[DeTomaso] TOM TJAARDA'S FLIGHT TO C I.

Thu Jul 28 09:35:00 EDT 2011

If you got $30 from each person like AsaJay proposed and got 50 people to donate, that would be $1500 which should cover it. Sorry to hear about your divorce. BTDT 3 times which is why i don't have the nice cars that you do. I won't bew there but would be willing to contribute for the sake of those that go if you can get this off the ground.
Greg Landwehr

--- On Wed, 7/27/11, zumzum <zumzum at cox.net> wrote:

> From: zumzum <zumzum at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] TOM TJAARDA'S FLIGHT TO C I.
> To: "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>, detomaso at realbig.com, detomasoregistry at gmail.com, deTomasoCars at comcast.net
> Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 11:43 PM
>   Thank you Asa Jay for your
> question and desire to get Tom where he should be. Without
> his design, no telling what the Pantera would look like or
> maybe it would not have been created at all due the crazed
> and exotic moments of Alejandro de Tomaso.
>  Yes, I do have a PayPal account. You all know what a high
> end room and a rent car cost for four days. That is already
> covered.  My wife and I divorced last week and now more
> than ever I see the true value of my world wide friends and
> the love that bonds us together with our family, friends,
> work, cars and life. Oops, too sappy.
>  Let's get Tom there.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Jeff Cobb, Sent from my iPad
> ________________
> On Jul 27, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > What is the best way to donate?  Do you
> have  PayPal account or something set up?  You may
> want to advertise that... unless I missed it.
> > 
> > I can't be there.  It would be nearly that much
> for -me- to fly from here to the event and stay in a
> hotel.  But I might be able to offer up $30 to help Tom
> get here if others play along.  I do think it would be
> a shame if he didn't make it.
> > 
> > Asa Jay
> > 
> > Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> > &  Shelley Marie
> > Spokane, WA
> > ******************************
> > http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> > http://www.teampanteraracing.com
> > http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
> > 
> > 
> > On 7/27/2011 7:57 PM, zumzum at cox.net
> wrote:
> >> Hello de Tomaso owners,
> >> 
> >>   I write to you as a group to see
> if there is a real interest in having Tom Tjaarda be present
> at Concorso Italiano for the 40th anniversary of your marque
> next month? We all enjoy and speak to everyone about how we
> love our de Tomasos and Tom was the designer as you all
> know. Tom and I exchanged emails last week on his 76th
> birthday, he seemed rather disappointed about not being
> treated as a guest to C I for the get together of the great
> cars he created. Here is a part of his letter to me this
> past week.
> >> 
> >> "Unfortunately Jeff, I will not be able to come
> this summer to Pebble Beach. This year the Pantera club will
> be celebrating the 40th year of the Pantera and in fact
> Concorso Italiano asked me to come over for the event. 
> But for me it is just too expensive considering air fare,
> hotels and rent car for the four day weekend.  The
> organizer of the Concorso Italiano event tried to get a
> sponsor but was unable to work that out. The Pantera club
> had the same problem so this year I am staying in Torino. It
> is rather ironic that in September in Japan they will be
> having a big Pantera event and have invited me to attend
> with all expenses paid. I even told them that tourist class
> was fine but they insisted on business class.
> >> Have a nice summer Jeff and sorry to have to miss
> the event in Monterey. I always looked forward to the Pebble
> Beach weekend but this year I will just have to plan other
> things.
> >>  All the best to you and always keep in
> touch.
> >>  Tom "
> >> 
> >>   Well group of de Tomaso owners, I
> and I hope you all would like to see Tom at C I and Pebble
> where he belongs. So I wrote him back Sunday and offered him
> a room in a beautiful home on four
> acres   www.casaborondamonterey.com/ 
>   that I rent each summer in Monterey and a rent car. I
> would pay for both. He was grand enough to fly in from Italy
> twice to be present in my car show/cancer fundraiser 
> www.liveoakconcours.org/index.html  and I owe him this
> gratitude. He never accepted payment and I just paid all his
> cost and treated him like a king. Tom, Piero Rivolta with my
> family and friends had dinner together the night of Live Oak
> Concours show, truly amazing stories came out about
> deTomaso, Enzo, Bizzarrini, Lamborghini and Italian car
> designing and fighting in the 60's and 70's and their
> experiences. True stories from men who were there. My wife
> and I had dinner last Pebble show with Peter and Gayle
> Brock. I was astounded and happy during dinner when Peter
> stated that Tom wa
> >>  s his mentor of design and that he was
> grateful for the cars Tom created. Whow!
> >> 
> >>   This is a hopeful letter to the
> de Tomaso owners for them to sponsor Tom's flight to the
> Pebble Beach weekend. We would feel honored to have him
> there so we could thank him for our fine cars designs. The
> plane may cost $1500. so if 50 members each put up $30., Tom
> would fly over. Now that is cool and I think the right thing
> to do. I spent $84. on dinner two hours ago and I can tell
> you that there are no fond memories or Italian car history
> or design lessons. You guys get him here and I will take
> care of his car and home, very simple.
> >> 
> >>   So all, please think about and
> hopefully act upon this as soon as possible. On the de
> Tomaso's 50th anniversary, Tom will be 86 years old.
> >> 
> >>  Thanks to you all for reading this and call
> or mail me if a question comes up,
> >> 
> >> Jeff Cobb
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> >> zumzum at cox.net
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