De Tomaso
Mangusta Roadster

Why it matters

The roadster is a one-off open special built on the Mangusta chassis. The QV500 guide places it first among a handful of special Mangustas. The base Mangusta was the second production road car from De Tomaso and was styled by Giugiaro.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The Mangusta was shown at the Turin Show in 1966. Its chassis was a direct descendant of the 1965 Shelby-De Tomaso P70 prototype. The company page gives a series total of 401 cars for the Mangusta, which is a series figure and not a count for this one-off.

The QV500 guide describes the one-off Spyder as followed by three special cars: one badged as a Shelby MkV and photographed at Ford's Dearborn headquarters, one Chevrolet-engined car for a General Motors vice president, and a 1969 Mangusta Speciale built for a Ford design executive.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The registry lists chassis 8MA 512 as a Mangusta Spyder. The QV500 guide does not state that this is the one-off, so the link is unconfirmed. The Chevrolet-engined GM car is listed as 8MA 670. The 1969 special is listed as 8MA 1196 and called a Mangusta Speciale.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   De Tomaso Mangusta Speciale Level B

   • 1 one-off Mangusta Spyder per QV500 car guide

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Mangusta - De Tomaso Automobili (specifications and history) Level C De Tomaso Automobili

   • Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
   • Ford V8 engine (4,728 cc)
   • Two valves per cylinder w/ Weber Carburettors
   • Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
   • 306 bhp @ 6,100 rpm
   • mated to a ZF 5-speed transaxle
   • Gearbox: 6 speed Manual
   • Steel and alloy body on steel backbone chassis with stressed engine
   • double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers
   • Lower wishbones, top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs
   • four-wheel power-assisted disc brakes
   • Steering: Rack-and-pinion
   • Body: Fibre-glass
   • 2,500 mm (98.4 in) / 1,394 mm (54.9 in) / 1,450 mm (57.1 in)
   • 4,275 mm (168.3 in) / 1,834 mm (72.2 in) / 1,100 mm (43.3 in)
   • 1,834 mm (72.2 in)
   • 1,100 mm (43.3 in)
   • 1,394 mm (54.9 in)
   • 1,450 mm (57.1 in)
   • Top Speed: 250 km/h (155 mph)
   • 0-60 mph: 5.9 s
   • Fuel capacity: 60 Litre (15.9 Gallon)

   Accessed 2026-11-13