[DeTomaso] A Thing of Beauty - My Fresh ZF

[Bill Lewis]

Tomas - when I did my google, one of the main replies was for the $430,000.00 Rolls Royce 2011 Drophead - I'll bet it has side windows.  LOL





> From: guson at home.se
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:05:26 +0200
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A Thing of Beauty - My Fresh ZF
> 
> After googling I see that drophead may also just be British English for a
> convertible or cabriolet car. The coupe part is that it's a two door body.
> 
> Tomas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Tomas Gunnarsson
> Sent: den 23 april 2011 22:57
> To: Bill Lewis; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A Thing of Beauty - My Fresh ZF
> 
> 
> I think it was a term used to distinguish between drop top cars with and
> without side windows etc which would make a drophead coupe more like a coupe
> with the top up than a roadster would be.
> 
> Tomas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Bill Lewis
> Sent: den 23 april 2011 22:25
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A Thing of Beauty - My Fresh ZF
> 
> 
> I've always wondered, and thanks to Google - What is a Drophead Coupe?  As
> far as I can tell, that is a fancy name for a convertible??????
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:06:44 -0700
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] A Thing of Beauty - My Fresh ZF
> >
> > Got my freshly rebuilt ZF home today, what a thing of beauty.
> >
> > Byron Sanborn, Vintage Racing Motors in Redmond Washington, bead-blasted
> the
> > entire case, so it looks brand new.   Probably won't paint it.  Fresh
> seals
> > and gaskets, four new syncros (courtesy of Dennis Quella) and a new (25K
> > miles used) ring and pinion.  Black painted end cap and side plates,
> > stainless acorns.  All in parts, labor and tax for $3K.
> >
> > That's a good deal less than I expected when I found out I needed a new
> ring
> > & pinion.  Can't wait to get it back in the car and head for Reno!
> >
> > As I was standing the shop getting the particulars of the ZF work, I'm
> > looking at a '74 BMW 2002 Turbo (yes, factory turbo) in racing trim with a
> > full flare kit and front air dam, a Facel Vega convertible, a '27 Bentley
> > 6.5 Litre drophead coupe, a '57 Jag D Type, a '57 Ferrari Testa Rosa, and
> an
> > early '60's Lotus mid-engine Formula 1 car, all in various states of
> loving
> > attention.  My ZF mechanic says he just finished restoring his own Turbo
> > 2002: wanted one ever since he took driving lessons at the 'Ring in
> Germany
> > in one in '76.  This fellow cut his ZF chops as mechanic for the BMW M1
> > Racing team in the '80's.  This shop is in the heart of Microsoft
> > money-land, and they are doing just fine, thank you very much.  We're
> lucky
> > to have Byron to help us out as you couldn't meet a nicer guy.
> >
> > Mike Thomas
> > Panteras Northwest
> > Yellow 74 L #6328
> >
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