[DeTomaso] $125K Pantera

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/9/13 11 11 18, garth_rodericks at yahoo.com writes:


> Price aside, one of my PET PEEVES is when people re-paint their Panteras 
> and don't paint the lower rockers Black like they're supposed to be.
> It totally destroys the sleek look of the Pantera and makes it look 
> bloated.
> 
> This car and several others on eBay have the lower rockers and lower front 
> and rear valences painted body color - they just look wrong!
> 
> If you're going to paint your car, please do it correctly.
> 

>>>Amen brother!

Tom Tjaarda and I had a discussion about that, and he presented an 
absolutely classic line to me.   He told me that a Pantera with body-colored rocker 
panels looks like a fat old cat dragging its gut on the ground!

Mike