Having established himself as a serious automobile manufacturer in the late 1960s with the Mangusta coupé, Alejandro De Tomaso commissioned Lamborghini designer Gianpaolo Dallara to produce the chassis for his new mid-engined supercar, the Pantera, and also that of a new four-door saloon – the Deauville. Widely recognised as having been inspired by Jaguar’s XJ6, the Deauville saloon first appeared in 1971 with styling by Tom Tjaarda at Carrozzeria Ghia, which was part of De Tomaso’s expanding empire at that time. De Tomaso’s longstanding relationship with the Ford Motor Company meant that motive power was provided by one of the latter’s 5.8-litre V8s, as used in the Pantera. There was coil-sprung independent suspension and disc brakes all round, plus three-speed automatic or five-speed ZF manual transmission complete with limited-slip differential. Top speed was a highly respectable 150mph, with 60mph attainable in under 9 seconds. If Alejandro De Tomaso expected the Deauville to emulate the XJ6’s success, he must have been greatly disappointed by its performance in the market place, production between 1971 and 1989 amounting to only 350-or-so cars. The main reason was the price; at £8,992 in the UK, the exclusive Deauville not only cost around four times as much as a 4.2-Litre XJ6, it was more expensive than the contemporary Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow! However, as is the case with many such heroic ‘failures’, the Deauville’s Italian heritage and relative rarity has only served to ensure its desirability in the eyes of collectors. Supplied new to Switzerland, this left-hand drive example has the three-speed automatic transmission. The interior is in excellent condition and completely reupholstered in black leather. Acquired for the Collection in 2005 and restored in the Netherlands in 2006 (invoices available), the car comes with restoration photographs (showing the stripped bodywork), two original colour sales brochures and old Swiss Carte Grise, and will have been registered in Holland by time of sale. Vendue neuve en Suisse, cette voiture à conduite à gauche est équipée de la boîte automatique à trois rapports. Acquise pour la collection en 2005 et restaurée en 2006 aux Pays-Bas (factures disponibles), cette voiture est vendue accompagnée de son dossier photographique de travaux (vue de la carrosserie mise à nu), de deux catalogues commerciaux en couleurs et de l'ancienne carte grise suisse. L’interior est absolument splendide, entierement refait en cuir noir. Elle sera présentée à la vente après avoir été immatriculée en Hollande.
Having established himself as a serious automobile manufacturer in the late 1960s with the Mangusta coupé, Alejandro De Tomaso commissioned Lamborghini designer Gianpaolo Dallara to produce the chassis for his new mid-engined supercar, the Pantera, and also that of a new four-door saloon – the Deauville. Widely recognised as having been inspired by Jaguar’s XJ6, the Deauville saloon first appeared in 1971 with styling by Tom Tjaarda at Carrozzeria Ghia, which was part of De Tomaso’s expanding empire at that time. De Tomaso’s longstanding relationship with the Ford Motor Company meant that motive power was provided by one of the latter’s 5.8-litre V8s, as used in the Pantera. There was coil-sprung independent suspension and disc brakes all round, plus three-speed automatic or five-speed ZF manual transmission complete with limited-slip differential. Top speed was a highly respectable 150mph, with 60mph attainable in under 9 seconds. If Alejandro De Tomaso expected the Deauville to emulate the XJ6’s success, he must have been greatly disappointed by its performance in the market place, production between 1971 and 1989 amounting to only 350-or-so cars. The main reason was the price; at £8,992 in the UK, the exclusive Deauville not only cost around four times as much as a 4.2-Litre XJ6, it was more expensive than the contemporary Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow! However, as is the case with many such heroic ‘failures’, the Deauville’s Italian heritage and relative rarity has only served to ensure its desirability in the eyes of collectors. Supplied new to Switzerland, this left-hand drive example has the three-speed automatic transmission. The interior is in excellent condition and completely reupholstered in black leather. Acquired for the Collection in 2005 and restored in the Netherlands in 2006 (invoices available), the car comes with restoration photographs (showing the stripped bodywork), two original colour sales brochures and old Swiss Carte Grise, and will have been registered in Holland by time of sale. Vendue neuve en Suisse, cette voiture à conduite à gauche est équipée de la boîte automatique à trois rapports. Acquise pour la collection en 2005 et restaurée en 2006 aux Pays-Bas (factures disponibles), cette voiture est vendue accompagnée de son dossier photographique de travaux (vue de la carrosserie mise à nu), de deux catalogues commerciaux en couleurs et de l'ancienne carte grise suisse. L’interior est absolument splendide, entierement refait en cuir noir. Elle sera présentée à la vente après avoir été immatriculée en Hollande.
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