[DeTomaso] From Dick Ruzzin...

[Dave Londry]

Yes -- Dick is the real thing and his SBC-Goose is pretty unique too!
dave

On 11/10/2012 11:33 AM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> 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.
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