[DeTomaso] Cars that got away

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

Sigh,

Bill Hohnhorst and Alan Foster basically stole a factory Gr4 race car that 
they found in the local Autotrader magazine (!).   It had been sitting in a 
garage in San Diego since 1979.   They traded straight across for a very 
nice white L-model.

A few years later, they decided to sell it.   I could probably have picked 
it up for $55K, but I lacked three things:

1)   Space to keep it
2)   Truck/trailer to pull it
3)   $55K

So instead they traded it straight across for a stupid 4.6L Mustang race 
car!   Just a couple of years later, the owner sold it to Patrick Hals for 
$200K.   A few years later, Patrick sold it for something north of double that 
much, and it continues to appreciate....

Sigh....

Mike
-------------- next part --------------
   Sigh,
   Bill Hohnhorst and Alan Foster basically stole a factory Gr4 race car
   that they found in the local Autotrader magazine (!).  It had been
   sitting in a garage in San Diego since 1979.  They traded straight
   across for a very nice white L-model.
   A few years later, they decided to sell it.  I could probably have
   picked it up for $55K, but I lacked three things:
   1)  Space to keep it
   2)  Truck/trailer to pull it
   3)  $55K
   So instead they traded it straight across for a stupid 4.6L Mustang
   race car!  Just a couple of years later, the owner sold it to Patrick
   Hals for $200K.  A few years later, Patrick sold it for something north
   of double that much, and it continues to appreciate....
   Sigh....
   Mike