[DeTomaso] it wasn't that much fun
Sean Korb
spkorb at gmail.com
Fri Nov 30 13:57:42 EST 2012
That's something I noticed about the Pantera shortly after getting
mine running. It handles extrordinarily well at the limits of
adhesion. It handles something awful over the limits of adhesion. My
'69 Mustang was a much better ice skater on its bias ply tieres, but
could never hope corner like a Pantera.
You can have it all, you just ahve to collect more cars to do it.
sean
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:28 PM, David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:
> "A certain well-known Pantera owner and member of this forum burned himself
> right into a ground-up restoration while doing a smoky exit from a club
> meeting many years ago. He disappeared from view in a spectacular,
> tire-spinning fashion, and nobody saw the big bang as he then lost control, hit a
> concrete barricade and completely destroyed the whole right side of the
> car--sheetmetal, wheels, suspension, the lot. He managed to then duck into a
> parking lot and thus was out of view when the others went to see what made that
> gawdaful sound! :>)
>
> The repair bill could easily have paid for another complete Pantera.
>
> That car has been back on the road for years, earning numerous concours and
> car show awards and delivering many thousands of happy driving miles at the
> same time. He doesn't do burnouts anymore!
>
> Point being, even though the story has a happy ending, I'm sure he didn't
> want to go there, and you don't either. Go buy a $2000 Mustang and do
> burnouts to your heart's content. :>)"
>
> I once asked "a certain well-known Pantera owner" why he painted his car. The above was the answer!
>
> Hahahaha
>
>
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
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