[DeTomaso] Vegas (or, What I did on my spring vacation) LONG

[John Taphorn]

Art

You are one of those great personalities it was a joy to meet at the Fun 
Rally.  Obviously, you were exercising discretion in your post and not 
disclosing that you were traveling at speeds that most small airplanes 
cannot achieve or sustain.  You were living life on the edge and thankfully, 
it was only your engine that expired!

Here's to the fastest documented speed in a Pantera that I am aware of by 
any individual not on a racetrack or Open Road Race.

Well, there was D-Man who bested it - but he didn't live to talk about it - 
or for that matter, finish those sandwiches.

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Art Stephens" <artstephens at charter.net>
To: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Vegas (or, What I did on my spring vacation) LONG


>> "Great story, though, thanks for telling it".
>>
>> My pleasure Chris.
>
>   I know what you mean about reliability.  I kept blowing up my engine
> within five miles of home.  I knew Colorado was a stretch,  but what the
> heck.  I was looking forward to this trip big time.  I felt like I was
> preparing for this great adventure,  and I was.  There were definitely 
> some
> frustrating moments but the highs were very high!  Sure,  it would have 
> been
> nice not to have had the major problem,  but I don't think that  will stop
> me from trying it again.  The good times were just too damn good!  I would
> just say,  prepare the car the best you can before the trip.  Get the 200
> mile AAA coverage at least a week before you go.  I took Mike Drew's 
> advice
> and had a gallon jug of drinking water in the trunk.  It was there in case
> of a radiator problem or a dehydration  issue.  In my case,  if I hadn't
> driven so darn hard on the trip,  I would probably still be on my 
> vacation.
> Maybe I should see if the doctor can surgically remove some of that 
> metallic
> material from my right foot?  :-)
>
> Art
>
>
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