[DeTomaso] RM Auction Lot 166 - Mangusta 8MA890

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/10/14 14 01 13, charlesmccall at gmail.com writes:


> That's a lot of cash. Which car is this? Is this the ex-Jonathan Root 
> Goose? Or another one?
> 

>>>This is another car.

It is apparently a Euro car although its early history is not known.   It 
was a pale yellow when PI Motorsports sold it to a fellow on the east coast, 
a collector who apparently had a small museum.   He had it for 10-15 years 
and put barely 200 miles on it, and then last year it came back to PIM for a 
restoration for sale.   They stripped it down to bare metal, and under the 
yellow they found red, then the green--under the dash confirmed the green was 
the original color.

The car was amazingly solid, with virtually no rust (Mangustas can rust 
ferociously).   They cut out a few small sections of the rocker panels and 
repaired them, then painted it in the original color.   They rebuilt the engine 
and gearbox, but didn't do a FULL restoration; they didn't touch the 
suspension or other systems.

The car was then sold to an overseas buyer a few months ago, apparently as 
an investment.   He is an Englishman who has property in England (and that's 
where the car went) although he lives in Hong Kong.   The car was in 
England until just a week before the auction (that's where Johnny went to look at 
it).

This proved to be a very sound investment for him, as he made a VERY 
healthy profit on the deal.   I don't know who the new owners is though, but if he 
wants to drive this car, he will have to attend to the suspension, fix the 
engine, and a few other minor things.

As ever, the auctioneers were a bit liberal with the truth in describing 
this car.   For example, they were proud to say it had its original tool kit.  
 What they failed to mention was that most of the original TOOLS weren't in 
it!

Mike

P.S.   It's worth mentioning that Jerry Sackett of PI Motorsports was VERY 
helpful and forthcoming with information about this car.   When a potential 
buyer approached me and asked for information, I was able to put him in 
touch with Johnny who inspected the car for him, and when I asked Jerry for 
information, he sent me dozens and dozens of photos showing the car from all 
angles, and all aspects of the work that they performed, and he described it 
fully and accurately.   He spent a lot of time on a project that would net him 
no financial reward, and I appreciate that very much!
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   In a message dated 5/10/14 14 01 13, charlesmccall at gmail.com writes:

     That's a lot of cash. Which car is this? Is this the ex-Jonathan
     Root Goose? Or another one?

   >>>This is another car.
   It is apparently a Euro car although its early history is not known.
   It was a pale yellow when PI Motorsports sold it to a fellow on the
   east coast, a collector who apparently had a small museum.  He had it
   for 10-15 years and put barely 200 miles on it, and then last year it
   came back to PIM for a restoration for sale.  They stripped it down to
   bare metal, and under the yellow they found red, then the green--under
   the dash confirmed the green was the original color.
   The car was amazingly solid, with virtually no rust (Mangustas can rust
   ferociously).  They cut out a few small sections of the rocker panels
   and repaired them, then painted it in the original color.  They rebuilt
   the engine and gearbox, but didn't do a FULL restoration; they didn't
   touch the suspension or other systems.
   The car was then sold to an overseas buyer a few months ago, apparently
   as an investment.  He is an Englishman who has property in England (and
   that's where the car went) although he lives in Hong Kong.  The car was
   in England until just a week before the auction (that's where Johnny
   went to look at it).
   This proved to be a very sound investment for him, as he made a VERY
   healthy profit on the deal.  I don't know who the new owners is though,
   but if he wants to drive this car, he will have to attend to the
   suspension, fix the engine, and a few other minor things.
   As ever, the auctioneers were a bit liberal with the truth in
   describing this car.  For example, they were proud to say it had its
   original tool kit.  What they failed to mention was that most of the
   original TOOLS weren't in it!
   Mike
   P.S.  It's worth mentioning that Jerry Sackett of PI Motorsports was
   VERY helpful and forthcoming with information about this car.  When a
   potential buyer approached me and asked for information, I was able to
   put him in touch with Johnny who inspected the car for him, and when I
   asked Jerry for information, he sent me dozens and dozens of photos
   showing the car from all angles, and all aspects of the work that they
   performed, and he described it fully and accurately.  He spent a lot of
   time on a project that would net him no financial reward, and I
   appreciate that very much!