[DeTomaso] Ring Bros Pantera photos

[dave londry]

Very nice CYA Chris.

On 06/11/2013 10:18 PM, Christopher Kimball wrote:
> ...actually I haven't seen Ms. Tiegs recently, so I might still be 
> right...
>
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> From: chrisvkimball at msn.com
> To: scott at saccrestorations.net; detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 22:14:57 -0800
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ring Bros Pantera photos
>
> You misunderstand; the great thing about Pantera owners is that we are 
> extremely diverse in our tastes, and generally it is totally OK to 
> disagree with other Pantera owners.
>
> I mean, I put some subtle ventilation fans on my engine cover thinking 
> no one would mind, but then Mike Drew saw them, and...:)
>
> Let me put it this way: It's like a man's taste in women. When I was 
> in high school back in the '70s I had a poster of Cheryl Tiegs in a 
> bikini--I thought she was great-looking. I had a friend, on the other 
> hand, who didn't think she was that pretty. That was 36 years ago and 
> he and I are still friends because these things always work out--I was 
> right back then, and yet today his opinion turns out to be right...!
>
> Chris
>
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> From: scott at saccrestorations.net
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 19:58:51 -0800
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ring Bros Pantera photos
>
> Give me a break guys… I don’t care that much for the interior but the 
> rest of it isn’t that bad.
>
> The sad thing is the only people bashing it are the Pantera folks.
>
> I guess Pantera people can only be cut from a single cloth and if 
> someone dares to be different, everyone piles on. Sounds like a bunch 
> of childish comments.
>
> I saw it in person, and with the exception of the interior, the car 
> looks pretty bitchen. I wouldn’t do those changes to my car but the 
> car looked great, none-the-less.
>
> Flame suit on…
>
> *From:*DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] *On Behalf Of 
> *michael at michaelshortt.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 06, 2013 6:51 PM
> *To:* Sean Korb
> *Cc:* detomaso at poca.com
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Ring Bros Pantera photos
>
> If all existing Pantera owners each pay $20.00,
> We can buy it and have it crushed.
> Who's in?
> Michael
>
> On Nov 6, 2013 9:46 PM, "Sean Korb" <spkorb at gmail.com 
> <mailto:spkorb at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> It's fine. No, really. It's fine.
>
> These cares (and Ring Bros in particular) are just to show off their 
> mad fabrication skills. And this does it nicely. Everything is custom, 
> so much so that it is cluttered and bursting with unique items. It's a 
> show of force, not a design exercise.
>
> Gad that thing is ugly.
>
> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Larry Finch <fresnofinches at aol.com 
> <mailto:fresnofinches at aol.com>> wrote:
>
> First photos of the completed car that I have seen.
>
> Body mods are interesting and somewhat acceptable.
>
> Engine bay is unimpressive, and can anyone figure out what the big 
> black box-like things are?
>
> As for the interior, I think I'm going to be sick.
>
> YMMV
>
>     Ringbrothers Rethink the De *Tomaso* Pantera at SEMA 2013
>     <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://blogs.hotrod.com/ringbrothers-rethink-the-de-tomaso-pantera-at-sema-2013-92183.html&ct=ga&cd=MzE5Mjk2NDIzNDE5NDAzMDQ5NQ&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGlO6BKe41sNk5kgr7TBMMN6hkeLA>
>
>     Larry
>
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