[DeTomaso] NPC, Countach->Ferrari

[John Taphorn]

Well said Chuck, I would second that emotion!

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: " Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net>
To: "'michael frazier'" <red3644 at hotmail.com>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC, Countach->Ferrari


> 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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