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The founder of De Tomaso Automobili, Alejandro De Tomaso, died May 21 in Modena, Italy. He was 74.

Born in Argentina, De Tomaso's Italian sports car legacy began in 1945 when he raced a modified Bugatti Type 35 while still in his teens. For nearly a decade he participated in club racing until offered the chance to co-drive a Maserati in the 1000-kilometer race of Buenos Aires in 1954. Shortly thereafter, he became a Maserati factory test driver.

In 1958, he took his first crack at building race cars and by 1965 created his first car aimed at mass production, the Vallelunga, of which 56 were made. Another car designed by Giugiaro and built by ...

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