[DeTomaso] Fantastic fiberglass Pantera parts score

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

When I was a kid I think I built a model of a mid engine funny car, seems
like it was Dunn & Reath or something, back in the good old days with The
Snowman, The Hawaiian, The Blue Max, Cha-Cha,The Bounty Hunter, Snake and
Mongoose and Barry Setzer......do any of those names take you guys back in
time as well?

ah the sweet smell of nitro, burning rubber and thinking that 225 mph and 6
seconds was fast!


Michael in Savannah

On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:48 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just make one big body and build a funny car, THAT would be fun!
>
> Michael in Savannah
>
> Seriously, you could build a kick ass GT-1 SCCA racer if you just built it
> like a Ferrari 250LM or an original GT-40.
>
> Use pins and pop the front and back clips on and off, the doors would use
> Zeus Fasteners.
> You could have the best of everything on a killer tube frame and still
> have a classic look to your toy.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:20 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 3/7/08 10:37:03 PM, johnmckee at cox.net writes:
> >
> > > A carbon fiber Mangusta....... I can see hours of day dreaming coming
> > on.
> > >
> > It would seem so, but I suggest you not be the first to try building
> > one....
> > I inspected the molds while we sorted them into 'known', 'unknown' and
> > 'possible GM' piles; one appeared to be a mold for a Corvette Grand
> > Sport hood while
> > others might be Can-Am/Trans-Am race car parts. Look for an in-depth
> > report
> > with photos in your POCA Newsletter. Larry was told that no body was
> > ever pulled
> > from the 'Goose mold so no one really knows what "adjustments" might
> > need to
> > be made on that unused 6-piece mold (+ 4 more for doors & deck wings).
> > Second,
> > the complete 'glas bodies (a Pantera L, a GT-5 Pantera and a Mangusta)
> > have
> > no frames, nor did Long & Newman's frame jigs come with the mold
> > collection. As
> > someone who once built a fiberglas roadster from only a body shell, I
> > can
> > tell you it is a real exercise to mount any body-shell on any chassis
> > and have
> > door and hood/deck openings line up correctly. Scratch-building a frame
> > for 4-
> > wheel IR suspension with good geometry & handling is even more
> > difficult. Can't
> > remember what suspension parts Long & Newman used on their proprietary
> > square-tube frame for the few V-8 kits they built, but I'm pretty sure
> > it was GM.
> > IMHO, the hundred or so molds for the many bolt-on parts for Panteras
> > will make
> > valuable additions to the world DeTomaso parts inventory. The body tubs
> > will
> > be less so IMHO. FWIW- J DeRyke
> >
> >
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> Michael L. Shortt
> Savannah, Georgia
> www.michaelshortt.com
> michael at michaelshortt.com
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