[DeTomaso] What Do You Tell People??

[Guido deTomaso]

"VW based kit car".  People are surprisingly content with that answer and no one 
really wants to hear the whole story starting with Alejandro's conception in 
Argentina.

It would be hilarious if someone ( perhaps myself ) videotaped every Pantera 
owner's different answer.  I've overheard some real whoppers ... come to think 
of it several of the Panteras at the All Italian Car and Motorcycle show had 
billboards describing how the drivetrain was "lifted straight from the GT 350", 
meant to find out what that was about.

I don't see the utility of "selling" the car, if people don't get it, how is 
that my problem to solve?  All this proselytization is just diminishing the 
marque.

GD



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From: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
To: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Wed, March 13, 2013 5:56:10 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] What Do You Tell People??

This is related to some recent discussion on another exotic car forum.

The topic was the history,heritage, and perception of Detomaso cars.

One interesting subject brought up was the level of knowledge of Detomaso owners 
and how/if any of that was being shared with spectators or onlookers.

Case in point...I pulled into a local weekend Cars and Coffee. As some people 
looked at the car, one commented with something to the effect of ..."cool, it's 
an American Countach..."

It just so happened that I had known this person for many years and because of 
that I gave him a 30 minute lecture.

Although I am *FAR* from an expert on any car history, I took the opportunity to 
explain the background of the company and the car.

This conversation triggered more discussion with other people in the crowd who 
had no idea and thought it was something it clearly wasn't.

I've also recently met Detomaso owners who do not know much about their car.

Everyone enjoys their car in different ways. Maybe some don't really care what 
it is or who made it. 


I accept that. My dad had a car that he drove three times in 15 yrs yet told me 
he enjoyed just looking at it.

Out of pure curiosity...when someone walks up and looks at your Pantera with a 
comment similar to  "cool, it's an American Countach..."

What do you respond with?

LS






 



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From: Tom Shinrock <tmshinro at aol.com>
To: detomaso at poca.com 
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera Appearance in Hunter TV Series


I found all the Hunters episodes are on Hulu.com.   There are seven seasons of 
episodes, so it's a matter of finding the right one.  I took an educated guess 
and am watching episode 7 from season 2 based on the IMCD database showing 
episode 2.07.   It's a two part episode and I'm halfway through the first one.  
Nothing yet.  


If anyone can zero in on the correct episode, the whole clip can be seen.

Tom
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-----Original Message-----
From: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>; Detomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Wed, Feb 27, 2013 11:03 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera Appearance in Hunter TV Series


Not one hidden Youtube clip of the white GT5 on Hunter anywhere??






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________________________________
From: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
To: Detomaso List <detomaso at poca.com> 
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 9:52 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera Appearance in Hunter TV Series

Anyone find this online anywhere?

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_315135-De-Tomaso-Pantera-GT5.html


I would love to see the full clip.

LS






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