[DeTomaso] New Pantera Owners?

Tue Feb 12 22:40:25 EST 2013

Bought mine at age 45, I still had the same ad that I had removed from my
stepfather's Playboy 35 years earlier.

Michael Shortt
On Feb 12, 2013 9:57 PM, "Corey Price" <coreyjprice at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here too.  Purchased mine two years ago even.  Dreamed about owning one as
> a kid.
>
> Corey
>
>
>
> On Feb 12, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm kind of wondering if anyone is going to buy our Panteras when we're
> done
> > with them.
> > This economic recession may keep the guys in their 30s out of the market.
> > Then, they and the guys below them, will be more interested in hopping up
> > the electric motor and controller drive trains.
> > Do we have any new Pantera owners since 2008 under 35 out there?  Raise
> your
> > hand...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of Justin Greisberg
> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 8:07 PM
> > To: detomaso at poca.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] FW: cars owned
> >
> >
> > of course we all agree.  my fun day car is a 2008 corvette z06.  fastest
> > thing I have ever been in.  But I think I actually had more fun driving
> my
> > 91 mustang.  Back then, fuel injection was more primitive, so you could
> blip
> > the throttle at a stoplight, without the engine hanging at high rpms like
> > all these fuel injected cars do, and with my exhust cutouts, sound really
> > cool.  and even spin the tires once in a while without fear of wheel hop
> or
> > breaking anything.  But none of those cars are as much fun as my old 69
> > mustang, which is slower than anything, but sounds great with open
> headers
> > and feels great with that rumble at cruising.  And i can spin the tires
> all
> > day with that old 9 inch rear.  numb steering, heavy clutch pedal, no
> radio.
> > But that's the beauty of the classic muscle car - it looks good, sounds
> > good, and feels good.  it just doesnt rive all that good (and dont get me
> > started on trying to start a carbureted engine after it has been sitting
> for
> > a few weeks...)  i guess we're dinosaurs because we appreciate the time
> we
> > spend driving there more than the speed with which we get there.  justin
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: mgilmore11 at mchsi.com
> >> To: justingreisberg at hotmail.com
> >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] cars owned
> >> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:11:56 -0600
> >>
> >> Hi Justin, a very good point about trying to restore today's cars 20
> >> years from now. It will not happen because more and more of the "high
> >> tech " parts are dealer only pieces, and will be long gone. I friend
> >> of mine has a full service garage, he told me recently the new Camaros
> > have 28 COMPUTERS!!!
> >> Talked with a fellow recently,  has a beautiful 4 door, full size Ford
> >> Harley-Davidson truck, it "only" has 17 computers! When these late
> >> model vehicles are out of warrenty, and the complex systems start
> >> going out, they will break the bank account of the working class
> >> person. Best regards, mike gilmore, 1984 GT-5
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Justin Greisberg" <justingreisberg at hotmail.com>
> >> To: <detomaso at poca.com>
> >> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 5:50 PM
> >> Subject: [DeTomaso] cars owned
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> don't be so negative about the current crop of cars!  First, a Honda
> >>> Accord is probably faster than my 1969 mustang.  Just has no soul.
> >>> Second, look at camaros, corvettes, mustangs, and some of the
> >>> current mopars - they actually are pretty cool.  And third, a lot of
> >>> the younger crowd really enjoys their import crap (miatas, supras,
> >>> etc) - not my thing, but maybe what they will be excited about in 20
> > yrs.
> >>> The hard part is that anyone with an interest can work on an old
> >>> car.  Who is going to be able to restore a 2012 porsche, with engine
> >>> managment computers, transmission computers, heat/radio control
> >>> modules, computer controlled shocks, rollbars, and steering?  Plus,
> >>> when you're all done, you have a really expensive car that looks
> >>> like a VW Beetle and sounds like a hoover vacuum!!
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