[DeTomaso] Ring Bros Pantera photos

[Boyd Casey]

The build was very expensive and when they got to the interior they were
running out of money so they got the leather " HALF off" sic

On Thursday, November 7, 2013, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:

> I still like the way Raquel Welch, Christie Brinkley and Kathy Ireland
> look.
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> Michael Shortt
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> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 3:54 PM, dave londry <davel at emspace.com> wrote:
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> Very nice CYA Chris.
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> On 06/11/2013 10:18 PM, Christopher Kimball wrote:
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> ...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…
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> *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
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> On Nov 6, 2013 9:46 PM, "Sean Korb" <spkorb at gmail.com <mailto:
> spkorb at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> 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:
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> 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
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>     Ringbrothers Rethink the De *Tomaso* Pantera at SEMA 2013
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> Michael L. Shortt
> Savannah, Georgia
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