[DeTomaso] Tom Tjaarda's Other Work

[Richard Greenblum]

I toured the factory in 1995 and one section of the main de Tomaso building
was dedicated to design of Benelli motorcycles.  They let me peek in the
door.  It was my understanding that de Tomaso owned the motorcycle company
at that time.

Richard
Austin, TX



From:  <detomasoregistry at gmail.com>
Date:  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:57:58 -0700
To:  deTomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com>
Subject:  Re: [DeTomaso] Tom Tjaarda's Other Work

While I was chatting with Tom at Concorso, someone else asked about the
number of cars he
designed or was involved with, and his answer was maybe between 70-80!!!

Does anyone have a list of cars that received his touch?

Chuck


Just wondering as some Benelli bikes were designed by Ghia during de Tomaso
ownership in
the 70s.

I spent time talking with Tom about his other work but didn't realize that
he may have
been involved with the bikes also.

LS

 



"But the people who said that the 289 (Cobra) wasn't a good handling car
didn't know what
they were talking about. Compared to what?. That FIA Cobra handled like a
dream -- and was
fast too." -- Dan Gurney


________________________________
From: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: lashdeep at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tom Tjaarda's Other Work



In a message dated 9/8/11 10 09 38, lashdeep at yahoo.com writes:



What involvement, if any, did he have with the styling of Benelli
motorcycles?
> 

As far as I know he never did any motorcycle work?

Mike
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