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De Tomaso Sport 1000

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De Tomaso Sport 1000
Manufacturer De Tomaso
aka VL 1609 (Fantuzzi)
2002 (Ghia)
Production
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Body style
Length
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Transmission 5-speed Manual (Fantuzzi)
4-speed Manual (Ghia)
Engine 1.0 litre BRM Inline-4 (Fantuzzi)
1.6 litre Ford Kent Inline-4 (Ghia)
Power
Similar
Designer Ghia
Fantuzzi

Ghia Spyder (Chassis 2002

Displayed at the Geneva Motor Show, March 1966 and subsequently shown extensively. For marketing reasons, De Tomaso always said that the Competizione 2000 was equipped with a Flat 8 cylinder 2-litre De Tomaso engine but it was actually powered by a 1600cc Ford 120E with special heads and camshafts tuned by De Tomaso (basically an enlarged version of the standard Vallelunga unit). The gearbox was a Volkswagen case with gears by Colotti (more or less the same gearbox as in De Tomaso's F3 and Junior's). Initially the Competizione 2000 was equipped with 13-inch wheels (tyres 6.00 L13 front and 7.00 L13 rear), but later De Tomaso equipped it with the same 15-inch wheels as the Sport 2000. Retained by the factory until June 2004.