[DeTomaso] Who IS the Pantera owner?

[Rob Dumoulin]

I echo Sean's comments. I wanted a Pantera since high school and want one I
can rebuild. That's why I bought a neglected mutt that didn't run. My
criteria was no rust. I'm a glutton for punishment but not stupid.
In a few years i will have gone through every inch of the car and have
confidence in driving it anywhere and the pride of doing most of it myself.
Sure. Chicks love exotics but that don't transfer to the old farts driving
them (speaking strictly for myself).
On May 17, 2012 11:04 PM, "Sean Korb" <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are reasons I thought I had... but they didn't pan out.
>
> "Chicks dig it"  Not really.  I mean, it is just beautiful, and there
> are certainly notable exceptions but the crowds at my car are men.  If
> I got my Nash Metropolitan on the road, the chicks will probably dig
> that instead.
>
> "looks great"  Sure as heck does!  Probably a big reason  that--
>
> "I had to have it" This is not really a good reason, but that's the
> truth.  I was consumed by the need to have one.  Now that I have it,
> the reasons I keep it are all made up.  I always wanted a fast car
> that handled well, mid engined exotic that I worked on myself.  The
> Pantera has all that, but I really just "had to have it"
>
> Part of what makes me have to have a car is if it's broken.  I can fix
> any car, so when I see a broken one I have a deep desire to fix it.
> My Pantera wasn't working when I bought it which added to the
> pleasure, but it's not why I had to have it.
>
> The car is a gestalt.  It fulfills something I didn't know was missing
> in my life until I saw it.  If I lost it, I would not be whole.
>
> sean
>
> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I was going to send this to Mike Drew, then I thought that there are
> many others in the forum who would have an idea also.
>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My
> question is:  What is the average Pantera owner's main goal regarding their
> Pantera?  And,of course the answers are all guesses.  What per cent has
> their main interest is racing?  What per cent wants to show their car in
> shows/rallys?  What per cent wants a daily driver?  What per cent would
> rather work on their car than anything else?  What per cent sees it mainly
> as an investment?  What per cent enjoys the camaraderie most of all?  Does
> age play any part in the answers?  And, if you want to be sorta scientific,
> give reasons for your answers - or not.  (How many Panteras were built, and
> how many are still a Pantera?)   Thanks, Bill Lewis
> >
> >
> >
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