[DeTomaso] Modena from the air

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Sat May 10 12:12:45 EDT 2008


Where do you find the overlay dates?

And what is the address of the Vignale plant?

Chuck


All:

This photo appears to have been taken February or March of this year Feb 26,
2008 or March 10, 2008 are the closest date listed on the overlays in Google
Earth

John


On 5/10/08 5:31 AM, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wonder when the photo was taken? I assume it is pretty actual. There are
> no cars parked out front, indicating that it is effectively abandoned.
> 
> If you zoom in a little you can see what looks like "junk" stashed outside
> the mysterious building. They used to have jigs and various tools for
making
> Pantera IIs and remains of various production cars out there, slowly
rusting
> away. Looks like it's still there.
> 
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
> http://members.aol.com/PanteraGT5S1985/
> 
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Enviado el: sábado, 10 de mayo de 2008 7:12
> Para: msm at portata.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Modena from the air
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/9/08 15 10 51, msm at portata.com writes:
> 
> 
>> On a lark, I typed in the address for De Tomaso into Google maps and was
>> surprised to find good maps and aerial pictures of the factory, the town
> of 
>> Modena and nearby Campogalliano, and the many storied towns throughout
> Italy.
>> 
>> Check it out.  Go to
>> http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
>>  
>> Enter this address and switch to Satellite view.
>> Viale Virgilio 9, Modena, Italy
>> 
>> 
> 
> Very interesting!
> 
> I've been there many times, and remember the place well.   The complex
> consists of three buildings.   The L-shaped building with the white roof
> consists of 
> the museum (in the larger portion towards the north) and a series of
offices
> 
> on the long arm of the "L".   You can see the large De Tomaso logo sign
> mounted on the roof.
> 
> The building immediately to the west has an angled roof, with vertical
> skylights on each of the roof sections.   This is where most of the
Pantera
> parts 
> were stored, and it was also the service area, and the assembly area for
the
> 
> post-Ford cars, i.e. GT5/GT5-S/Pantera Si/Guara.
> 
> The building to the north is the 'secret' building, which has piles and
> piles 
> and piles of miscellaneous parts, bits of old cars, leftover '60s Mangusta
> chassis, and who knows what else.   In fact, nobody at De Tomaso really
has
> a 
> clue what is in there anymore, as all the original employees simply kept
> track 
> of the inventory in their heads and they are all long gone.   It's like an
> Aladdin's cave in there.
> 
> Just to the east of that is a very regimented grove of trees, and a tiny
> stables where Isabelle De Tomaso keeps her miniature horses.
> 
> I haven't the slightest idea where the original De Tomaso factory was, in
> relation to these buildings.   There was a formal assembly line where the
> drivetrains etc. were installed in the Panteras after they were trucked
down
> from 
> Modena, but I don't think this took place in any of these buildings?
> 
> I hope we can visit again when we go to Modena for the International
Meeting
> 
> in 2009....:>)
> 
> Mike
> 
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