[DeTomaso] PI Pantera

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/15/13 9 07 13, lashdeep at yahoo.com writes:


> Has anyone asked Tjaarda what he thinks of his shape being modified?
> 

>>>I have.   He is extremely polite and very diplomatic.   He told me he 
appreciates the passion that the Pantera inspires in its owners, and the pride 
that they take in their cars, to include the modifications that they 
perform.   He's not a fan of the wings and flares though.

Note that he has a reasonably catholic view of his design, as evidenced by 
the fact that a few years ago he bought an orange '73 Pantera and designed a 
new nose and tail piece for it, in the hopes of perhaps putting those 
pieces into production.   They failed to meet with much favor, and only the one 
example was ever built; it was offered at auction several times before 
finally being purchased by a fellow in the Seattle area.

Mike