[DeTomaso] DeTomaso stories

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/5/10 7 29 54, timepiecepr2 at yahoo.com writes:


> 
> The new issue (Feb. 2010) of Automobile has a nice story about the 
> Mangusta in it. 
> 
>>>Thanks for the tip, just picked it up.   Pretty flattering account, with 
only a few minor glitches in the story (for example, they label the ZF 
gearbox as 'fragile'--we all know it's expensive, but tough as nails!)


>  And Sports Car Market identified this Pantera as one of their "finds" - 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190361282930
> 
> I don't know anything about the Ebay car from SCM, but wanted to pass 
> along the info.
> 
>>>Seems like a very nice car, dramatically overpriced!   Supposedly 
there's a bid for $65K right now, although I wouldn't be surprised if that was a 
'chandelier bid' (or the electronic version of same).

Consider Tom's car that just sold.   That was a hell of a nice car, and I 
don't know what he got for it, but probably a fair bit less than the 'buy it 
now' price of $78K for this one!

Jim Willis in Houston has a 10K mile orange L-model wih 8 and 10-inch 
wheels that we're all trying to get him to NOT sell.   It's certainly the equal 
of this E-bay car in condition, perhaps even better, certainly more original, 
and probably half the price--realistic in other words.

Hopefull its merely academic because Jim will conclude that he doesn't 
*really* have to sell his Pantera and he'll hang onto it.   Fingers crossed!

Mike