[DeTomaso] Interesting Videos

[PaulR]

Thanks for the link, Mike. I think when I had my car this was by far my 
favorite stage, a body in white as Rick Mosley used to say, and the stage I 
miss the most about having a P-car.


Paul P-carless in Medford




-----Original Message----- 
From: Curt Hall
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 11:15 PM
To: mbefthomas at comcast.net ; rfmccall at comcast.net ; detomaso at realbig.com ; 
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The video is great!  Beautiful work, just wondering what the final cost of a 
Gr4 clone would be?

Broke in California


--- On Mon, 10/3/11, MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:


From: MikeLDrew at aol.com <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Interesting Videos
To: mbefthomas at comcast.net, rfmccall at comcast.net, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Monday, October 3, 2011, 5:19 PM



In a message dated 10/3/11 6 08 14, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:


> These guys sure like to drill holes in stuff . . .
>
>>>They are converting a normal Pantera to a perfect replica of a factory
Gr4 car, which involves making all new chassis pieces and replacing the
originals, one at a time.   It's an enormous undertaking.   Those holes 
aren't
drilled, they're pressed and radiused, just as with the original.
>
> >Nice shop, any idea who/where it is?
>
>>>Sure, it says right there, in the description of the video:
Restoration by Reiben Cars Swiss.   They do high-end restoration work on 
European
sports cars, mostly.

http://www.riebencars.com/index.php

They are located near Zurich, I think.

> > I believe that's a Facel Vega the guy
> is filing on in the first video.
>
Good eye!

The Pantera, by the way, is owned by Rene Killer, a very well-known De
Tomaso collector and enthusiast.   He also owns that stunning yellow 
Vallelunga
that some of you may have seen in photos; he has a bunch of other De Tomaso
cars as well, including single-seat racers, Mangusta, etc. etc.

This Pantera is in the registry, although I can't remember the VIN?   To
his credit, Rene is not trying to create a fake Gr4 car and pass it off as a
real one; he's documenting the conversion and will be very public about its
provenance when it's done.

Mike



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