RE: De Tomaso Longchamp | Spotted
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I had never really seen one until fairly recently, but back in my younger, slight entrepreneurial days I used to buy and sell computers and the odd car, pre internet so the "Loot" paper was the go to publication, think a sort of papery Gumtree (just as grubby) and you arent far off.
Anyway, there was, seemingly every single week, for years an ad that went "De-Tomaso Longchamp coupe" that went on to explain what it was, I had as a kid a toy Pantera but I suspect 99 percent of folk then didnt have a clue what a Longchamp was and not easy to Google a picture for another ten years or so, so probably why it was hard to shift.
Wonder if its still around, did it get ever get sold ?
It is quite a good looking car though, front definitely looks like a MK1 Granada, which you would expect as they are Granada lights, but the rest puts me in mind of a Fiat Mirafiori Abarth.
Anyway, there was, seemingly every single week, for years an ad that went "De-Tomaso Longchamp coupe" that went on to explain what it was, I had as a kid a toy Pantera but I suspect 99 percent of folk then didnt have a clue what a Longchamp was and not easy to Google a picture for another ten years or so, so probably why it was hard to shift.
Wonder if its still around, did it get ever get sold ?
It is quite a good looking car though, front definitely looks like a MK1 Granada, which you would expect as they are Granada lights, but the rest puts me in mind of a Fiat Mirafiori Abarth.
Edited by J4CKO on Wednesday 9th October 16:47
Always had a soft spot for these - there was one parked on a street on my way to school back in the 80's.
Car ( I think ) used to describe the as a sort of Italian Merc SL. Never seen an actual review of one - The Maserati Kyalami was even nicer. Never saw a review of that either, come to think of it.....
Car ( I think ) used to describe the as a sort of Italian Merc SL. Never seen an actual review of one - The Maserati Kyalami was even nicer. Never saw a review of that either, come to think of it.....
Always one of my favourite cars since its inception, remember the top trumps pic was the one from the original Turin motor show, with small rubber bumpers in silver. Delicious!
Not too long ago they were 15 - 25k cars, not quite exotic enough, compared to the Kyalami, which was actually the bad cousin, with an even older and ficklier engine tech, worse build quality (Maser was on the floor literally, and ADeTomaso tried to survive Maserati on a shoestring until the Biturbo arrived, which was planned as the saviour for the brand), so Maser prices have been slightly higher, the Longchamp was way better in almost every respect.
And it has THESE taillights...
A great car, as posted even better in flesh.
Originally touted as a Mustang with brakes...
Not too long ago they were 15 - 25k cars, not quite exotic enough, compared to the Kyalami, which was actually the bad cousin, with an even older and ficklier engine tech, worse build quality (Maser was on the floor literally, and ADeTomaso tried to survive Maserati on a shoestring until the Biturbo arrived, which was planned as the saviour for the brand), so Maser prices have been slightly higher, the Longchamp was way better in almost every respect.
And it has THESE taillights...
A great car, as posted even better in flesh.
Originally touted as a Mustang with brakes...
J4CKO said:
I had never really seen one until fairly recently, but back in my younger, slight entrepreneurial days I used to buy and sell computers and the odd car, pre internet so the "Loot" paper was the go to publication, think a sort of papery Gumtree (just as grubby) and you arent far off.
Anyway, there was, seemingly every single week, for years an ad that went "De-Tomaso Longchamp coupe" that went on to explain what it was, I had as a kid a toy Pantera but I suspect 99 percent of folk then didnt have a clue what a Longchamp was and not easy to Google a picture for another ten years or so, so probably why it was hard to shift.
Wonder if its still around, did it get ever get sold ?
It is quite a good looking car though, front definitely looks like a MK1 Granada, which you would expect as they are Granada lights, but the rest puts me in mind of a Fiat Mirafiori Abarth.
That's because the rear lights are Fiat 131 units to go with the Granada headlights.Anyway, there was, seemingly every single week, for years an ad that went "De-Tomaso Longchamp coupe" that went on to explain what it was, I had as a kid a toy Pantera but I suspect 99 percent of folk then didnt have a clue what a Longchamp was and not easy to Google a picture for another ten years or so, so probably why it was hard to shift.
Wonder if its still around, did it get ever get sold ?
It is quite a good looking car though, front definitely looks like a MK1 Granada, which you would expect as they are Granada lights, but the rest puts me in mind of a Fiat Mirafiori Abarth.
Edited by J4CKO on Wednesday 9th October 16:47
just passing by said:
£60k for an epically ugly car constructed from the Ford/Fiat 70s parts bin? gotta have a sense of humour.
May we take it that Sir is not interested, then?
I think it's one of those cars you either "get", or you don't.
I agree that it's not worth £60,000, though, even to me (and I love it!).
The Surveyor said:
Such a stunning coupe, love these.
+1Both dashing and butch.
It's all in those unmistakable Italian lines, the use of chamfer elements, and the flared wings.
As a kid, I stumbled upon photos of this. The car was seared into my memory, and I've seen it in real life but once.
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