[DeTomaso] High $ Car on ebay, no reserve this time

[John Taphorn]

Whoa, what's this? Formula Atlantic.  You stud, tell us more!  Whose 
chassis?

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "j g" <notstock at yahoo.com>
To: <bjbstewart at yahoo.com>; "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at realbig.com>; 
<kenn_green at yahoo.com>; "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] High $ Car on ebay, no reserve this time


> the owner is not necessarly the listing agent. the lister is a antique car 
> shop here in the dallas area .
> The car as i understand it was aquired by the owner through some sort of 
> trade deal involving something like real estate or other property . So not 
> that i am an expert on the whole deal involving the car , i do not believe 
> that the current owner has what you believe invested in it . The current 
> owner is a mazda rotary spec RX7 racer and that is how i got involved 
> since , i race formula atlantics and build and run 13b motors as well as 
> cosworths and such mainly with motec and electromotive efi systems so 
> friends of friends of friends sent him my way . He is a pretty good guy , 
> but his wife hates his cars.
>
> jg
>
>
> --- On Wed, 1/13/10, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
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> From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] High $ Car on ebay, no reserve this time
> To: bjbstewart at yahoo.com, notstock at yahoo.com, "De Tomaso List" 
> <detomaso at realbig.com>, kenn_green at yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 5:28 PM
>
>
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> Well its over $40K already and over 6 days to go. It has been listed a few 
> time previously with reserve, but Ebay is keen to delete previous listings 
> these days. Anyone recall what the bidding reached, although I appreciate 
> that may not be an indication as with reserve auctions their are way too 
> many people with time on their hands that play games of seeing who can bid 
> it up to $1 under reserve, with no intent of every going over reserve.
>
> The seller currently has 3 pages of listed items so either Ebay is a 
> business or he is divesting of a bunch of stuff.
>
> Julian
>
>> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:09:43 -0800
>> From: bjbstewart at yahoo.com
>> To: notstock at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com; kenn_green at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] High $ Car on ebay, no reserve this time
>>
>> I'd be surprised to see it go for that little unless the seller REALLY 
>> needs the $$. There has apparently been over $100k invested, I'd think it 
>> wouldn't go for much less than $60k, no?
>>
>> at $40k i'd almost be willing to buy it for the fun of driving 800+ hp!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: j g <notstock at yahoo.com>
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com; Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 2:37:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] High $ Car on ebay, no reserve this time
>>
>> I know this car , and the owner . the car is emaculate but has had some 
>> issues with efi mapping in the past specifically in the lower rpm and 
>> intermediate transition to boost area.
>> In addition a rocker arm support(stud) on one side of the motor broke and 
>> was repaired, that is how i know the car as the owner had me look at it 
>> to estimate what was wrong a couple of years ago.
>> Great car for someone who has some green to drop because i don't think it 
>> will go much below 40k .
>>
>> jg
>>
>> --- On Wed, 1/13/10, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] High $ Car on ebay, no reserve this time
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 2:37 PM
>>
>>
>> If you like what they did, probably a GREAT deal
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-Pantera-1972-DeTomaso-Pantera-Twin-Turbo-800-hp-VERY-FAST_W0QQitemZ200427719290
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