Italian and Argentinian supercar producer De Tomaso will relaunch its brand at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The brand went dormant in 2005 and several unsuccessful attempts were made to resuscitate it in the years since. The current re-launch was made possible by Ideal Team Venture’s purchase of the rights to De Tomaso.
Ideal Team Ventures is well-suited for the project being the company responsible for the re-imagined Apollo Automobil. The company is financed by Hong Kong businessman Sung Fung Choi and lawyer, Neil Baylis known for his work with the AC Cars brand.
Legendary Supercar Producer Re-Launched
De Tomaso was founded in 1959 by the Argentinian race car driver Alejandro de Tomaso. De Tomaso was a skilled driver, racing for two years in Formula 1 with Scuderia Ferrari and OSCA. De Tomaso would become known for forward thinking cars like the Mangusta and the iconic Pantera.
Gian Mario Rossignolo attempted to re-launch the De Tomaso brand in 2009. The project failed after Rossignolo and his son were convicted in Italy of fraud and embezzlement. They had been unable to produce a single car.
The re-launch of De Tomaso comes during the 60th Anniversary of the brand. The company is excited to use the Goodwood Festival of Speed Motor Show as the place to debut the vehicle known as Project P. #DTprojectP is a hashtag to follow to keep up to date on the development of this car.
De Tomaso Returning at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and what would have been the company’s 60th year, the new De Tomaso Automobili De Tomaso’s General Manager and CMO Ryan Berris says Alejandro de Tomaso, who founded the company in 1959, should be “commonly recognized amongst greats such as Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborghini,” and that the Project P means his “story will finally be told”.
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Source: Road and Track