[DeTomaso] My Pantera--day 1

Dave McManus dave at damardirect.com
Thu Feb 3 10:27:44 EST 2011


Mike, I just noticed the photo was taken in Spain ROTA (LERT) Dec 09, 2010. 
IndyDave

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave McManus [mailto:dave at damardirect.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 10:23 AM
To: 'MikeLDrew at aol.com'; 'julian_kift at hotmail.com'; 'detomaso at realbig.com'
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] My Pantera--day 1

Mike, not many can claim this as "their other vehicle". 
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Air/Lockheed-C-5B-Galaxy/1856416/L/&sid
=9bb882f0d8deeeb553e209eee6208e3b

I don't think your lack of license, at an early age, slowed you down, not a
bit.
IndyDave

-----Original Message-----
From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 11:04 AM
To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] My Pantera--day 1


In a message dated 2/2/11 7 55 56, julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:


> Well apart from the grainy nature of the photo I reckon that picture 
> could have been taken yesterday, you really don't look a day
different.....
> 
>>>I've been rather fortunate in that regard!
>  
> Wait 1989 and you didn't have a driving license?
> 

Right.   I had less than zero interest in cars when I was growing up 
(shocking to consider now) and I adamently refused to get a license when I
was in 
high school, because then my parents insurance would have gone up and I 
would have been expected to pay it!

I got a motorcycle-only license when I began riding at the age of 20.   But 
I had still never really driven a car, until I finally broke down and 
acknowledged that having a car would probably be a good thing.   So, I got a

Pantera!   After I bought it, my girlfriend at the time took me to an open 
parking lot in a Datsun B-210 Sundowner (remember those?) and I learned how
to 
drive a stick shift car.   Then I went back to LA and picked up the Pantera
I 
had arranged to buy a few weeks earlier, and the rest was history. :>)

Mike





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