[DeTomaso] Documentation of Panteras increased value
Rob Dumoulin
rob at dumoulins.net
Tue Mar 25 17:41:45 EDT 2014
Response inline
On Mar 25, 2014 12:56 PM, "Bill Lewis" <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think about this frequently and have mentioned it on here before -
> about the "aging & graying" of the American auto enthusiast. I don't
> know if there is anything that can be done about the (seeming) lack of
> interest in vehicles of contemporary male youths. First question is,
> is that true? Then, if true - why? Then, can it be turned around?
> -----------------------------------------
> -------------- -I think that if I were GM, instead of spending $$$$ on
> racing Corvettes, I would produce a 21st century version of the old TV
> "Route 66" series. And, if I were Harley Davidson, I would churn out a
> bunch of the old motorcycle-gang B movies. I mean, if you want kids to
> smoke, what do you do - you have cool characters in TV/movies smoke.
I can see Senate hearings to ban sports cars because they represent what is
wrong with youth.
.
> ---BILL Lewis
> From: terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov
> To: scscottc at gmail.com; detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:44:38 +0000
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Documentation of Panteras increased value
> I agree. But I think the people who own their Pantera's now (today)
will alway
> s drive them!
> I know I go through withdrawal if I go too long without firing up and
driving my
> Pantera.
>
> Our cars will live on, but I think the next generations++ might not drive
them a
> s much. In 2035 it
> would be fun to look down and see a Pantera blowing away electric cars on
the hi
> ghway. ;-)
> Of course availability of gas might be a problem. <heh heh>
>
>
> Terry W. Himes
> JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> Deep Impact Sequence Team Lead
> Deep Impact Spacecraft Engineer & Activity Lead
> Rosetta/MEX/VEX Sequence Team Lead
> Phone: (818) 393-6261
> Cell: (818) 653-8213
> Fax: (818) 393-3147
> thimes at jpl.nasa.gov<mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov>
>
>
> From: Scott Carpenter <scscottc at gmail.com<mailto:scscottc at gmail.com>>
> Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 7:55 AM
> To: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com<mailto:detomaso at poca.com>>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Documentation of Panteras increased value
>
> I've been with Hagerty since I got my Pantera fourteen years ago.
> Originally I had my Pantera on an agreed upon value policy of $35,000,
> last year I bumped it up to $60,000. I've never had to make a claim so I
> guess so far I am happy with them. If values keep going up I will
probably
> look at bumping it up in the next year or two.
>
> As someone who will probably never sell I am torn about the raise in
> values. While I think it is great that the Pantera is finally given some
> recognition for being the great car we all know it is, I don't want it to
> become worth so much that it starts to make people not want to drive them.
> Personally even if my Pantera is worth $50-70K it is still a viable risk
to
> take for the same nice weekend drives that I usually take it on... If it
> were to drastically go up to say $150K then I might start to question the
> sanity of driving it amongst a sea of Pickups, SUVs and Minivans where the
> drivers may or may not be busy texting or yelling at the kids in back to
> see my tiny little Italian hot rod.
>
> Scott
> #1523
>
>
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On Mar 25, 2014 12:56 PM, "Bill Lewis" <[1]lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> I think about this frequently and have mentioned it on here before
-
> about the "aging & graying" of the American auto enthusiast. I
don't
> know if there is anything that can be done about the (seeming)
lack of
> interest in vehicles of contemporary male youths. First question
is,
> is that true? Then, if true - why? Then, can it be turned
around?
> -----------------------------------------
> -------------- -I think that if I were GM, instead of spending
$$$$ on
> racing Corvettes, I would produce a 21st century version of the
old TV
> "Route 66" series. And, if I were Harley Davidson, I would churn
out a
> bunch of the old motorcycle-gang B movies. I mean, if you want
kids to
> smoke, what do you do - you have cool characters in TV/movies
smoke.
I can see Senate hearings to ban sports cars because they represent
what is wrong with youth.
.
> ---BILL Lewis
> From: [2]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov
> To: [3]scscottc at gmail.com; [4]detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:44:38 +0000
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Documentation of Panteras increased value
> I agree. But I think the people who own their Pantera's now (today)
will alway
> s drive them!
> I know I go through withdrawal if I go too long without firing up and
driving my
> Pantera.
>
> Our cars will live on, but I think the next generations++ might not
drive them a
> s much. In 2035 it
> would be fun to look down and see a Pantera blowing away electric
cars on the hi
> ghway. ;-)
> Of course availability of gas might be a problem. <heh heh>
>
>
> Terry W. Himes
> JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> Deep Impact Sequence Team Lead
> Deep Impact Spacecraft Engineer & Activity Lead
> Rosetta/MEX/VEX Sequence Team Lead
> Phone: (818) 393-6261
> Cell: (818) 653-8213
> Fax: (818) 393-3147
> [5]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov<mailto:[6]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov>
>
>
> From: Scott Carpenter
<[7]scscottc at gmail.com<mailto:[8]scscottc at gmail.com>>
> Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 7:55 AM
> To: De Tomaso List
<[9]detomaso at poca.com<mailto:[10]detomaso at poca.com>>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Documentation of Panteras increased value
>
> I've been with Hagerty since I got my Pantera fourteen years ago.
> Originally I had my Pantera on an agreed upon value policy of
$35,000,
> last year I bumped it up to $60,000. I've never had to make a claim
so I
> guess so far I am happy with them. If values keep going up I will
probably
> look at bumping it up in the next year or two.
>
> As someone who will probably never sell I am torn about the raise in
> values. While I think it is great that the Pantera is finally given
some
> recognition for being the great car we all know it is, I don't want
it to
> become worth so much that it starts to make people not want to drive
them.
> Personally even if my Pantera is worth $50-70K it is still a viable
risk to
> take for the same nice weekend drives that I usually take it on... If
it
> were to drastically go up to say $150K then I might start to question
the
> sanity of driving it amongst a sea of Pickups, SUVs and Minivans
where the
> drivers may or may not be busy texting or yelling at the kids in back
to
> see my tiny little Italian hot rod.
>
> Scott
> #1523
>
>
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2. mailto:terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov
3. mailto:scscottc at gmail.com
4. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
5. mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
6. mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
7. mailto:scscottc at gmail.com
8. mailto:scscottc at gmail.com
9. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
10. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
11. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
12. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
13. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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