[DeTomaso] The Car Show

Bill Lewis lotus0005 at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 16 15:14:13 EDT 2011


And, the looky-see glass pane in the back of some Lambos is OK - RIGHT!!!!  But, he may have a point about the Honda-esque wings.  And, all the Greenwood-Effects on Corvettes suck too!



> From: tipo874a at msn.com
> To: michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:41:57 -0700
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
> 
> 
> ...........................Yeahh   !  What you said !!!!!!!!!  To each his own................... 
> 
> > From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
> > Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:19:25 -0400
> > To: peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net
> > CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
> > 
> > Well, no offense to some, Love the car and agree to a point, but just for my
> > own taste for my own car.
> > 
> > I like the look of a proper GT5 car, but only if I had two Pantera would
> > that be my choice.
> > 
> > The fastest Pantera ( 234 mph ) doesn't have wings or flares. They slow the
> > car down with additional drag.
> > 
> > The great thing about the car is that you can change them to match your
> > personality or desires.
> > 
> > Just like some of you like blondes, redheads or brunettes, each to his own.
> > 
> > Find a parking lot full of F-Cars and they all look the same except for the
> > dude who brought the blue one.
> > 
> > I blacked out my dogbone air cleaner because I didn't want it drawing the
> > viewer's eye into the hole back there,
> > the most beautiful angle on the car IMHO is the rear 3/4 view, nothing
> > should ruin it.
> > 
> > 
> > Michael Shortt
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Peter Kovacs
> > <peter-kovacs at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> > 
> > > They were discussing the return of the Pantera with the ZR-1 engine.
> > > Thought it was a goods thing. I believe the remarks in question were...
> > >
> > > 'Love the car, hate the people who love the car' because they triple
> > > chrome plate the engines and put on big wings. I guess they saw Bob's car
> > > somewhere. In show biz, there is no such thing as negative attention, right?
> > > I was amused but not offended. Stung a little but happy with it overall.
> > >
> > > How about the rest of you?
> > >
> > > *Peter Kovacs*
> > > *209 345-6708 *
> > > *209 436-2000 fx*
> > >
> > > *From:* "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> > > *To:* cengles at cox.net; DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
> > > *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2011 8:51 AM
> > > *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] The Car Show
> > >
> > > *The Car Show* Gets Low Ratings
> > >
> > > By <http://www.insideline.com/staff/email-disclaimer.html>Lee
> > > Pray<http://www.insideline.com/about/authors/lee-pray.html>,
> > > Correspondent | Published Jul 22, 2011
> > > Poor So-So Pretty Good Good Excellent
> > >
> > > - Poor
> > > - So-So
> > > - Pretty Good
> > > - Good
> > > - Excellent
> > >
> > > 12 Ratings
> > >
> > > Comments (34)
> > > *Just the Facts:
> > >
> > > - Speed's The Car Show debuted last week to a modest audience.
> > > - Modest though it was, it's still not bad for the channel.
> > > - Mike Magrath<
> > > http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/07/the-car-show-episode-2-teaser-brian-johnson-girls-driving-stick-and-a-ferrari.html
> > > >
> > > is
> > > not the only person who tuned in.
> > >
> > > *
> > >
> > > *SOUTH BEND, Indiana* — Speed's *The Car Show* aired its second episode
> > > this
> > > week and that begs the question: Is anyone watching? Well, yes. But not so
> > > many people that they shouldn't be on a first-name basis with one another.
> > >
> > > Because Speed's audience is specialized (read "small") our usual sources
> > > for
> > > ratings information like TVByTheNumbers.com don't cover the cable channel.
> > > So instead *Inside Line* called Matt Edmonds, vice president of marketing
> > > at
> > > The Tire Rack, whose company has been supporting the show. Edmonds in turn
> > > referred us to The Richards Group, which does much of the media buying (air
> > > time and the like) for The Tire Rack. And The Richards Group gave us the
> > > numbers they got from the Nielsen Company. So here they are:
> > >
> > > Total Households: 249,000
> > > Men 25-54: 87,000
> > >
> > > Keep in mind that Speed is, in the words of Adam Carolla, "deep cable" and
> > > isn't carried as part of many basic cable packages. Nowhere near as many
> > > as,
> > > say, History, which carries the U.S. version of*Top Gear*. For instance, *
> > > Pinks*, the show that ran before *The Car Show*, only pulled in about 5
> > > percent more male viewers ages 25-54. And *Speed Makers*, the show that was
> > > in *The Car Show's* time slot the week before, attracted about 5 percent
> > > fewer male viewers 25-54.
> > >
> > > America's *Top Gear*
> > > premiered<http://www.insideline.com/features/review-top-gear-usa.html>
> > > to
> > > an audience of about 1.9 million last year. So the first episode of *The
> > > Car
> > > Show* attracted between 1/7th and 1/8th that number of eyeballs. Yes, many
> > > YouTube videos get more views.
> > >
> > > But all this needs to be kept in perspective. "For a show that's just
> > > starting on that channel," said The Tire Rack's Edmonds, "it's a
> > > respectable
> > > start."
> > >
> > > *Inside Line says:* It's going to be awhile before *The Car Show* attracts
> > > the critical mass for it to be an important part of America's automotive
> > > culture.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:47 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
> > > michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Keep in mind, it's Adam Corolla, failed side kick and Datsun Z Car lover.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:44 AM, <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> Dear Nancy,
> > > >>
> > > >> 1) It is good to "see" you back on the Forum
> > > >> 2) Correct, I don't watch TV
> > > >> 3) So what unpleasant truth did Adam Corolla express about Pantera
> > > owners?
> > > >> 4) I have a feeling that this topic may certainly stimulate the
> > > >> Forum.......
> > > >>
> > > >> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> ---- "gonancy at juno.com" <gonancy at juno.com> wrote:
> > > >> > Did everyone on the forum choose to ignore what Adam Corolla said
> > > about
> > > >> Pantera Owners on his show (The Car Show) this passed Wednesday or don't
> > > you
> > > >> guys watch TV.
> > > >> > I figured there would be flaming emails for days.
> > > >> > Well I thought his remarks were like being told something that you
> > > don't
> > > >> want to hear but know to be true.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Go Nancy
> > > >> > Glad someone finally said it.
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