Growing up my next door neighbor, father of the good looking daughters, was a cooperate jet piolet. Lost his job after many years. He went to work selling exotic cars. I was 16, not long ago, and he brought home a De Tamaso. Nice. Well I have the car for the week and do you want to punish this car?? I learned at 16 it was very fast, like his daughters, with a 455 cobra jet, 6 speed gear box, like his daughters, and light weight. Damn thing wood, at the time, kick any thing on the road. Back then hot muscle cars, cheville 396, GTOs, Mach 1s, and the sorts. But this critter was awsome. Got to test drive for a week against the slow muscle cars. Very light with a 455 six speed. Kids dream, now still my dream. And his daughters. Take the car at this point.