[DeTomaso] good news?

[Charles McCall]

It could affect our vendors if suddenly they need to pay royalties of
some sort to BMW, or if BMW decides to take control of aftermarket
parts.

I imagine there is a way around the aftermarket part situation - you
don't need to pay royalties to a car manufacturer to sell parts that
are compatible with their cars, but they won't be "official". But it
could be the end of them producing DeTomaso gadgets or things with
their logo. Buy Michael's jacket now if you like them - it could be
the last batch!

I'm thinking of Ferrari..., their clothes are typically pretty
expensive if they are officially licensed. We know how expensive their
parts are too. Ferraris are different to begin with, so it's hard to
draw direct conclusions. (brain burp - I wonder how much Ferrari makes
from merchanising compared to actually selling cars??)

Like some, I have mixed emotions. It would be cool to see a new
DeTomaso hypercar. It would be nice not to see the name die.

It would suck if BMW laywers spoiled a good thing by meddling in the
Classic DeTomaso world. We have good parts availability at reasonable
prices, and the club is capable of organizing some pretty good events.
Hopefully their "help" won't screw that up.

It would also suck if the new design for the DeTomaso was lame... it
was truly hard to get excited about the recent SUV abortion, and
wasn't something I felt proud to call a DeTomaso.

I'd also be disappointed if it were produced in large volumes - one of
the things I like about the Pantera is its exclusivity. It gets your
attention. Many won't admit it in public, but a Porsche or a Corvette
is actually a quite capable machine and some are rather attractive,
but they are so commonplace that they are boring.

On 9/20/12, michael at michaelshortt.com <michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
> Undecided, I like the idea of the brand being in the news again, it has
> certainly given Mini a new life,
>
> curious how the new mini has affected the prices of classic minis as a
> result, does anybody know?
>
> But like you, I don't want BMW messing around with the old stuff and they
> should leave our vendors alone,
> nothing like pissing off your core of support, those whom have kept the
> brand alive and desireable to buy at all,
> were it not for you/us, Detomaso could have become as dead as
>
> Marcos, Bizarinni, Iso, InterItalia, Griffith, et al.
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> Michael Shortt
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> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Will Kooiman
> <will.kooiman at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> I'd prefer that things stay status quo.
>>
>> The new Mustang is a Mustang in name only.  Same thing for the new
>> Camaro,
>> Challenger, Charger, etc.
>>
>> If BMW buys DeTomaso, any new cars will be BMWs with the DeTomaso name.
>> After all, they're not going to hire Tom to do their designs.
>>
>> On the flip side, it could shut down some of the vendors.  I don't mind
>> having to buy emblems from BMW, but there isn't enough market for BMW to
>> support us - not like our vendors do.
>>
>> Either way, it doesn't really excite me one way or the other.
>>
>>
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>> On 9/19/12 7:23 PM, "Jeff Detrich" <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Agree totally. If I were a vendor, I'd be negotiating as we speak to
>> >be sure that they can continue in business using the muscle car parts
>> >business plan.
>> >
>> >Jeff
>> >6559
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>> >On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net> wrote:
>> >> If I'm a vendor I wouldn't want to have a bunch of DeTomaso logo
>> >>merchandise on
>> >> hand if it happens.  I'll bet BMW would have their lawyers out in
>> >>droves to shut
>> >> that down.
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