[DeTomaso] Sultan of Brunei Pantera being restored????

[Kirby Schrader]

Mike,

I would guess the roof has been cut off with the plan to replace the roof.
It was darned rusty.... as well as everything else....

Sunny and I talked a lot about him buying the silver one and parting
it out to make his
car a 'real' right hand drive model. Sunny's car is pretty much rust free.

Sunny's car was a left hand drive car that was converted locally.
He could use the dash, linkages, etc.... but the guy who had the car after
it left the palace ground wanted too much money for Sunny's taste.

Anyway, it'll be interesting to hear what Johnny reports back after
talking to the guy.

Kirby


On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 2:53 PM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I was just on the phone with Johnny Woods in the UK.   You know that total
> POS silver Euro GTS that was owned by the Sultan of Brunei and left abandoned
> for many years?   Kirby Schrader posted a bunch of photos of it here:
>
> http://web.mac.com/kirbyschrader/pantera/brunei/SadPantera.html
>
> This car was finally moved from where it had been standing for years and
> years.   Apparently a truck came and put a hook into each fenderwell and lifted it
> onto a truck and took it to a scrapyard to be junked.
>
> Well, some New Zealander airline pilot (what is it about those nutty pilots
> and rusty Panteras???) living in Brunei bought the thing and is now paying to
> have it restored!
>
> He got in touch with Johnny, since Johnny's car is only one serial number
> away, and started asking advice.   Johnny wisely told him to abandon that plan,
> part the car out on E-bay and then buy a proper car.   But he's having none of
> it--apparently the restoration shop just cut the roof off???
>
> Anyway, he's in London on a trip so he's taking a five-hour train ride down
> to visit Johnny but can only stay for an hour and a half, then he's going back
> to London for his return flight.
>
> Amazing...hopefully we'll hear from him soon?
>
> Mike
>
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