[DeTomaso] Ferrari 308 roominess (was F1 Experience)

Fri Dec 13 21:04:39 EST 2013

 And didn't you tell me that you sold and later repurchased the 63 vette so it is back in the family?

Tom
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From: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Fri, Dec 13, 2013 5:04 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ferrari 308 roominess (was F1 Experience)

I may have mentioned this before, but when we were in college we had a 63 Corvette coupe, and I drove my wife to the hospital while she was in labor with our first child in it.  So, in the real world things sometimes fit where they don't fit!   --BILL Lewis

Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:36:27 -0800
From: lashdeep at yahoo.com
To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; kirby.schrader at gmail.com
CC: detomaso at poca.com; michael at michaelshortt.com; rgg at gregorycook.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ferrari 308 roominess (was F1 Experience)

I have admit that I've done that before.

A less than likeable acquaintance tried to jump into the Pantera after a friend was driving it around.

He wasn't overly tall (under 6ft), but luckily about 30 lbs overweight, and couldn't comfortably fit in between the steering wheel and race seat bolster.

"Sorry, seat is not adjustable."

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   From: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
 To: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com> 
Cc: Panteras <detomaso at poca.com>; Melanie Disco <michael at michaelshortt.com>; Gray Gregory <rgg at gregorycook.com> 
 Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 1:38 PM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ferrari 308 roominess (was F1 Experience)

I think he just knew you well enough that he didn't want you to drive it! :)

Mike

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On Dec 12, 2013, at 10:27, Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com> wrote:

This may have been the case, but he insisted the seat was all the way back....
The car was new, too...
:-)

On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:06 AM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

In a message dated 12/12/13 5 32 34, rgg at gregorycook.com writes:

Unfortunately a lot of exotic sports cars are too small for us tall guys; although I had a 308 and don’t remember it being that bad. In fact my recollection is that it was roomier than my Pantera, but it’s been a long time ago so my memory could be questionable…

>>>I drove your Ferrari 308 from Texas to California to deliver it to new (and current) owner Rick Moseley.   Your recollection is correct.   They have quite a bit more room than a Pantera inside, and are certainly more comfortable.   I'm six feet tall and had to have the seat several clicks forward of the rearmost position to be seated correctly.

I would suggest that the 308 Kirby tried had 'issues' and the seat wasn't all the way back.

I've seen the 308 that was used in Magnum PI; they had to cut the floorpan and bolt the seat to the floor and Tom Selleck was still never really 'in' that car; his head stuck out through the top and there is no way they could fit the roof on.

Mike

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