{"id":96603,"date":"2022-04-19T08:06:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T08:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/de-tomaso-guara-spyder\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T11:23:12","slug":"de-tomaso-guara-spyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/de-tomaso-guara-spyder\/","title":{"rendered":"De Tomaso Guar\u00e0 Spyder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1993, the final new model of the sports car manufacturer De Tomaso debuted at the Geneva Motor Show. Development of the Guar\u00e0 began under the leadership of company founder Alejandro de Tomaso. However, he suffered a stroke in February 1993 and was thus unable to attend the premiere in Geneva. Instead, his son Santiago was now in charge of the company. The Guar\u00e0 was to replace the Pantera, which by then was already more than 20 years old. At the same time it was to be available in several variants. For this purpose, a radically open Barchetta without windshield and roof was presented in Geneva. The Coup\u00e9 followed shortly thereafter. In collaboration with the coachbuilder Carrozzeria AutoSport S.r.L., a Spyder variant with windshield and small fabric top was added later. Due to the financial difficulties into which De Tomaso had already slipped before the premiere of the Guar\u00e0, and the unclear situation at the top of the company, a total of only 34 examples were built until 2004 (some sources speak of 38).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially with BMW engine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Beneath the Guar\u00e0’s handsome shell was a central tubular aluminium frame that sports car fans were already familiar with. It was first used in 1990 under the Maserati Chubasco concept car, and then the Maserati Barchetta, built only 17 times, was based on this chassis. Maserati belonged to the corporate empire of Alejandro de Tomaso until mid-1993. This explains not only the technical connection between the Maserati Barchetta and the De Tomaso Guar\u00e0 Barchetta. The design of both cars also came from the same company, Synthesis Design. However, De Tomaso couldn’t use Maserati’s biturbo V6 engines and instead used BMW V8 engines with four liters of displacement and 286 hp. Together with Alpina, there were to be more powerful variants with 304 hp as well as an unspecified version with larger displacement. However, it is doubtful whether these were ever delivered. Around 19 Guar\u00e0s received BMW engines.<\/p>\n\n\n

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