1965 DETOMASO SPORT 5000 ROADSTER
Lot #S228
Featured At: Mecum - Kissimmee 2021, January 16, 2021
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- The lone DeTomaso Sport 5000 prototype
- Featured on the cover and in an article of the March 1966 issue of Road and Track
- At least ten cars were intended for production with the prospect of another forty were planned for later in order that it could meet the FIA's homologation requirements for it to qualify in the GT class
- Developed by Peter Brock alongside Medardo Fantuzzi in the Fantuzzi workshop
- Participated in the 1966 Mugello 500 km race
- Placed in storage for nearly 40 years and resurfaced publicly following the death of Alejando de Tomaso in 2004
- Presents in highly original "as-built" condition
- Aerodynamic low body with large rear wing
- Full doors
- 289/475 HP with aluminum heads
- Four Weber carburetors
- Special camshaft, cam timing and ignition
- Colloti-inspired 5-speed transaxle
- Original paint and livery
- Right hand drive