1965 De Tomaso Sport 5000 Spyder (by Fantuzzi)
Born from the volatile partnership between Carroll Shelby and Alejandro de Tomaso, this prototype represents one of motorsport’s greatest “what if” stories. Only one example was ever built of the planned fifty, making this the sole surviving Sport 5000 Spyder in existence.
The car featured a race-tuned Ford 289 cubic inch V8 producing approximately 475 horsepower, housed in a steel backbone chassis designed by Pete Brock.
The project collapsed when Shelby departed to focus on Ford’s struggling GT40 program, leaving De Tomaso to complete the car with Ghia. Its racing career lasted exactly one lap at the 1966 Mugello 500 KM before mechanical failure ended its competitive life forever.
Built by master craftsman Medardo Fantuzzi, it spent nearly four decades at the De Tomaso factory before emerging as an impeccably preserved time capsule of 1960s Italian sports prototype design.
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