[DeTomaso] Restoration

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/6/12 13 05 58, dgrobinson2000 at gmail.com writes:


> Where is the best place in the US to have a total restoration done on 
> a Mangusta?
> Concerns are quality, price, and speed of completion.
> Thanks for any and all info.
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> 

Given that they have so little in common with a Pantera, I certainly 
wouldn't feel compelled to take it to a Pantera expert.   Unfortunately, Mangusta 
experts are pretty thin on the ground.   I'd try to find a place that does 
known good work on vintage Ferraris, and other Italian cars, to include 
sheetmetal fabrication.

One place NOT to take it is Gary Bobileff's shop in the San Diego area.   
He's the nation's acknowledged Lamborghini restoration expert.   Somebody 
took a Mangusta to him that had less than 1000 original miles on it, for a 
restoration (it had been garage-stored in Florida and suffered from 
moisture/rust as a result).   They took more than ten years (!!!) I believe, before the 
car finally came out of there!   I looked at the car afterwards, and while 
it was nice, in the 10 years they managed to lose some critical parts, such 
as the whole parking brake mechanism etc. and that's pretty much impossible 
to find anywhere else.

Where are you geographically located?

Depending on the condition of your car, I would probably budget $50-75K for 
a full restoration....

Mike