[DeTomaso] The End of the Affair...

Tue Jun 9 14:26:34 EDT 2009

Well said.
Will
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From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: "Garth Rodericks" <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>; "scott black" <timepiecepr2 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The End of the Affair...


> Indeed a good read.
>
> I attend many car themed events, racing, concours, club shows, track days,
> etc.
>
> The coolest cars seemed to always be owned by the guy who seems least 
> likely
> to use them to their potential,
> whether that's accumulated wisdom or cowardice I have no idea, having
> realized that I'm becoming one of those guys day by day,
> I shall defer to accumulated wisdom.
>
> The older guys have no respect ( in general ) for the younger guys because
> the machines are so different, as if the clothes, language, earrings, 
> music
> and
> do dad add-ons weren't divisive enough.
>
> I bypassed a car show last Saturday for two reasons, it was close to my
> house and I took an advance look in my Magnum at the crowd to see if it 
> was
> worth getting the Pantera wet
> ( and cleaning it up again ) as it was raining off and on and projected to
> do the same all day long.  Seeing that it was a handful of "Tuner" cars 
> and
> the tattooed, rap listening, earring wearing crowd, pants dragging, foul
> mouthed crowd. I decided to go back home, Que up the Turkish Grand Prix
> Qualifying that I had set to be recorded earlier and watch it instead.
>
> It rained as predicted and I felt OK about not taking the car out.
>
> OR did I?
>
> I am still thinking about it aren't I?
>
> Was it really cleaning the car up, was it hanging out for hours with kids
> half my age, was it snobbery knowing that my Pantera was
> faster, better, cooler, etc.
>
> or perhaps was it the company in general, what do I possibly have in 
> common
> with those guys aside from my love of cars and driving them, isn't that
> enough?
>
> The answer that I have reconciled myself with is NO, that is not enough 
> and
> perhaps that's the same with many of you.
> Why we have a Pantera forum and not a general Car guy forum, we all have
> something in common the Pantera itself. I suggest that because of what we
> absolutely
> have in common, that by definition we have other things in common, the
> average age here must be at least 50, the household income is probably 
> above
> average,
> chances are most of you have kids, and are married ( or have been ), your
> careers have been decided or are at the tail end and winding down.
>
> I'd bet very few of us care about the stereo in the Pantera that much, 
> it's
> there, it might be nice, it might have nicer speakers, but it sure as hell
> isn't what made you buy the car.
>
> You don't have neon running lights, a DVD player in the dash or an 
> aquarium
> in the headrest.
>
> I have become the old man to some degree, those kids just don't get
> it,....same thing the old guys said about me 30 years ago.
> I wanted to go fast and they wanted to polish chrome and brass, now I 
> still
> want to go fast and the new kids want a Wii system and a DVD player
> on wheels for a mobile entertainment center.
>
> I have an entertainment center, it's called a house......
>
> It will always be about common values and spending time with like minded
> people, it all comes down to having those other things in common
> that draw us together.
>
> We have the Pantera and all that
> implies.........................................
>
> Michael in Savannah
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Garth Rodericks
> <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> I would concur with you Scott.  None the less, I thought it a good read.
>> Cheers!
>>
>> --- On Tue, 6/9/09, scott black <timepiecepr2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: scott black <timepiecepr2 at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The End of the Affair...
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com, "Garth Rodericks" <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 7:38 AM
>>
>>
>> I did not agree with his assessment, though many of his points are valid.
>> Just look at how kids love their cars.  It may not be the same cars that 
>> we
>> love, but they eat up 4 wheel fun.
>>
>> Anyone else want to weigh in here?
>>
>> Scott Black
>> TimePiece Public Relations
>> Dallas - Houston - New York
>> www.timepiecepr.com
>>
>>
>> --- On Mon, 6/1/09, Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
>> > Subject: [DeTomaso] The End of the Affair...
>> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> > Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 3:53 PM
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>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203771904574173401767415892.html
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