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Innocenti De Tomaso

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Innocenti De Tomaso

The Innocenti De Tomaso wis a automobile producit bi Nuova Innocenti frae 1976 tae 1992. The 4-cylinder version wis producit atween 1976 an 1982, the 3-cylinder Turbo version wis producit atween 1983 an 1989.

Innocenti, unner the awnership o the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC) developit reboukit versions o the Mini, the Innocenti Mini 90L ad 120L, which wur released in 1974. Housomeivver, athin a year o the caur's launch, BLMC went bankrupt an Innocenti wis sauld tae the Italian sports caur maker, De Tomaso, in 1975.

Follaein the sale tae De Tomaso, an updatit version o the Mini 120L wis launched in 1976, producin a uiseful 71 bhp (74 bhp frae 1978 onwairds); kept simply as the Innocenti De Tomaso, this version featurt moulded plastic bumpers (in place o the oreeginal chrome items), wi integral front foglamps an a go-faster air intak muntit on the bonnet.

In 1982, the caur was renamit the 3C as the company replacit the Mini unnerpinnins wi the chassis an straicht-3 cylinder ingines sourcit frae the Daihatsu Charade. The base model wis nou cried the Innocenti 990, whilk the Innocenti De Tomaso nou receivit a turbochairgit version o the 993 cc pouer plant, a diesel variant wis available.

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