[DeTomaso] "California Car" - Valid Term?

[Ken Green]

A lot of "California Panteras" were parked in beach cities.  The moist salt air rusts everything it can get to.
 
Ken


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From: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 2:32 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] "California Car" - Valid Term?


Discussion point..."California Car" used to mean, dry, rust free, but maybe sun baked?

Does anyone even use this term anymore to describe vintage classics?

Wasn't this used back in the day when people drove their exotics/classics as regular transportation and the lack of moisture in California would imply a more favorable condition?

Nowadays, a classic car is a classic car whether from Buffalo, NY or San Diego.

I haven't seen a vintage Detomaso, Lamborghini or Ferrari being driven in the rain in a decade. 

Nowadays, these classics are only out in the best of conditions...so it doesn't matter where it lives but what condition that particular car is in at any given time.

As more classics are coveted and less are stored on carports and in backyards, this term is becoming a thing of the past. 

At least in the Collector Car world...

LS


 



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