[DeTomaso] Restoration
LS
lashdeep at yahoo.com
Mon Apr 9 10:37:57 EDT 2012
Bobileff has a great reputation in general. Surely they've done many Mangustas over the years. I remember seeing two in his shop a few yrs ago when I was in the 'hood. His Miura work is excellent.
LS
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On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 8:53 PM EDT MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
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>In a message dated 4/6/12 13 05 58, dgrobinson2000 at gmail.com writes:
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>> 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
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