[DeTomaso] Most expensive ticket in a Pantera and otherwise?

cengles at cox.net cengles at cox.net
Tue May 1 12:56:41 EDT 2012


Dear Jim,

"...stories for another day" means after the statue of limitations expires???

Incommudicado, Chuck Engles


---- Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> So glad to hear that Rob made it back to Houston.  Our return trip for those of
> us in OK, TX, IA, KS and OH was not without incident but those are stories for
> another day.
>
> Jim (OK) Gray
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Tue, May 1, 2012 10:44:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Most expensive ticket in a Pantera and otherwise?
>
>
> One of our members from the Houston chapter (Rob Pink) - long story, had to
> leave the Phoenix Rally early - he may not be able to respond to this thread, so
> I'll fill in for him!    He was on his way home to Houston from Phoenix driving
> his Pantera, when one of his wheels came off.  Short version:  he found it,
> called AAA, got it back on, and made it all the way to Houston OK!  But, the
> part that fits this thread is that he had previously been hauling his Pantera on
> his trailer behind his truck, driving through (Tucson ?, Las Cruces ?) and was
> pulled over by the Man.  The charge was that one of the tires on the trailer had
> touched/crossed over a white lane marker on the roadway.  Luckily, he only got a
> warning, but Great Scott!!!!  ---Bill
>
> > From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
> > Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 10:44:58 -0400
> > To: rob at dumoulins.net
> > CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Most expensive ticket in a Pantera and otherwise?
> >
> > OK, Nothing like reliving bad memories on a Tuesday
> >
> > 1.  $450.00  ( Improper Lane Usage, "reduced from "Reckless Driving"
> > as "a favor" by the judge in a small town nearby ( he is now deceased,
> > so I'll be nice, some favor! )
> > The cop was an ass to charge me with that anyway.
> >
> > Here's the story, I'm on the second day of shooting a National TV
> > commercial for Hardee's in 1995, we have one roll of film left and I
> > sent a PA to the airport to pick up the Delta Dash shipment of more
> > film from Kodak in Atlanta.
> > ( Having a Director use 5,000 feet on the first day was NOT a part of
> > the plan...another story there...Ham Biscuits, the Opus )
> >
> > So we are desperate, I have a crew of 30 people
> > and the last roll is in the camera, still no film,
> >
> > panicked, I jump in my Jeep Cherokee to retrace his path to the
> > Airport and back if necessary...
> >
> > about 4 miles from the location, ON THE OTHER side of the median, I see the
> SOB
> > at a 7-11 store.
> >
> > I wait for traffic to clear and drive across the grass strip, pull
> > into the parking lot, jump out of my car and proceed to rip his heart
> > out verbally
> > , when up walks this cop, who I told to wait a minute ( BIG MISTAKE )
> >
> > and sent the moron back to the set with the film.
> >
> > That's when i got the Reckless driving ticket.
> >
> >
> >
> > Only been "stopped" once in the Pantera, not really stopped, I saw him
> > pull onto the side street that I had just left a nice smokey burnout
> > on ( because I had a guest in the car ),
> > so I pulled over to his car, driver's door to driver's door.
> >
> > He said "whatcha doin?"
> >
> > I said,
> >
> > uh uh,  playing with my car on this industrial park road on a
> > Saturday afternoon and smiled sheepishly.
> >
> > He said, you know this is a public highway.
> >
> > I said, yep,
> >
> > He said,  what you're doing is called "laying Drag"
> >
> > I said "really"
> >
> > He said "Yup"
> >
> > Then he said, aren't you the guy on TV on that Law show, I said "Yup"
> >
> > then he said..."So you know better ... right?'
> >
> > I said' Yes Sir"
> >
> > He said.
> >
> > "Have a nice day"
> >
> > So I think the Pantera helped.
> >
> >
> > Michael Shortt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 7:22 AM, Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:
> > > Chris Kimball's $850 ticket tops my highest by $400. I've never gotten one
> > > in my Pantera, though.
> > >
> > > I'm curious if being pulled over in a Pantera helps or hurts your chances
> > > of beating a ticket.
> > >
> > > What is the highest priced ticket event you've experienced for a moving
> > > violation that did not involve an accident?
> > > What is the highest one in a Pantera?
> > > If you went to court, did you win?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rob
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> >
> > Michael L. Shortt
> > Savannah, Georgia
> > www.michaelshortt.com
> > michael at michaelshortt.com
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