[DeTomaso] Ebay Race Pantera?

[L GRAY]

Exactly correct. Dennis Quella's body is one of two we           ( Long & Newman) built for Dale Bargeman in the early 1980's in San Marcos, Ca. 
     Dale built two chassis for these bodies which were both very well engineered round tube construction. 
    L & N built chassis were ALL square tube design. 
     I think we built around 4 extra light weight race bodies designed as Dennis's was to have tilt/lift off nose and tail. These were glass & composite construction. 
     I also think we built around 5 or 6 heavier duty fiberglass bodies for street use. 
     Every now and then I'll run across one of our bodies laying around somewhere. 

Leslie A. Gray

> On Nov 15, 2013, at 7:19 PM, " Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear David,
> 
> 
>              Ah, I am quite sure that DQ's familiar race car has a round
> tube frame.  I know that it was built by a fellow, David Borgias or Dale
> Borgman or something like that.   I am quite familiar with the Long&Newman,
> too.   We have the first one built in our Pantera community in OKC.   DQ's
> second race car in the storage garage across the street is, IIRC, the only
> other round tube frame built by the same guy.  I am pretty sure that DQ does
> not have a Long&Newman chassis in his collection.  If he does, then it is
> not running and well hidden in storage.
> 
> 
>                       Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MDBell [mailto:davidabell at att.net] 
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 4:57 PM
> To: cengles at cox.net; thedrol at pobox.com
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Ebay Race Pantera?
> 
> I'm fairly certain that Dennis Quella's race car is a modified L&N car.  And
> he has another L&N (not running) in a garage bay across the street from his
> shop in Colorado Springs.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
> cengles at cox.net
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 4:26 PM
> To: thedrol at pobox.com
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ebay Race Pantera?
> 
> Dear Paul,
> 
> 
>                IIRC,  that is a Long and Newman (?) "Pantera" kit. 
> Square tube frame.  Pantera drive train and suspension bolt up to it.. 
> Very think fiberglass body, so that, I am told, it weighs as much as a 
> real Pantera.   I don't know if anyone has taken a L&N Pantera racing, 
> but it *could* be done.
> 
> 
>                           Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Paul Timko wrote:
>> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/80-Detomaso-Pantera-Group-5-GT5-Replica-Racer-Rollin
> g-replica-LOW-RESERVE-/261330077031
>> 
>> Paul
>> #9270
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