[DeTomaso] Hagerty Article: "Pantera: Ripe for picking up, not picking on"

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Sean,

A succinct and accurate observation that speaks volumes. Well said, sir.

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


---- Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
> It really doesn't make sense. If your old $50,000 Ferrari needs a clutch
> job at 5000 miles, and it costs $4000 to do it, everyone is like "oh, of
> course". But if a Pantera overheated 30 years ago, somehow there's no
> fixin' it.
>
> It's all perception. If you haven't owned one, you just don't know.
>
> sean
>
> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:58 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > A good article and a better reply by Adam. Sadly, old first impressions die
> > hard. I recently had an e-mail conversation with Mike Spence of C & D, and
> > when I mentioned I had a Pantera, he said, "Pantera? Now there's a scary
> > car...." I said, "we'd owned ours for 30 years, with my wife doing half the
> > driving. We raced it, autocrossed it, street-drove it 60,000 miles and no
> > wrecks or damage yet. You really oughta try one again...". I doubt it
> > will
> > happen but I'll be sure to forward him Pat Hals' Classic LeMans results
> > next
> > summer. Cheers- J Deryke
> >
> >
> --
> Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
> '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
> "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
> "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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