De Tomaso Automobili was an Italian car manufacturer based in Modena. The company was founded in 1959 by Alejandro de Tomaso, who was born in Argentina in 1928 and moved to Italy in 1955. In its early years, the company built six Formula One cars in 1961 before turning to road cars. The firm's first road car, the Vallelunga coupé, appeared in 1965 with a mid-mounted Ford Cortina engine. Around…
