[DeTomaso] Convention ideas

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I think that would be a Hoot!

Asa Jay

Quoting LEVITT1946 at aol.com:

> Lets all meet in Dallas Tx for the Texas State Fair end of September or
> early October . East coast(nyc) is approximately 1547 miles and west  coast
> (LA) is approximately 1435 miles. The city has great food,great  hotels ....
> Very large state fair where we could probably make arrangements to  show all
> of our cars and have fun at the fair and whatever else.
>
> My longest drive in my car has been from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to Sedona
>  ,Az to Santa Fe ,NM to Dallas ,Tx to Houston, Tx to New Orleans,To Orlando
> Fl  ....Had woman fall asleep at the wheel while i was driving 70 mph and
> she rear  ended us at about 90 to 100 mph. Repaired the car in two hours and
> drove to  Miami Beach ,Fl. and arrived before 135 other cars in the
> Gumball3000 Then drove  back to Sanford, Fl  and took the auto train  
>  to Lorton , Va.
> .Drove direct  to NYC and then finally to Long Island . Approximately 4000
> plus miles. We  averaged 90 to 100 mph across the USA and the car was
> absolutely flawless.
>
> Now the car is in restoration due to accident and I should have the car in
> 2 weeks.
>
> Few problems on the drive ;
>
> Hot as hell in the desert(130 degrees inside car ) Air conditioning was
> repaired by the Space City Houston Pantera Club. First time we had air
> conditioning .
>
> Headliner blew out somewhere in Louisiana
>
> Headlights came up but did not light....Fixed by Ralph Granchelli in Sedona
>  Az. You can see it on you tube under gumball3000 sedona
> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRYPF5XUjaY_   
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRYPF5XUjaY)
>
> Check out the links:
> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDg2EzokF60_
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDg2EzokF60)
>
> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Xw_QzyNo4&NR=1_
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Xw_QzyNo4&NR=1)
>
> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znAh1ZOanYU_
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znAh1ZOanYU)
>
>
> Robert
> Gumball3000 #56
> Team Pantera Racing #3196
>
>
> In a message dated 8/20/2010 2:09:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> b.hower3400 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
>
> --- On Fri, 8/20/10, fastgrandma at aol.com  <fastgrandma at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: fastgrandma at aol.com  <fastgrandma at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Convention ideas
> To:  fresnofinches at aol.com, detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Friday, August 20, 2010,  5:15 PM
>
>
> 2511???????
>
>
> Judy
>
>
> My first drive in  2511 was 510 miles
>
>
>
>
> Yes, it is too bad there isn't a large  club in the Midwest to host the FR
> event, as that would make it about the same  distance for all coasts to
> attend.
>
> I just drove #3400 ( with  a very poorly working A/C ) 400 miles to SORC,
> ran three trips over the  SORC 55 mile route, then the 55 mile event and
> another 370 miles home. NO  trailer, no jack, just as mentioned by someone
> earlier, a credit card and  a phone. Had she been able to pull   
> herself out of my
> shop at FR time, we  would have been in Reno.
>
> Bud 3400
>
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: fresnofinches at aol.com
> To:  detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 10:40 pm
> Subject:  [DeTomaso] Convention ideas
>
>
>
> I seem to see a recurring  theme:
>
> It (fill in the blank) is too far from (fill in the blank).
>
> Would your local Starbucks be close enough?
>
> Slackeritis is  alive and well in Pantera Land.
>
> Tony Harvey must be rolling in his  grave.
>
> My first drive in 2511 was 510 miles - Medford to Fresno - in  one day.
> More than some of you guys have done in ten years.
>
> DRIVE  IT!!...........or sell it to someone who will use it for what it was
>
> intended.
>
> Rant over. Flame suit  on.
>
> Larry
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