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| Formerly | De Tomaso Modena SpA |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Founder | Alejandro de Tomaso |
| Fate | Filed for bankruptcy in 2012;[1] Company sold to Ideal Team Ventures in 2014[2] |
| Headquarters | Modena, Italy (1959–2004) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | Supercars |
| Owner | Ideal Team Ventures Limited |
| Parent | Ford (1971–1974) |
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| Website | detomaso-automobili.com |
De Tomaso Automobili Ltd. (previously known as De Tomaso Modena SpA) is an Italian car-manufacturing company. It was founded 1959 by Alejandro de Tomaso in Modena. It originally produced various sports prototypes and auto racing vehicles, including a Formula One car for Frank Williams Racing Cars in 1970. Most of the funding for the automaker came from Amory Haskell Jr.
In 1971 Ford Motor Company acquired an 84 percent stake in De Tomaso with Alejandro de Tomaso himself holding the balance.[5] Ford sold back their stake in the automaker in 1974. The De Tomaso brand was acquired in 2014 by Hong Kong–based Ideal Team Ventures and in 2019 the newly formed company presented their first product, a retro-styled sports car called the De Tomaso P72.[3]
- ^ Jonesn, Matthew (9 July 2012). "De Tomaso goes bankrupt. Again". Top Gear. UK. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
autoweek.comwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Pètràny, Màtè (4 July 2019). "De Tomaso Is Back With a Gorgeous New Stick-Shift Supercar". Road & Track. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Karr, Anthony (15 May 2019). "De Tomaso Is Coming Back, New Car To Debut at Goodwood FoS". Motor1. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Alejandro de Tomaso". independent.co.uk. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2017.