mangusta

OK, Let's put it on E-bay. when its here should i do anything to it? or maybe just let it stay where it is now (the guy doesn't mind) I'm kinda scared to move it ..and William i will keep that in mind. Also I must say this is a great site with many great an helpful people..Forgot to mention the mileage on this BEAUTY is 47k

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Originally posted by baberz02:
OK, Let's put it on E-bay. when its here should i do anything to it? or maybe just let it stay where it is now (the guy doesn't mind) I'm kinda scared to move it ..and William i will keep that in mind. Also I must say this is a great site with many great an helpful people..Forgot to mention the mileage on this BEAUTY is 47k

Don't forget the obligatory eBay caveat:

A/C does not blow cold, it probably just needs a charge"

Wow 1732 hits in less than 3 days! We do love the Mangusta. It is criminal that this car was put up on blocks and left to rot like some old pickup truck.

Hopefully someone with the financial ability will take the challenge of bringing this beauty back to life. (Adams Hudson are you listening?)

I love my Pantera and the timeless styling. But the Mangusta is a piece of art.

Yes the a/c works and of course it will make the 1672mi trip home no problem gas up and go...Here's another thing i forgot, the keys are and have been in the ignition the whole time it has been sitting !!!

No Pantera or deTomaso content:

How about another beauty to restore alongside the Goose? The Mrs. would really throw the frying pans now.

http://www.gullwingmotorcars.c...n=display&autoID=646

looks like someone is undercutting your price for a car in comparable condition?

Didn't i tell you ..I had to move that 1958 AUSTIN HEALEY out of the way to get to the goose..its in better shape because it was on the blacktop driveway..maybe a trade up for the mangusta?

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The parts can be worth a lot of money IF they are usable. The key word here is IF.

......Thanks dennis..I find it hard to believe there is a car out there with more rust then this..The battery has fallen to the ground..but the tubed frame looks great..the car is up on blocks if you can believe that..

The Pantera that I recently looked at was rusted through in every panel including the roof. The frame was so rusted that the suspension mounting bolts had pulled through it.
At least the goose has aluminum gullwings and front hood!

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Originally posted by Vereeken:
What makes people let a car so nice rot like that?
What a great story...guess Pebble Beach is out of her league.
How many mangusta's where ever build?

Michel

401

Michel, years 1967 to 1970, 401 Mangustas were built. Chuck

How do i find out what # this car is ?

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Don't forget the obligatory eBay caveat:
"A/C does not blow cold, it probably just needs a charge"

Or how about the other one I see on ebay all the time: "Just some surface rust. If you can do your own machanical work you can turn this into an $80,000 car for a fraction of the cost!" Yeah right!

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Hopefully someone with the financial ability will take the challenge of bringing this beauty back to life.

Or the time and skills, ala Johnny Woods!

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How do i find out what # this car is ?

8MA 1006 (if I read it correctly) is your VIN #

can i/you tell what # car this is out of the 401?

according the the Mangusta Registry on MangustaInternational website it would fall somewhere right near the middle of production with that serial number

It's believed that serial number start at 8MA500 and only even numbers were used. So that would make yours no 253. Other factors are also to be considered yours is a 4 headlight car as in early cars, later US cars had 2 headlights.

a good source is http://www.mangustainternational.com

Denis

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Hopefully someone with the financial ability will take the challenge of bringing this beauty back to life.

Or the time and skills, ala Johnny Woods!

Johnny posted on this thread and even he admitted it was beyond economical restoration

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Hopefully someone with the financial ability will take the challenge of bringing this beauty back to life.

Or the time and skills, ala Johnny Woods!

Johnny posted on this thread and even he admitted it was beyond economical restoration

YES, but there is always that one person with more Money then...well let just leave it at that!

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"When the Power of Love overcomes the Love of Power, the World will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix

I would LOVE to feel the power of the love you all have when you drive your cars..(SIGH)...anyway what motor is in this car? meaning was this 302 made only for the mangusta's ?

The Euro Mangustas had a hotted up 289 but some Euro cars and almost (if not) all American market cars were shipped with a pretty basic Ford 302 V8. Not much for pep which is a good thing since the Goose isn't really known for being a driver-friendly car.

I remember reading an interview with a well-known Goose owner who, when asked what the car's best feature was responded (and this is from enhanced memory, not literally what he said): "I'd have to say the most enjoyable aspect of Mangusta ownership is sitting in a comfortable chair with a fine cigar, a glass of good scotch and just looking at it". It's all I do with mine at the moment (well, except the cigars and scotch...).

Mark

Here is tag from a similar Manguta with 302 of 1968 vintage.

tag reads as follows: 302 (uh!); C engine plant : Cleveland ; 68 model year ; 1 change level
8G Prod date: 8=1968, G=Jul ; 283 = 302 cu.in. with F4 (ford 4 bbl carb) part list 60.5 ; J (for 1968) it's the Mustang only engine .... 10:1 comp ratio 235hp@4800rpm 310ftlbs@2800rpm, head volume 52 or 55 cc

So difference is really the final ratio and weight of car. Mangusta has a 5th gear OD of 0.85 and final drive ratio 4.22 weight 2915 lbs . Mustang had 3 sp (no OD) and rear end ratio 3.25 weight 3420