[DeTomaso] My 7 year anniversary

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Thanks for sharing, I'm a couple of years behind you and couldn't agree more
with you.  I never anticipated the group of fellow owners and that has been
an unexpected bonus in the ownership experience, one that would be
priceless.

Here's to 7 more years and another 35,000 miles!

Michael Shortt
#1660

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Christopher Kimball
<chrisvkimball at msn.com>wrote:

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> I couldn't agree more!
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> Even though I've had some, um, interesting adventures with my Pantera, is
> really is a blast.  It seems as if (knock on wood) things are working well
> now, and it runs and sounds great (and to Mike Drew's chagrin, the cruise
> control if fantastic!)
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> The Pantera club is fantastic.
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> Sincerely,
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> Chris
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> > From: fresnofinches at aol.com
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:02:49 -0800
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] My 7 year anniversary
>  >
> > On November 16, 2002, I purchased 2511.
> >
> > I had located it on eBay where it had a reserve of $50K and had no
> > bids. Luckily for me, it was in Medford, Oregon where Paul Rimov had
> > just finished his meticulous Euro GTS restoration. After verifying
> > with Rai at Quella's shop that 2511 had indeed received a full bare-
> > metal restoration in the late 90's, a trip to Medford where Paul and I
> > did a full driving and up-on-a-lift inspection, and several months of
> > price bickering, I drove 2511 home on 11-17-02.
> >
> > My maiden voyage in 2511 was 510 miles home to Fresno, in one day.
> >
> > Since then, I've attended Fun Rallys, Monterey Weekends, numerous PCNC
> > meetings and events, numerous foothill driving jaunts (including the
> > famous off-road adventure that resulted in 15 months of down-time
> > while repairs were made), and many weekend trips with my wife.
> >
> > 2511 has never left me stranded, has always performed flawlessly and
> > is still the awesome experience I had dreamed of for three decades.
> >
> > In the 69 months of available driving time, I've put 35,990 miles on
> > the odometer - an average of over 500 miles each month.
> >
> > But the best unexpected bonus of owning a Pantera has been the
> > fellowship of the rest of the De Tomaso Family. Truly an amazing
> > eclectic collection of people, all united in our common love for an
> > uncommon car.
> >
> > Thanks guys, and gals.
> >
> > May your years of ownership continue to be as great as mine have been.
> >
> > Larry
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