[DeTomaso] Guara for sale on Ebay

[Bill Lewis]

I was gonna keep my trap shut, but since Charles opened the door, here's my take:  if you take off the DeTomaso Guara badge - you got one ugly-looking car.  The other "ugly-looking" car that was on the forum several days ago, looked much better.  Handling/power, etc., is another complete matter.  The Guara makes the Aztec look like hour-one at the Dew Drop Inn. --Bill





> From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
> To: jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com; fresnofinches at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:07:29 +0100
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Guara for sale on Ebay
> 
> I'm with you John - the styling has never convinced me. There are certain
> angles that look quite good, but there are portions, the rear as you
> mention, that just don't do it for me. 
> 
> Mike Drew and I were handed the keys to the Guara demonstrator and the Guara
> Barchetta a few years ago to play with in the hills outside of Modena. The
> factory said "just bring it back when you are running low on gas..."
> 
> Gotta love it.
> 
> Anyway, they are fantastic handling cars. We drove probably a half hour
> going up and down a mountain, and it was all non-stop switchbacks. It was
> brutal on the brakes - blast out of the curve, 6000rpm in 2nd gear, then
> hard on the brakes. Swing around the curve and floor it again for a couple
> hundred feet, then slam on the brakes. Nothing but gas and brakes for a half
> hour non-stop. There wasn't the slightest hint of fade. 
> 
> The other thing I noticed is how nice the car sounded. I'd only heard them
> idling in parking lots and they sounded like any modern car - somewhat
> Honda-like. But when you are hard on the throttle it really sounded quite
> good!
> 
> Summary - great handling car. But based on the styling I'd rather have a
> Pantera Si in my garage over a Guara. 
> 
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
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> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de John Taphorn
> Enviado el: sábado, 20 de febrero de 2010 19:16
> Para: Larry Finch; detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Guara for sale on Ebay
> 
> The Guara strikes me a fun car.  I've never appreciated the design of the 
> rear bodywork.  However, I am impressed with the appearance of the 
> suspension and power train package.  This car looks to be an excellent 
> example.  I'd like to have it in my stable.
> 
> JT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:11 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Guara for sale on Ebay
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