RESTORATION

Overtaken from january 1997 to june 1998 the restoration done by Roland Jaeckel had two main objectives :

Having an original condition car, to do so, Roland used only stock parts from the factory for all the areas where improvements were not critical, he got some of the rarest parts from the US where the De Tomaso community is still very active.

Improving the original car's drawbacks, focused on chassis, electrical wiring and devices, air conditionning.

As it was for his personnal use and he could reach both the best parts and the know-how, Roland sacrificed nothing to reach his objectives.

BODY RESTORATION : The car has been fully dismantled, stripped to bare metal, welded in the weakest area and resprayed in period orange/yellow colour.

ELECTRICITY : All the wiring has been redone combining original and contemporary devices for reliability, the result is a Mangusta that has all his devices working perfectly including the clock !

AIR CONDITIONNING : The original air conditionning system has been replaced by a performant brand new one. It produces 43°F at the end of the hose that allows me to survive in summer when the temperature is really stuffy in the cabin due to the (very) large windscreen.

ZF-1 TRANSMISSION : The same that was abused on the GT40's at Le Mans, was fully restored, it allows diabolic cog-swapping.

CHASSIS : Traditionnally weak, the chassis has been fully rebuilt and strenghtened.

INTERIOR : Fully retrimmed with great talent, using the very best leather, alcantara and carpet. Headrests non original (Ferrari Dino inspired) were added by Mr Kohler, the 4th owner.

EXHAUST : a new exhaust has been fitted. Larger diameter and better drawing are considerable improvements compared to the original that was clearly poor. Produces a slightly noticeable noise allowing long trips without aspirin.

THE FINAL RESULT was a two tones Mangusta combining orange/black colours that (IMHO) suits better the Panteras than the Mangustas.