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De Tomaso Longchamp
In the ‘70s, De Tomaso was a well-respected sports car brand that needed a luxury GT coupe to expand its portfolio. Soon, De Tomaso presented a sleek, fast coupe they called the Longchamp in 1972. They built it on a shortened Deauville sedan chassis. They sourced the engine for this model, as with all De Tomaso cars, from Ford in the form of the 351 V8 producing 330 HP.
That engine was more than enough to deliver exhilarating performance and true to the Gran Turismo nature of this car. However, they ceased production in 1989 after building more than 400. Interestingly, those U.S. engines in the ‘70s Italian cars had more power and torque since the European environmental standards were different than in America.