[DeTomaso] Other Types of DeTomaso cars

Jerry Knotts knottsj at galstar.com
Tue Aug 13 10:16:01 EDT 2013


Paul,

In 1965 I worked pits for Mecom Racing at the first (and last) Dome 
Stadium race in Houston.  I was working on the Superlite Corvette driven 
by Jack Saunders and we also had a Formula Libre driven by John Henry 
Kirby.  The formula libre was a DeTomaso with an 1800cc Alpha engine.  I 
wasn't impressed by the name but I was impressed that the chassis was 
also the radiator lines.  The radiator was plumed into the chassis 
tubing to carry the water on the right side of the car to and from the 
midships mounted Alpha. We had the timing set really aggressively on the 
motor and the temps were a constant problem.  During the main, the upper 
water line spang a leak behind the dash of the car and Kirby was able to 
stand up in the cockpit at speed and guide it off the track.  Like I 
said it was a boutique manufacture at that time and I wasn't impressed 
because it wasn't a Lotus or one of the better known open wheel cars.  I 
don't know if the chassis was a formula car, a formula Junior or formula V.

Have often wondered where that car went.

Working cows not cars,
Jerry Knotts

On 8/13/2013 8:48 AM, Paul Timko wrote:
> I was wondering what type of race cars DeTomaso made (not including
> coverted road cars).  I know about the old formula car and the F1 cars
> made with Williams and the couple of sports racers (did those ever
> race).  Any others?
>
> Paul
> #9270
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