[DeTomaso] What Do You Tell People??

[Bill Lewis]

Let me add here, I think that it is a mistake to treat the Pantera Question as an "insider's joke."  To make a joke at their innocent question is a put-down of the car.  No one likes to be found out the butt of a joke, either at the moment, or at a time in the future.  Embarrassment is embarrassment.  My hat is off to you, Jeff.    ---Bill

> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:17:24 -0700
> From: garth_rodericks at yahoo.com
> To: detomaso at poca.com; jeffcobb1 at me.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] What Do You Tell People??
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> Truer words were never spoken!
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> We were at a gas station back in the crisp fall starting a fired up Sunday morning haul butt run through the 
> country side. We tried to be nonchalant and relaxed about getting some gas in the Espada. I mix station extra 
> with my home drum 110VP leaded. Well in this Cajun area we looked like an alien invasion and of course we did 
> not have a bateau hooked up to the car.  So hard not to smile and be humble when all human kind come up in awe 
> and ask some of the most unique and coo coo questions and they also feel so compelled to tell some of their 
> wildest car stories, an instant bonding moment has occurred. I find myself in a place as a therapist and teacher 
> with a captive audience. Such a cool place to be, pride and envy wind up not being the force but the creation of 
> a automotive life form that glues all men and women together about their love of cool cars and fine 
> memories/dreams are. Older black women tend to be the most outspoken and funny while the young white males are 
> just to cool to be excited, dwebs.  Some ask you to open the hood, you do then they just stop talking and become 
> overwhelmed and then just stare and dream. Then you fire it up and they just freeze and stare again, just the 
> reason to take charge of the open road and give them a great 7,500 rpm Italian opera in the early morning. You 
> know you gave them a buzz for a week or so, no telling what stories they told their buddies. 
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> I am just returning the favor of what I watched and heard in Italy back in 71 and 75 when these fine cars roamed 
> the area and got me to go the path of automotive zen. 
> 
> I thank those that gave me these huge impressions. 
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> Jeff Cobb
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