[DeTomaso] Speaking of Car Books (was Lunch with Mr. Q)

[Bill Lewis]

Mike & Mike, down here we have a charity-type organization called Goodwill Industries, you can take old stuff you no longer need (that old weird painting with the melting watches, e.g.) and donate it, or you can go buy stuff that is good for White-Elephant gifts, etc.  I think that I need to start trolling for old, "useless" books.  Thanks for the idea.  ---Bill (every little bit helps when you receive Social Security) Lewis

> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:52:37 -0800
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speaking of Car Books (was Lunch with Mr. Q)
> 
> Mike
> 
> Interesting story.  I just bought Kjell's book from your link to Amazon,
> thanks by the way.  While I was out there, I recalled a book I picked up at
> a rummage sale a number of years back for a $1, never read, and gave away as
> a white elephant gift at a Panteras Northwest Christmas Party a couple of
> years ago: Carol Shelby's The Cobra Story.  I thought, gee, I'll pick up
> another one from Amazon . . .
> 
> $140 !!!
> 
> Oh well . . .
> 
> Mike Thomas
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:48 AM
> To: msm at portata.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Lunches with Mr. Q  - Saturday December 8 Burbank
> 
> 
> In a message dated 11/29/12 11 35 49, msm at portata.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Lunches With Mr. Q is a story about automobiles and so much more. It 
> > is the funny, poignant, always compelling story of a series of 
> > lunchtime conversations and adventures between Kjell Qvale, a 92-year 
> > multimillionaire automobile entrepreneur and pioneer, and the author.
> > 
> 
> Kjell Qvale was the De Tomaso importer in the 1960s and brought all of the
> 250 Mangustas to the USA; he later was in the joint venture with De Tomaso
> for the aborted 'new' Mangusta project.
> 
> He's 92 years old and still sharp as a tack.   He still goes to work every 
> day at his dealership (British Motor Cars in San Francisco).   Among other 
> things, he was on the small team that designed Laguna Seca.   He's truly a 
> legend, and I look forward to reading this book.
> 
> Here it is on Amazon:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/Lunches-With-Mr-Kevin-Nelson/dp/0978634055/
> 
> Mike (just bought it!)
> 
> Mike
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