De Sanctis Sport 1000 1964
2015 Techno Classica - Essen (D)

De Sanctis was a small Italian race car constructor based in Rome. They are best known for winning the 1966 Italian Formula 3 championship with driver Jonathan Williams. De Sanctis also built a few sportscars like this Sport 1000 (or SP 1000) which was based on their Formula 3 chassis and powered by a 1000 cc Ford engine. Cars like these were mostly raced locally in Italy and competed with cars like the Lotus 23.

Here is an interesting article by Jonathan Williams remembering his year with De Sanctis in Italy: www.motorsportsmarketingresources.com/short-stories/jonat...