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magazine a month later. Due in part to the withdrawal of Shelby, only one P70 was built; however, Brock had stayed on as part of the project, and was intended to be the car's American distributor. Prior to the car's racing debut, De Tomaso modified the design and built a 2nd car to be used in
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selected to drive; however, they withdrew from the event and did not compete. It would be another three months before another Sport 5000 entry was lodged, but De Tomaso's attempt to run Noblet and Bernabei at the
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Following the unsuccessful Mugello race, the Sport 5000 was mothballed, and never raced again. The rear-end design of the car was used on the Brock-designed
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European races under the name of Sport 5000. The car was raced in a hillclimb alongside a Ferrari 250LM, but was unable to finish the race.
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was built in Italy, by local metalworkers. However, Shelby was unhappy with the resulting bodywork, and sent Brock to work alongside
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to redevelop it; the resulting car, which featured a moveable rear wing and full doors, was christened as the
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was rejected by that event's organizers. The car finally made its debut in July, where
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road car. The Sport 5000 would remain at the De Tomaso factory until 2004, when
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in November 1965, with striking red bodywork. The car would appear again at the
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purchased the car, following Alejandro de Tomaso's death that year.
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to design the car's open-top aluminium bodywork. Using the unique
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in 1965. Fitted with a 289 cu in (4,736 cc)
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in February 1966, and was featured on the front cover of
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of the Vallelunga, with only a few modifications, the
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De Tomaso P70
The P70 with De Tomaso Formula 3 in the foreground, at the Turin Racing Motor Show in 1965.
De Tomaso
Fantuzzi
Designer(s)
Pete Brock
Chassis
backbone chassis
Double wishbone suspension
coil springs
shock absorbers
wishbone suspension
coil springs
shock absorbers
Axle track
Wheelbase
Engine
Ford
OHV
V8
naturally aspirated
mid-engined
longitudinally mounted
Transmission
manual transmission
De Tomaso
Pierre Noblet
Franco Bernabei
Umberto Maglioli
Roberto Bussinello

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