[DeTomaso] NE Panteras...OK?

Will Kooiman will.kooiman at gmail.com
Wed Nov 7 19:39:37 EST 2012


The problem is the salt, not the water.

But I'm sure it can be saved.  It will just take a lot of work, and you
need to act fast.  It will rust very fast now that it has been covered in
salt water.



On 11/7/12 8:17 PM, "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
>In a message dated 11/7/12 12 27 0, detomasoregistry at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> Unfortunately, 6516 maybe gone.  Waiting for the insurance company to
>> declare it a total loss.  There's nothing like watching sea water
>>filling 
>> up
>> the interior of your car in the garage and seeing it go over the seats,
>>I
>> had to hold back the tears.  I'll know in a couple of days what the
>> outcome
>> will be, but I'm afraid I may be done.
>> 
>
>>>>I wonder what the actual effects of flooding like that are?   That is,
>once the car is high and dry again, how much would it cost to render it
>roadworthy?   I can understand modern cars frying their expensive
>computers etc. 
>but what about a Pantera?   I would think that drying it out (hot garage
>w/dehumidifier for a few weeks), then carefully cleaning every electrical
>connection, and of course a thorough cleaning, would make it just as good
>as 
>before?
>
>I certainly hope so, in this case.   What a beautiful car....
>
>Mike
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