| Historybuff |
07-24-2012 04:20 PM |
DeTomaso 289 V8--anybody heard of it
I found pictures today on FerrariChat.com of the Mangusta prototype
with the hotted up 289. The guy who took the picture thought it had Telachmit (sp?) injection or Webers. I remember DeTomaso bragging it had 500 hp. so I was wondering if anybody believes that or if any Detomaso brand alloy 289 blocks or heads were ever made? I know the production Mangustas sent to the U.S. had very weak 230-hp. 302 V8s. but then most show cars have more fabulous engines than the production cars end up having. It's show biz.
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| bulletbrown |
07-24-2012 04:52 PM |
Historybuff : A member of our club ,Windy City Cobra Club , has a set of DeTomaso 289 heads on his 1963 Cobra . As the story goes DeTomaso was in development of a new rear engine car they wanted more power out of the Ford 289 and they casted five sets of a straight port heads and mounted Webers on top and it worked well and upped the Hp . But then Ford announced the 351 and they stopped the research on the 289 . Some how three sets made there way to Carroll Shelby and one set is on his Cobra and one set is in a museum and one set was lost to time. I have seen his 289 run and it is very quick and sounds great . I understand someone in the early 70,s made a close copy of those heads for a short time but the auto racing had moved on to bigger and better things . And the car was the Pantera . The total number that was made is unknown but that is the story as I hear it . I have not heard or found anything about them in writing and I have looked , but maybe another member can give us more info .
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| barry950 |
08-05-2013 12:28 PM |
Check out Barry950 on Club Cobra for pics of DeTomso heads on a 289 Ford
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| rodneym |
08-05-2013 06:25 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Historybuff
(Post 1201748)
I remember DeTomaso bragging it had 500 hp....... It's show biz.
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Alejandro DeTomaso makes 'ol Shel look like Ed Mirvish :p |
| mrmustang |
08-05-2013 06:58 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by barry950
(Post 1256248)
Check out Barry950 on Club Cobra for pics of DeTomso heads on a 289 Ford
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Barry,
You did notice the last post in the thread was over a year old " 07-24-2012, 06:52 PM " , right :LOL: |
| barry950 |
08-06-2013 09:41 AM |
I did, but the question was unanswered, 'til now.
Bullet Brown had the info correct.
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