[DeTomaso] My story

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Lashdeep,


               Well said.


                            Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 12:20 PM, LS wrote:

> David, awesome story.
> It sounds similar to mine...bought my first car ever after graduating.
> I too was torn between Ferrari and Detomaso.
> I drove a few really bad, really slow and neglected examples of both 
> (308 and Pantera) cars. They were soft and not exactly exciting.
> I went back to doing more research and realized that I wanted an 
> earlier, higher horsepower 308 GTB. These were much more powerful than 
> later models. I ditched the cats for test pipes, switched to a Euro 
> exhaust, advanced timing, etc. It felt like another 50 hp had been 
> added above the 255.  It was beautiful, quick and sounded like an F1 
> car. After driving it for 3 yrs, I moved on.
>
> During this same time, a friend bought a pre L Pantera. I was prepared 
> to be disappointed like the other Panteras I had experienced, but his 
> was sorted out like my 308 was. He had Wilkinson wheels, Wilwood 
> brakes, and other basic tweaks that were done for track use.
> I rode in his and was very impressed. I quickly realized that I needed 
> to move a Detomaso up on my "Must Own" list.
> I finally decided on a Pantera rather than a Mangusta, Vallelunga, or 
> Longchamp GTS.
> Between those early 308 and Pantera test drives, I realized that you 
> can't judge a marque or a car based on a few examples. Enthusiast 
> inspired performance enchancements and sorting is what makes a good 
> car exceptional.
> Also, why decide on just one car or marque? Own them all...together or 
> one by one.
> Viva Detomaso!
>
> LS
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> ________________________________
>  From: David Skinner <skinnerdskinner at yahoo.com>
> To: detomaso at poca.com Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 2:46 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] My story
>
> In the spring of 1998, a few years out of college, after I had paid 
> off my student loans, I set out to buy my dream car, a Ferrari 308.  I 
> was in Los Angeles on business and I test drove a few of them that 
> were for sale in the area.  They felt nothing like the posters I had 
> on my wall as a kid.  They were quiet and they were slow.  By pure 
> accident I came across an ad for a 1971 Pantera with 41,000 original 
> miles.  I remembered as a teenager working at Car Quest and seeing one 
> pull up in the parking lot and I remembered it being amazing.  I drove 
> a few miles to check it out.  When I saw it in person everything I 
> remembered came flooding back to me.  When the guy who owned it gave 
> me the keys and I started it, it felt like hell was being unleashed 
> all around me.  It was so loud, and when I drove it, it was so fast 
> and so low and so tight that all I did after I drove it was pay him in 
> cash the $25,000 dollars he was asking for it.  I have been a
>  Pantera owner ever since then, and I always will be. I´ll never sell 
> it.  I´m Pantera proud and I just wanted to share my story.
>
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> Cheers, david
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