De Tomaso Deauville

De Tomaso Deauville
Manufacturer	De Tomaso
Production	1971–1985
Class
Body style	4-door sedan
Engine	V8
Transmission	Ford C6 3-speed automatic
Layout	FR layout
Wheelbase	2770 mm (109.1 in)
Length	4851 mm (191 in)
Width	1880 mm (74 in)
Height	1372 mm (54 in)
Weight	1940 kg (4273.1 lb)
Similar
Fuel capacity	2 x 60 litres (120.5 litre, 26.5 Imp gal, 31.8 US gal)
Designer	Tom Tjaarda under Ghia

De Tomaso Deauville is a large four door sedan exhibited at Turin Motor Show 1970. The car featured 351 in³ (5763 cc) Ford Cleveland V8, same as used in De Tomaso Pantera. With 330 horsepower (some later stage 270 hp) the car could reach top speed of 230 km/h (Template:Convert/mi/h)Template:Convert/test/Aon. The car could be seen as competitor to the Jaguar XJ. Although Alejandro de Tomaso took a good look at the Jaguar XJ, the Deauville was much more modern in terms of styling (comparable to the much later 90's XJ40 cars) and more sports car like.

The Deauville had independent suspension both front and rear and ventilated discs all round. The Maserati Quattroporte III was developed on the exact same chassis, both cars share e.g. suspension, shocks and differential.

Total production was 244

There were roughly 3 types of the Deauville: the early series 1 (from 1970 until 1974: serial number 10##, 11## and 12##), late serie 1 (1975 until 1977: serial numbers 14##) and the series 2 (1978 until 1985: serial numbers 20## and 21##). The differences between series 1 and 2 are minor. On technical level the engine was placed 10 centimeter towards the passenger cabine (for better weight balance), the rack-and-pinion steering was replaced with a ZF power steering and there were air louvres in both sides of the car. The rest of the changes were mainly cosmetical: interior, bumpers, placement of the scripts at back and front.

Only one station wagon was made for Mr. De Tomaso's wife. There were also a couple of amoured Deauvilles produced for the Belgian Royal Family and for the Italian government and police. One of these cars is displayed in the Museo delle Auto della Polizia Di Stato in Rome

Trivia 1: the Dutch importer Hessing sold a staggering 39 new cars in the Netherlands, that's almost 16% of the total production! Not bad for such a small country. Most of these cars are still somewhere in a garage, driving in Holland or were exported.
Trivia 2: The serial number 1040 Deauville was used in the Dutch Movie "Baantjer - Moord in Extase" as the bad villain's car. At the end of the movie the car is flipped onto its roof and completely wrecked.

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  De Tomaso Deauville - Late Series 1 (14##)

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  De Tomaso Deauville interior - Late Series 2 (2124)

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