1967 De Tomaso Vallelunga (Ghia coachwork)
- Engine
- Supercharged inline-four Ford unit sourced from a period Formula 3 car, fed via Weber 48 carburettor
The De Tomaso Vallelunga was a lightweight mid-engined coupé introduced in 1963, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro with fibreglass bodywork manufactured by Ghia. Only 50 examples were produced. This 1967 chassis was delivered new to Varese, Italy, and remained in Northern Italy and Rome until 1983, before passing to a Spanish enthusiast who commissioned a professional restoration and sympathetic modifications including widened guards, period Cromodora wheels, and a supercharged Ford Formula 3-sourced engine.
Ownership
- 2024-06-18Auction saleSold €150,500 (≈ $166K)
- 1967-05-27 →Factory deliveryInitial owner in Varese, Italypartial documentation
Car delivered new to Varese on 27 May 1967; subsequently kept in northern Italy and Rome until 1983.
- 2003-06-01 →Private saleSpanish De Tomaso enthusiastpartial documentation
Buyer exported the car to Barcelona and commissioned a professional restoration with period-correct modifications, including widened bodywork, Cromodora wheels, and a supercharged Formula 3-sourced Ford engine.
Competition
- 19581958 Le Mans 24 HoursDriver: Alejandro de Tomaso1st in class
De Tomaso himself drove at Le Mans and won his class; this result is biographical context for the marque founder, not a record of this specific vehicle.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Professional restoration carried out in Barcelona following the car's export from Italy, including sympathetic period-style modifications: slightly widened fibreglass body guards, fitment of 13-inch Cromodora wheels, replacement of the original engine with a supercharged Ford four-cylinder unit sourced from a period Formula 3 car breathing through a Weber 48 carburettor. The original Volkswagen-derived De Tomaso gearbox was retained.
Work was commissioned by the Spanish owner after acquisition in June 2003; the car has covered approximately 4,000 km since completion.
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