[DeTomaso] NPC, Countach->Ferrari

[Charles Engles]

Dear Mike,


              You struck a chord with the statement,"...the guys who do
their own wrenching would keep the Pantera."   I have a friend who
occasionally asks me if I wouldn't rather own a Ferrari.  I always answer
no, I'd rather own a third Pantera and have the time to work on it.  There
is something about the mechanical bonding (forgive this psychobabble) that
wrenching on a machine that gives something back to you rather than just
doing a job.   It somehow causes an immediate enjoyment, a delayed enjoyment
and an extended delight as the Pantera does what it was designed to do.
Inherent in the design is a simplicity (usually) that lends itself to our
"wrenching".   Perhaps some other cars lend themselves to that, but the
Pantera keeps my attention.  Sorry for the philosophizing.


                        Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of michael frazier
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 3:14 PM
To: Will Kooiman; pantera list
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC, Countach->Ferrari


Try this on for size...
 
There is a lot of hate and trash talk here for other brands and their
owners.
 
That said, I'd bet that a majority of Pantera owners would drop their cars
in a moment to trade for a nice Fcar or Lambo.  Not that 
they would admit it here.
 
I think it would be depend on whether or not they work on their own
cars...the guys who do their own wrenching would keep the Pantera.
Just some miscellaneous ramblings on a quiet afternoon.

Michael Frazier...  4 Panteras in 30 years
Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa 

 

> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:36:21 -0600
> From: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> To: JDeRyke at aol.com; mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC, Countach->Ferrari
> 
> The Ferrari club in Houston is fantastic.
> 
> So is the Lamborghini club.
> 
> And... so is the Pantera club.
> 
> Maybe that's just Houston, or maybe the stuck up owners stay away from the
clubs.
> 
> I don't know.
> 
> Now, there was an event about 6 months ago where the Ferrari club was on
the news. Their event was at a restaurant, and many of the members parked in
handicapped spots. They said the restaurant owner said it was okay, but
that's never really okay. Someone saw what was going on, and called the news
and police pronto.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: JDeRyke at aol.com
> >Sent: Jan 31, 2012 2:16 PM
> >To: mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk, detomaso at realbig.com
> >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC, Countach->Ferrari
> >
> >In a message dated 1/31/12 11:25:35 AM, mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk writes:
> >
> >> IMHO some F-car owners I've met definitely falls in that category.
Other 
> >> F-car owners are great guys that were led astray. Ferrari is not a
great 
> >> driving machine, it's a great marketing machine :-)
> >> It's minus 10C outside, forgive my mood...
> >> 
> >
> >Agreed, MIkael. I've met a number of what we call 'gold-chain', soft-hand

> >owners. But I also met a really nice guy at Laguna Seca racetrack one
year. 
> >Filthy jeans and tee-shirt, working on the only Ferrari I ever lusted
after: 
> >the 275 LM. Unfortunately, $1.7 million is a tad outside my price range. 
> >Cheers- J Deryke
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