De Tomaso Automobili Ltd.

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De Tomaso Automobili Ltd.

De Tomaso Automobili Ltd. (previously known as De Tomaso Modena SpA) is an Italian car-manufacturing company. It was founded by the Argentine-born Alejandro de Tomaso (1928–2003) in Modena in 1959. It originally produced various prototypes and racing cars, including a Formula One car for Frank Williams's team in 1970. Most of the funding for the automaker came from de Tomaso's brother-in-law, Amory Haskell Jr., Rowan Industries.

In 1971, Ford acquired an 84% stake in De Tomaso from Rowan with Alejandro de Tomaso himself holding the balance. Ford would sell back their stake in the automaker in 1974 to Alejandro. 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 P72.

The blue and white stripes of the logo's background are the colors of the national flag of Argentina. The symbol in the foreground that looks like a letter "T" is the cattle branding symbol of the Ceballos estate where Alejandro grew up.

Headquarter

HQ contact details

Address
Viale Virgilio, 9, 41123 Modena Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Extra information

Founded
1959
Defunct
Filed for bankruptcy in 2012; Company sold to Ideal Team Ventures in 2014
Founder (s)
Alejandro de Tomaso
Last edited
20/07/2023
Source
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