[DeTomaso] Wait...what?

[Sean Korb]

I think I have a pic of an Aztec around somewhere... oh yeah...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fangler/105563875/in/set-72057594071754768/

It somehow doesn't capture the show car, though the Foose impression gets a
little closer.  I think the compromises that have to be met and the details
that are left out kind of ruin the car.  I never knew the Vector was so much
of a copy, but it still misses some subtle details that really add to the
car without looking cluttered.  The Bertone show car is stunning.

sean

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:44 AM, michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> Fiberfab took a shot at it too with their "Aztec".
>
> Michael
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> > From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:49:42 -0400
> > To: asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wait...what?
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/15/09 21 20 48, asajay at asajay.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > Makes me think of a Vector, but the butt end just looks well.... butt
> > > ugly to me.  Much better from the front.  :)
> > >
> >
> > It's a fairly well-known car; Sam Foose fell in love with the Alfa Romeo
> > Carabo, which was built on a Tipo 33 Stradale chassis:
> >
> > http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2287/Alfa-Romeo-Carabo-Concept.html
> >
> > It was an absolutely stunning concept car in its day, and definitely was
> > showing the way forward for sports/GT car design; the later Countach,
> Lotus
> > Esprit, BMW M1 and Pantera all were influenced to a certain degree by the
> > thinking displayed by Bertone's Carabo. There were literally dozens of
> concept
> > cars which espoused some of the same design principles, constructed
> within
> > a relatively short time:
> >
> > http://www.lotusespritturbo.com/Supercars.htm
> >
> > Apparently some guy wanted to buy the Carabo but Alfa wouldn't sell it to
> > him, so he came home and had Sam Foose build one of his own. Although
> it's
> > obviously heavily influenced by the Carabo, it's not exactly the same
> > anywhere. Note that the ad for the car states that it uses a Pantera
> drivetrain;
> > it doesn't specifically indicate that an entire Pantera was used in the
> > construction, and in fact given that the resultant car is substantially
> lower,
> > and also has no roof, it stands to reason that it is probably a
> completely
> > custom-built car, that just has a few Pantera bits in it.
> >
> > It's very much a car of its age, and given that I was playing with Hot W
> > heels and Corgi cars that looked like this when I was a kid, I rather
> like it!
> >
> > Mike
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