[DeTomaso] New Pantera Owners?

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/13/13 12 29 25, jjdetrich at gmail.com writes:


> Many years ago, there was a high school  kid in California who was doing 
> a
> lot of interesting things with his car that he shared with us on the 
> forum.
> I wonder what ever became of him.
> 
> 

>>>That's Larry Wu; he's a flight attendant for Virgin America, and in his 
late 20s now.   I just flew on Virgin America in December; he wasn't on the 
flight but the other attendants knew him.   I think he still has the 
Pantera.

He had a totally ridiculous idea to cut out the inner wheelhouses and 
remake that whole area out of carbon fiber--it never would have worked, as 
there's no reliable way to bond it to steel.   Last time I saw him (he was working 
on another Virgin America flight, about a year, year and a half ago), he 
told me he had the car up on jackstands, awaiting further funds.

It's a shame, as it really was a very nice car (a red '72 converted to GT5 
spec).   I hope it gets put back to the configuration it was in when I saw 
it last.

Mike