[DeTomaso] response of Hemmings to my email

[pantdino at aol.com]

FYI
Makes you wonder why they have him do roadtests of sportscars, no?

Jim





-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Fitzgerald <cfitzgerald at hemmings.com>
To: pantdino at aol.com
Sent: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 5:21 am
Subject: RE: distance from door panel to console in De Tomaso


Thanks Jim.
 
Koch is enormous. He'd have trouble fitting behind the wheel of a King Ranch F250. I'm not sure why I don't strike that out every time I read it. 
 
Craig


From: pantdino at aol.com [mailto:pantdino at aol.com] 
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 4:57 PM
To: Craig Fitzgerald
Subject: distance from door panel to console in De Tomaso




Dear Sirs,
Thank you for the generally complimentary article on the De Tomaso Pantera, a car which I feel is one of the great bargains in the collector car world.

However, in the interest of accuracy I feel the need to address two issues:

1) In regards to the driver being “wedged between the console and door panel,” I would like to compare that distance to some other vehicles:
Pantera = 24”, 2004 Toyota Highlander Limited = 24”, 1995 3 series BMW = 23.5”, 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo = 22.5”

2) In regards to the 3 pedals being as wide as two feet, the pedals measure 10.5” across.

Perhaps knowing these numbers would help your readers to reach their own conclusions on these matters.

Thank you for the great magazine and keep up the good work!

Jim Oddie
Cerritos, CA