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

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Yeah please, if you run across any old painting like that, please let me
know while still standing in front of it.

Michael




On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> 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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