[DeTomaso] Car is finally home

Sun Dec 21 19:06:30 EST 2008

Interesting choices on the car.  I did a photoshop treatment to my car on my
website with 4 different tail light designs, the ferrari/lambo look that you
used looks like one of them, except even better.

The McLaren F1 style roof scoop looks really cool, any ideas on flow and how
will you get the air "up there" to "in there"?

I've seen lots of headlight treatments, most come out tacky, yours looks
like a factory install.

Personally I don't like hood vents, but each to his own...right.

The paint is sweeeeeeeeeet, naturally the PROPER color, Yellow!

I have no idea what you plan on for tires/wheels, but in my mind, I saw
black glossy ten spokes with a body matching yellow accent stripe around the
rim and yellow brake calipers.

So tell us about power mods, induction and the interior, ( hope you trashed
those seats with buttons )

and you do plan to black out the bottom rockers and under the front opening,
Panteras that remain body color down there look wallowy (is that a word )
how about ungainly and fat...to me anyway.

make sure you get the new engine cover latch ASAP that prevents the cover
from moving sideways and chipping the paint
(see my website for photos, www.michaelspantera.com) and new rubber corner
stops, easily overlooked items that can cause you a heartache if not
attended to early on.

What do you do with the chrome headlight rings? still have them, if so, I'm
interested.

What are you doing with the gills?  Gloss black? Crinkle? Black Chrome?
Satin Black?

What a great project, I bet you can't wait to drive it.

Michael in Savannah

On 12/21/08, ProvaMo.com <Pantera007 at provamo.com> wrote:
>
> That really is some great progress.
>
> Progress will seem faster now that it looks like a functional car and not
> just metal
> work.  Spring really is coming soon, and it looks like you will be ready.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> Hi:  I finally got my car home after being in the body shop for the past 2
> plus years.
> I am very happy with the paint job and the body modifications.  I didn't
> want to copy
> what someone else has already done.  I think I accomplished what I set out
> to.  To
> begin with, this was a low mileage 73L which had been stored for the past
> 25 years.
> For the life of me I can't understand why someone would not want to enjoy
> driving and
> maintaining a classic like this.  I was torn between putting the car back
> completely
> to stock or modifiying the car to my tastes.  Well you can see from the
> photo's it is
> far from stock.  I had 2007 corvette HD headlights installed, hood vents,
> roof vent
> that is functional, rear deck scoops and modified LED tail lights.  The
> engine and the
> transmission is modified also.  I am going to use a lot of carbon fiber on
> the
> interior.  I have chromed, polished, powder coated everything that is not
> painted
> yellow or black.  Once the suspension comes back from the  powder coater, I
> will drop
> the car down and install the engine and transmission.  I know I have a lot
> to do, but
> isn't this the fun part of a project like this? Anyway that is what I keep
> telling my
> self.  I know I am going to have a lot of questions, and please if you have
> any
> questions or ideas along this project send me an e-mail or give me a
> call.  My name is
> Bill and my cell phone # is 541-410-4180.  It is 8 degrees here at home in
> Bend,
> Oregon and we have about 10" of snow on the ground.  I hope all your wishes
> come true
> in 2009 and have a Merry
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