[DeTomaso] Close encounters of a too close kind

[Mark McWhinney]

That would never work the other way around.

If I chased down two women to ask them to come sit in my car, I'd get
maced.

If I blasted down the road at triple digits, six squad cars would
appear.  I'd be shackled face down on the pavement while the officers
tried out the department's new Taser-3000.  "Hey, what's this button do?
Whoa, his hair caught on fire that time.  Let's try it again."


Glad you are back on the road!


-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of LaurieFerrari at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:21 AM
To: Detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Close encounters of a too close kind

So...... here I was yesterday morning taking out my newly  finished P.
for 
the first time in nearly two years and heading for the  major end of the

month show in Calabasas.  Brother Leon had driven his up  from San Diego
Friday 
night as this was a big Southern CA car show weekend: Sat  and Sunday
the 
Mopar Spring Fling at Woodley Park, Sunday the Calabasas  gathering and
the 
annual show at Johnny Carson Park in Burbank. So here it was  about 6:30
a.m. 
Sun. morning.  I had the freeway all to myself  (so I thought).   The
car 
felt wonderful.. it's been so long I forgot  how amazing it is.  I was
doing 
what I thought was a conservative and  comfortable speed.  I leaned down
to 
dial the brothers to see if  they had gotten to the place yet (w/ a blue

tooth, thank goodness).  Then much to my surprise I gazed to my right
and there 
 immediately by my side was a CA Highway Patrol car with the lights on.
I  
generally have good visual and instinctive radar for such but he had  
surreptitiously snuck up upon me.  My gut felt much like it did on  my
recent 
Buccaneer Ride at Magic Mountain (but  significantly worse.)   I saw my
whole 
excellent driving record  flash before my eyes.  Then to my super
amazement, 
the officer was  smiling and waving and looking with admiration and
pointed 
his finger  forward as if to order me to go faster.  I smiled back and
in 
that split  second decided that it might be best to politely decline his
offer. 
He laughed  and sped away.  
The comments at the show were great. Bruce Meyers and his daughter  were

there and we had a nice chat.  (Check him out on Google if you  aren't 
familiar with him).  I had great fun standing there in the  midst of the
people 
talking about Panteras, analyzing my set-up and taking  pictures of my
car. No 
one realized it was mine unless I said something.   The comments were
most 
amusing.  Two Maserati guys walked by saying  what a miserable car the 
Pantera is to drive. That did it.   I chased after them and asked if
they wished 
to go for a test  drive.  Needless to say, I have new friends  and
another 
phone number to add to the pile.  : )
Pantera Laurie.... back in business!
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