[DeTomaso] 69 Goose Rear Suspension

[damaadams at aol.com]

My car was sold new in San Francisco and was owned for less than a year by the first owner. He then sold it through a broker to John Carroll of Palo Alto. He owned it for a couple years before selling it to a young aerospace engineer who owned it for a year, then lost his job and sold it to Bob Kelley in 1974. Bob kept the car in Oregon for a time before moving it to his place in Sedona, Arizona. I bought the car from Bob in 2001. I think it was the aero-engineer who put the big Goodyears on the rear. I doubt that he ever raced the car, though, as that would have resulted in battle scars, especially the spot welds?along the cowl that seem to start to show up on cars that have had their chassis subjected to lots of racking load. Anyway, whoever installed the big rubber may have tweeked the ride height a bit, but the old gal still looks fine in profile with the BFG's.


Daryl


-----Original Message-----
From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
To: Damaadams at aol.com; G.Bartley at cebridge.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:08 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 69 Goose Rear Suspension



In a message dated 11/19/07 19 58 2, Damaadams at aol.com writes:



The second owner put BIG race rubber on the back prior
to? Bob's acquiring the car in 1974

The second owner put BIG race rubber on the back prior
to? Bob's acquiring the car in 1974


Do you happen to know the ownership history?? A fellow named Max Sebba road-raced a four-headlight Mangusta with the SCCA throughout the eastern seaboard (Pocono, Mid-Ohio, Road Atlanta, Daytona, Ontario, Talledega and Charlotte) in 1973 and 1974.? His co-driver in some of these events was named Bob McGraw.? Would this happen to be your car?

Mike


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