[DeTomaso] What Do You Tell People??

[fastgrandma]

At a club display at a shopping center many years ago our cars made a 
great impression on the shoppers; this was actually a moneymaker for 
the club.  At one point we overheard one lady telling another that 
those were 'jet engines' in the back!  Yep, the owner was running 
nitrous.

I think my favorite was the gal who asked where the dealership was that 
was selling them!  As was often the case she thought it was a new model.

Been fun hearing all the comments on the car altho another favorite 
while autocrossing my Z28 was when I walked back to the car there were 
a couple boys probably around 8; the one was saying 'look, it will go 
200 mph'!

Judy



-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Mon, Mar 18, 2013 6:05 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What Do You Tell People??

I still remember the mystic moment a female car show attendee had after
I explained a bit about the my 72.  When her buddy walked up in a few
moments and asked her what kind of car that was.  She replied 
"Everybody
knows that is a De Mataso Ponderosa".   She had had a few pops, but 
still?

Always in wonderment with my Fiero prototype without the big block 
option,
jerry knotts

On 3/18/2013 7:20 PM, Jeff Cobb wrote:
> Very well said Steve and as we tell those who ask us about our cars, 
we need to know if are they truly interested in hearing our answer or 
just tire kickers.
> Most people can and will never be excited about our cars as we are. 
Now when that excitable person comes along we are treated to a cool 
event. We teach and they learn and we both walk away better people. I 
love it when I see something so rare and fine and the owner gets 
excited telling me about it as I do listening.
> It is not the parts nationality that they give a care about but the 
mystic moment that our car provides them and how it fulfills some 
unique part of their psyhce, basically we are selling the sizzle not 
the steak concept.
>
> Jeff Cobb
>
>
> On Mar 18, 2013, at 5:41 PM, steven.liebenow at att.net wrote:
>
>> I tell them it is a "1969 DeTomaso Mangusta"
>>
>> pause....   "Huh???"
>>
>> I continue...
>>
>> "a DeTomaso Mangusta"....   "an Italian designed/built body with an 
American
>> Ford V8, and a German transaxle"
>>
>>
>> I stop there with the Heinz 57 list of ingredients....worse than a 
Pantera.....
>>
>> Usually gives them enough to chew on for a while!!!
>>
>> Ciao!
>> Steve
>>
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