[DeTomaso] Work length

[Kirby Schrader]

Well....

1) I'm too easy and didn't push hard enough
2) I was in Brunei for 5 years, so couldn't drive it anyway
3) Add your own reason for me being too stupid?

I like Dennis' work. He restored my car the first time when I was  
overseas.
Hell, I've been overseas most of my life!
It was like driving a new car when I picked it up.
Anyway, we became good friends and I still consider that to be the case.

Then go back to reason 1 above...

I know it doesn't make sense, but that's the story and I'm sticking to  
it.
:-)

Kirby


On 15 May 2009, at 10:27 PM, Curt Hall wrote:

> Without know all the details, why would anyone put up with any shop  
> taking so long to do a repair???
>
> --- On Fri, 5/15/09, Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Work length
> To: "List List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 5:24 PM
>
> Well, actually.... it sat at Gray's place for a couple of years, I
> think... waiting on Quella to finish Gray's racecar.
> Then, it sat at Quella's place since then. I haven't driven my car
> since March 2002.... I have touched it a couple of time since then.
>
> However, I can happily report that things ARE happening! DQ called me
> today!
> The rear deck is repaired. The early, no rib deck lid is AOK now.
> OK, Mike.... yes, yes, yes... it has a cutout for the EFI.... Don't
> rail on me about that AGAIN.
>
> The rusty places are repaired. The holes where an antenna used to be
> are patched. The driver's door now shuts nicely (which it NEVER did)
> and the car should be in primer by next week.
>
> Scope of work was to fix the rust and cracks accumulated over 20 years
> of driving it as an everyday driver and weekends at the track. I think
> most people that know me would agree that I did not baby my
> Pantera.... It has had a pretty tough life since I got it.
>
> Oh, and put the engine back together after I burnt a piston at TWS in
> March 2002... the last time I drove it. Engine has been back together
> and dyno'd now for almost two years, I think. It was originally going
> to go into my GT40 and a 427 Windsor into the Pantera, but certain
> individuals pointed out that I was a flaming idiot and made me see the
> light. The 427 is in the GT40 and the Pantera will get its Cleveland
> back 'real soon now'.
>
> The rest of the car is OK. Just needed a paint job after the rust
> repair.
>
> Maybe.... Just maybe.... I'll drive it again this year!
>
> There ya' go, Mike. All the details.
>
> Kirby
>
>
> On 15 May 2009, at 3:57 PM, mikeldrew at aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >> 1992dash at cox.net wrote:
> >>> Who has had their Pantera in a professional shop the longest in
> >>> any one
> >> period of time?  What was the scope of the work?.
> >>
> > I think Kirby's car has been sitting at Dennis Quella's shop for
> 5-7
> > years
> > and nothing has been done yet?   I'm sure that has to be some kind
> > of record
> > for a customer who's willing and able to pay for the work.
> >
> > Kirby?
> >
> > (There are some deadbeats who bring their cars to somebody to have
> > work
> > done, then run out of money, so the thing just sits there for ages  
> and
> > ages--Roger Brotton has had a Jaguar in his shop for someting
> > approaching 20 years I
> > think???)
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
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