[DeTomaso] The thrashed Pandora is back home.

Fri Jul 10 22:37:58 EDT 2009

Thanks, Mike!

I don't mind #3846 being called a Chris Craft, as long as it's understood it's a hyrdro...

Sincerely,

Chris

PS:  The body shop called, and due to the extent of the damage, the insurance company is sending out an appraiser next week.

> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; wkooiman at earthlink.net; kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] The thrashed Pandora is back home.
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:23:57 -0700
> 
> I speak for all in the Panteras Northwest community and the POCA community
> at large in heaving the collective sigh of relief that your Pantera is home
> safely and eager to be put back to rights.
> 
> First order of business here, and I take personal responsibility for this,
> is to officially decommission the name "Pandora" from our vocabulary.  Seems
> that was an terribly unlucky moniker which I gave her while she was having
> some frame work done: it isn't enough that the car is green (if you
> prescribe to those superstitions).  So whatever we call her from now on,
> that old name is DEAD!
> 
> Long live Chris' Craft!  (hey, the Corvette was named after a boat . . .)
>  
> Mike Thomas
> Pres, Panteras Northwest
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:44 PM
> To: wkooiman at earthlink.net; kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com; Pantera List
> Serve
> Subject: [DeTomaso] The thrashed Pandora is back home.
> 
> 
> Well, I just got back from picking up my car from the mechanics shop.  Vince
> and Don, a couple of great guys, brought Don's truck and flatbed trailer to
> the shop and we loaded it up.
> 
> The good news is the Pantera drove on to the trailer under it's own power.
> The bad news is, somehow the mechanic totally jammed the rear deck down on
> something, bending the top of the deck (where it meets the roof), causing
> dimples along that same portion, where the hinges attach, chipping the paint
> all along the leading edge and the corresponding roof line, and rippling the
> roof a little, too, where the deck lid was forced against it.
> 
> The deck hinges are tweaked out of alignment, the license-plate light is
> sitting in the passenger foot-well, along with the frozen rear deck lid lock
> and some other miscellaneous bolts.  The rear deck lid shocks are laying in
> the engine bay, unconnected to the deck lid, the shifter needs adjusting,
> the air filter and cover are sitting next to the other parts on the floor,
> and there are numerous paint chips along the back edge of the engine bay,
> just about the "Pantera" script.
> 
> Who knows what else I'll find upon closer inspection.
> 
> The mechanic said he had talked to Dale (the engine builder) about the
> situation, and that things would be "taken care of."  He said he already had
> a body shop friend of his come by and give him an estimate of what he thinks
> it will cost to repair the damage, although, he said he figured "I'd
> probably want to use someone I knew and had used before."  At this point,
> would that even be a question???  I'm afraid to think of what the difference
> will be between what his friend thinks the repairs will cost and what the
> actual cost will be.
> 
> I don't think either of them have any idea what this is really going to cost
> to repair.  Un-warping that deck lid will probably cost $1000 or more, let
> alone all the paintwork that will be necessary, not to mention un-springing
> the hinges.
> 
> Tomorrow morning I'm going to drive it to a nearby body shop where the guys
> have worked on my cars before, including Pandora.  They are really good--not
> cheap--but really good.
> 
> I'll let you all know what the final bill turns out to be.
> 
> Once again, thanks to all of you who offered help and support, it means a
> lot.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Chris
> "Afflicted, but not crushed, confused, but not despairing" #3846
> 
> 
> 
> > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:13:43 -0500
> > From: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> > To: kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] pandora
> > 
> > I agree.  We've all aged on this one.
> > 
> > Chris - you don't need a lawyer.  You need your car home, and then a beer,
> and then another, and then a good mechanic/body-man to make it right.  The
> more time you spend on this guy, the angrier you'll get.
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: Kerry Maguire <kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com>
> > >Sent: Jul 9, 2009 10:56 PM
> > >To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > >Subject: [DeTomaso]  pandora
> > >
> > >I wish you the best of luck Chris. I cannot wait for this movie to end.
> > > 
> > >Regards,
> > > 
> > >Kerry M. Maguire
> > > 
> > >Funny you should ask.  I got the same inquiry from Mike, our PNW
> President just a few minutes ago, and at that same moment I also got an
> interesting phone call romthe mechanic.  
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >Here's the note I just sent to some of my fellow PNW members:
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > >I just got a call from the mechanic.  He said he's "done" with my car.
> But "done" doesn't mean finished back to the way it should be.  It means he
> isn't going to work on it anymore and wants me to come and get it.
> > > 
> > >He said he ran it for a couple of hours and he says he's confident I can
> drive it home.  However:
> > > 
> > >1) he couldn't get the rear deck to line up and he has chipped the paint.
> > > 
> > >2) he couldn't get the rear deck shocks to mount correctly, so they are
> laying in a box with a bunch of other parts.
> > > 
> > >3) the rear deck lock is still messed up and not even mounted to the rear
> deck.  For the trip home the rear deck will be held down with a bungee cord.
> > > 
> > >And who knows how many other things are screwed up.
> > > 
> > >I told him I'd come and get it tonight or tomorrow afternoon.
> > > 
> > >Is there anyone who might be available to help me go get it and be a
> witness to this mess? (and who has a good camera)  I'll be on the road for
> the next couple of hours, then in a meeting from 3:30 to 4:30, then
> available again on my cell: 253-232-2321.  If the cell battery dies, call my
> home at 253-566-5903.  Any help would be greatly appreciated, I know it's a
> sacrifice on a weeknight.
> > > 
> > >I see a lawyer in my future.
> > > 
> > >Sincerely,
> > > 
> > > 
> > >Chris
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