[DeTomaso] What Do You Tell People??

[Will Kooiman]

When they say, "Is that a Ferrari?"  or "Is that a Lamborghini?"

I say, "No.  It isn't that slow."

And then I give them the usual responses about Ford, DeTomaso, etc.

--
Will





On 3/14/13 5:57 PM, "Bill Lewis" <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>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??
>> 
>> Truer words were never spoken!
>> 
>> 
>> --- Original Message ---
>> ________________________________
>>  
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Jeff Cobb
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