Nifty Italian Car sightings in Pittsburgh

[Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>]

The nice weather seems to bring them out of hiding.

I was happy to see a very nice, very red Giulietta Spider just as it was 
going into the Sq Hill tunnel.   I was driving a ratty looking gray 
Milano Verde in the other direction.

The really interesting car I saw though, was a 2001 DeTomaso Mangusta. 
    At first I had no idea what it was, but knew it was Italian.   I was 
really surpised when I saw the Mangusta badge on it.   I had no idea 
that DeTomaso was producing cars again, and recycling names to boot.

http://www.autoimage8.iwarp.com/deto001.htm

Apparently it's a Mustang V8 at heart with Mustang switchgear (ick), 
console, and other stock Ford bits too.   They are now made by Qvale in 
Modena, as Mr. DeTomaso didn't have the lire(it's debut was in 1996) to 
meet production requirements and the factory was purchased by the US 
importer (Qvale.)

	--Mark
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