[DeTomaso] 1972 L For Sale Priced to sale, asap

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/21/08 13 48 55, asajay at asajay.com writes:


> In my opinion (and I own a white Pantera), because the rockers and 
> ground affects are painted white, the car looks fat as in not low and 
> sleek.  On my Pantera, the rockers are painted black from the bottom 
> of the door down, which make it look a bit lower and more sleek.
> 

I raised this issue to Tom Tjaarda a few years ago, as I am quite a zealot in 
favor of the original paint scheme (black rockers, front valance, and a small 
black area under the A/C grille on the rear valance).

I sent him a photo of an otherwise beautiful car, that was solid red, and 
asked him what he thought about it.   His response:

"...Concerning the painting which we used on the first Pantera prototype and 
the production cars, the rocker panel was painted a matte black as was the 
front lower radiator intake (but not the bodywork) and a small srip below the 
rear radiator grill.   Personally I cannot remember seeing any Pantera delivered 
in one solid color without at least the rocker panel being the matte black 
color except when they put on the wheel flares and miniskirts.   The one solid 
color does in fact make the car look shorter and taller, and alters the 
'classic' Pantera look.

O one photo you sent, the top red car (a pre-L Pantera, painted solid red) 
looks as if it may have been altered a it, the rocker panel looks deeper than 
standard and the lower front under body, in front of the wheels seems to have 
been altered to a lesser angle than the picture I am sending you.   Compare the 
two.   Maybe it is just a bad shot but it looks different."

(In fact, it was a completely unaltered car; the odd appearance was due 
strictly to the failure to paint the black bits black, much like with the white car 
in question here).

Tom continued:

"In any case, you are right, without the satin black rocker panel the car 
loses that sleek look, and looks like a cat (Pantera) which has become a bit fat 
and is dragging its gut along the ground.   Not good for the reputation of the 
species!"

So there you have it!

Mike




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