[DeTomaso] countach

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Sun Jan 29 21:12:29 EST 2012


I drove Walter Wolf's Countach ( which was very well prepared ) and stand
by my own interpretation of the experience.  My Pantera will easily out
perform a Countach, 0 - 160 mph, if I had different gearing, beyond that.

Clearly, anybody who would say otherwise, hasn't ridden with me.

Michael

On Jan 29, 2012 8:58 PM, "Arjun Ghosh-Dastidar" <
arjun.ghoshdastidar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A properly set up Pantera will handle very similar to a Countach since
the suspension geometry and set up was by the same guy - Dallara.
>
> And anyone who complains about a Countach's handling clearly has never
driven one. It drives like a go-cart and the engine is genuine race motor.
>
> Expensive to maintain for sure, but if you call a Countach a pig, I'd
hate to see what a Pantera would be on the same scale.
>
> - A
>
> On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 8:38 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Aside from the Wow factor of being on 100 million posters.  It's a pig.
>>
>> Expensive to maintain, hard to get in and out of, doesn't handle well and
>> has a turning radius like a dump trunk.
>>
>> Michael
>> On Jan 29, 2012 8:34 PM, "SEL" <edlebby at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > how does a pantera compare to a countach?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> >  From: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
>> > To: Ian Hannington <ihannington286720mi at comcast.net>
>> > Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 12:17 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] More Mecum
>> >
>> > Except for the "I've got a Ferrari" factor, if you've ever driven a
308,
>> > 328, or 348, and a Pantera, there would be no other choice other than
the
>> > Pantera.
>> >
>> > Jeff
>> > 6559
>> >
>> > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Ian Hannington <
>> > ihannington286720mi at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > > True.  Back when I bought my Pantera 10+ years ago, I was also
looking at
>> > > other cars.  One was a Ferrari 308, which was priced the same as the
>> > > Pantera.  When I went to look at it, the owner told me it was due
for its
>> > > 30k mile service.  Then he told me what was involved in that service
and
>> > > how
>> > > much it cost.  A short time later, I was on the phone to the Pantera
>> > owner
>> > > asking when I could come and get it!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Ian
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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