[DeTomaso] From Dick Ruzzin...

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

Hi Guys,

Dick isn't on the forum anymore but asked me to post this for him:

From: Dickruzzindesign at aol.com
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 19:18:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: MANGUSTA DESIGN
To: dickruzzindesign at aol.com


To:
FRIENDS,  DeTOMASO MANGUSTA ENTHUSIASTS, FANS, CAR DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS, 
CAR LOVERS, SCULPTORS,  ITALIANS,  GERMANS,  FRENCHMEN, AMERICANS,  WRITERS,  
ARTISTS,  WRENCHES AND ALL OTHERS WHO NOTICE CARS IN AN INTENSE WAY:

We probably have never met but I wanted you to know that I have written an 
article for Automotive Quarterly Magazine that will appear in the next 
issue, December of 2012. The article is about the design of the DeTomaso 
Mangusta.  To my knowledge no professional designer or anyone else has ever written 
specifically about the appearance and function of the design even though it 
is now over forty years old.

I am an automobile designer myself and have owned Mangusta 8MA670 since 
September of 1969 so putting these two experiences together results in some 
interesting insights into the creation and execution of the design as well as 
the aesthetic result.  Some that I discovered myself while recently writing 
the article even though I have owned the car for over forty years.  Sometimes 
putting two and two together for the first time yields results not 
anticipated.

If you know anyone that is a DeTomaso or Mangusta fan please pass this on 
to them as I think my perspective will be fun and enlightening.  I have found 
that the total car as an automotive concept is very misunderstood and that 
there is so much more to it to be enthusiastic about besides its beautiful 
emotional and dynamic shape..

Thank You for your time.

All the best,
Dick Ruzzin.