[DeTomaso] sacrificial Panteras

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/9/10 15 20 57, teampantera at yahoo.com writes:


> Not likely....I owned a '69 Jag E-type before I bought the Pantera....it 
> was 'the' car that I had wanted since it was first introduced in 
> 1961....but by the early 70's guys were throwing SB chevy engines in them and the 
> ultimate insult was watching the original 'Vanishing Point' where they crashed 
> one....It was pretty clear it was not a Jag that had been restored but it 
> was painful to watch it crash....when I bought the Pantera in '85 I was 
> thinking "oh what a great idea...Italian styling and Ford power" LOL 
> 

...and don't forget "The Italian Job".   Not the stupid Marky Mark remake, 
but the original.   In the opening scenes, they crash a Lamborghini Miura.

It was actually a show car, with no drivetrain, but still...it was pushed 
over the side of the cliff, and it actually stayed in the bottom of the 
canyon for years.

Mike