[DeTomaso] And the Douchebag Corvette Owner award goes to....

Tomas Gunnarsson guson at home.se
Thu Dec 31 14:22:21 EST 2009


One would hope so but Zimmer has been making similar, umm, cars for decades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmer_(automobile)

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Taphorn" <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>
To: "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] And the Douchebag Corvette Owner award goes to....


>I am always amazed at these unique automotive exercises.  Obviously, they 
> require a lot of work, knowledge and expertise.  However, they ultimately 
> appeal to an incredibly narrow audience.  As a consequence, their return on 
> investment is terrible.
> 
> I realize that wealth creation isn't foremost in everyone's mind; yet, I 
> would think it would at least be a consideration. There are so many 
> relatively rare cars requiring restoration that could benefit from the 
> application of those considerable talents and skills.  To apply them toward 
> the aforementioned exercise strikes me as an economic and social 
> inefficiency.
> 
> OTOH, perhaps the Mustang is photoshopped.
> 
> JT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 10:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] And the Douchebag Corvette Owner award goes to....
> 
> 
>> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgh!
>>
>> Well, okay, let me be honest here.  That's pretty much what I've been
>> wanting to do for a unique touring car,  BUT I never even considered
>> using a Mustang as a base.  Egad!  There is just something -wrong- with
>> how that looks.
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>
>> & Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>>
>> 1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
>> 1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
>>
>> ******************************
>> http://www.asajay.com
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark McWhinney wrote:
>>> No, he is just ignorant.
>>>
>>> The d-bag is the guy holding the camera who
>>>
>>> 1) did not tell his friend that he was frying his clutch
>>> 2) walked in front of the car
>>>
>>> For some true d-baggery, check out this Mustang:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/yba3jyt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>>> On Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:48 PM
>>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] And the Douchebag Corvette Owner award goes to....
>>>
>>> ...THIS guy!
>>>
>>> http://www.bildschirmarbeiter.com/video/corvette_burnout/
>>>
>>> Mike
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