Even Roberto Giordanelli was impressed, how it handles and performs.
The next big meeting, organized by the swedish club, is held in Switzerland next year.
The last swedish meeting was held in Austria last Juli. Nearly 70 cars were registered from whole Europe, including a silver Series 2 Deauville from Germany.
If you haven't seen it, there are more than 600 pics from this meeting at the homepage of the swedish club. See at:
www.detomaso.nu/
Hope to see you in Switzerland next year.
Franz
Yes, they have made a good job.
I don't know, if it was the right car for the wrong time. Maybe it was too radical for normal people. In comparison with a Guara, a Porsche 911 feels like an everyday shoppingcar.
The Guara handles like a big scale cart, it is only fun to drive on secondary roads or on the track.
Even Roberto Giordanelli was impressed, how it handles and performs.
The next big meeting, organized by the swedish club, is held in Switzerland next year.
The last swedish meeting was held in Austria last Juli. Nearly 70 cars were registered from whole Europe, including a silver Series 2 Deauville from Germany.
If you haven't seen it, there are more than 600 pics from this meeting at the homepage of the swedish club. See at:
www.detomaso.nu/
Hope to see you in Switzerland next year.
Franz
Hello again Franz,
Well looks like there will be two S2 Deauville’s at the next gathering as me and the wife are planning a summer trip around the Alps to coincide with it. She chooses this years summer trip I choose next years trip!
Interesting on the comparison with a 911, a car I know very well indeed. I hate to admit it but there is a 993 C2S in the garage as well. When you consider the growing popularity of and extremely healthy prices of models such as 993 RS or 996 GT3’s it ties in with the huge and ever increasing popularity of a track day, the very market something like a Guara would thrive in
I would have it as a guess that you are familiar with a British thing called a Noble, again a car I know very well having spent full day at Silverstone on the full GP circuit in one.. These things are about £60k for the full house fire breathing spec car and are doing really well in terms of sales considering it has nothing like the same name appeal as De Tomaso. Now that’s a lot of money for what amounts to not much more than a track day toy but does I think reinforce my view that something like a Guara was simply a very good car born just a bit to early and would have done a lot better born just a bit later.
Still I have no doubt that leaves you a very lucky chap and hats off to you for having one and good to see it getting the publicity it deserves.
Yours Robert
Well looks like there will be two S2 Deauville’s at the next gathering as me and the wife are planning a summer trip around the Alps to coincide with it. She chooses this years summer trip I choose next years trip!
Interesting on the comparison with a 911, a car I know very well indeed. I hate to admit it but there is a 993 C2S in the garage as well. When you consider the growing popularity of and extremely healthy prices of models such as 993 RS or 996 GT3’s it ties in with the huge and ever increasing popularity of a track day, the very market something like a Guara would thrive in
I would have it as a guess that you are familiar with a British thing called a Noble, again a car I know very well having spent full day at Silverstone on the full GP circuit in one.. These things are about £60k for the full house fire breathing spec car and are doing really well in terms of sales considering it has nothing like the same name appeal as De Tomaso. Now that’s a lot of money for what amounts to not much more than a track day toy but does I think reinforce my view that something like a Guara was simply a very good car born just a bit to early and would have done a lot better born just a bit later.
Still I have no doubt that leaves you a very lucky chap and hats off to you for having one and good to see it getting the publicity it deserves.
Yours Robert
Hi Rob
I am creating a registry of the remaining Deauville's, can you email me with some details of your car.
Scott
smmartin@myuw.net
I am creating a registry of the remaining Deauville's, can you email me with some details of your car.
Scott
smmartin@myuw.net
I had the good fortune last July to personally experience and drive the gorgeous Guara that belongs to Franz Krump. It handled much better than our Lola on the scenic Austrian highways. The ride quality was a pleasant surprise and open-air motoring in a DeTomaso car is matchless. It will go down as one of my favorite drives. Franz is a generous person and great enthusiast!
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Hi Dave.
Thank you for your comments. It was a great weekend. Looking forward to the meeting next year.....
Your friend
Franz
Thank you for your comments. It was a great weekend. Looking forward to the meeting next year.....
Your friend
Franz