[DeTomaso] Pseudo-New Pantera?->Prova Mo

[Mikael]

Bill, I'm with you. The Prova site has always been a mystery to me, and
quite frankly, an annoyance. In our usually very helpful DeTomaso world,
where information and help is totally free, here's this proprietary-like
segment, a members-only club. Like you, if a mail has a link to prova, I
don't even bother. In fairness to Chuck, he has tried to help me get
pictures on prova and thereby getting me inside this restricted club. But he
wants VINs as well, and Danish insurance companies (mine at least) don't
want VINs published on the web. I know that's 180 degrees opposite of what
other non-Danish insurance companies want, but that's how it is. 

Back to Prova, is it really necessary to keep non-contributers out, to get
people to contribute their VINs and pictures? Shouldn't be. Up to the owner
of the site of course, but it would be of value to me and others in my
situation, and potential Pantera owners, to let this be public.

Just my $0.02, expecting no change.

Mikael

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Bill Lewis [mailto:lotus0005 at hotmail.com] 
Sendt: 17. oktober 2012 17:27
Til: detomasoregistry at gmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] Pseudo-New Pantera?


Stephen, this may be another thread like the one recently on the POCA site
about the worthiness of Mike Drew V/S the Profiles mag.           -----   I
owned a Pantera, and was a member of POCA several years before I was able to
get on the Prova site.  I also was told that I had to post photos and
information before I could enter.  Actually, I did not know how to post
pictures, and I also wondered about the rationale behind that rule.  Many
times folks refer to cars on the site, and I do not even go to look at them.
So, let's see what's up.    --------Bill (not very techie) Lewis

> From: steve at snclocks.com
> To: detomasoregistry at gmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:45:48 -0700
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pseudo-New Pantera?
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> Good morning.  A bit of humor for this am.  When on the Prova site one 
> must post pictures of ones car to be able to look at cars in the 
> registry.  When I asked about this, specifically being able to look at 
> pictures of a car that a gent wanted to sell, Chuck was kind enough to 
> point out that "While you might perceive this as a "Catch 22", in 
> reality the site has hundreds of DeTomaso cars you can view without the
requirement to share."
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> He then pointed out that "Photographs are no match compared to reviewing a
> car in person, so naturally you should look at your friend's car."   And,
> "If your friend is interested in selling his DeTomaso, I suggest he 
> review the details on photographing a DeTomaso, and how to market a 
> DeTomaso.  If you tour the For Sale section, you'll find links to 
> these pages, (as well as via the site map).
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> Adverts here at the registry are free, and can run until the car is sold."
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> I can easily understand the rationale behind Chucks logic, but, well, 
> for those of us wanna-be's with no Pantera, well, it is a bit of a
challenge.
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> So, the "Catch 22" Chuck refers to is apparently a subtle way of 
> saying that if people want to show pictures of cars that are for sale, 
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> Any chance you can send me info on the car, or that it might get 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy [mailto:detomasoregistry at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 11:05 PM
> To: 'Stephen Nelson'; 'List'
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Pseudo-New Pantera?
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> It will be in the Registry momentarily... The photos just arrived.
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> Check the "main page" for 7351, one of the last USA Pantera produced.
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> Is someone looking for a less-than 800 mile 1974 Pantera L?
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> I'm receiving details of the red car now.
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