[DeTomaso] Mirrors for sale

John Donahue demongusta at me.com
Sun Nov 2 10:58:38 EST 2014


pictures would be nice for us "rookies"
On Nov 1, 2014, at 4:27 PM, dfl via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>   Great info!
> 
>   I just listed a pair on ebay
> 
>   can you look at them and give me your thoughts?
> 
>   Thx Warren
> 
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: The Goyaniuks <andriykoisg at yahoo.ca>
>   To: dfl <vvics442 at aol.com>; detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
>   Sent: Sat, Nov 1, 2014 04:20 PM
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Mirrors for sale
>   Sorry don't mean to be difficult but It really depends on the ones you
>   have.
>   The ones most desired are the same Vitalonis that were on:
>   Ferrari 308, 328, 512BB, Lamborghini Countach, Pantera GT5, Longchamp
>   to name a few.  These are the Vitaloni "Turbo" model.   You can tell
>   the Turbo version by how they mount; the rubber bellows; and most
>   importantly, the fixed mirror shell.  The mirror glass is separate and
>   adjusts INSIDE the mirror shell (without moving the mirror body) by
>   means of a gimble in the mirror housing body
>   There are two versions of the Vitoloni "Turbo" - manual adjustable and
>   remote electric adjustable.
>   I would say that the manuals are worth no less than $250 USD and the
>   remote adjustable (most rare) no less than $600 USD.   After that, it
>   is what ever the market says they are worth. Personally, I would not
>   let NOS manuals go for under $500 and NOS electrics for under $1000 (I
>   will tell you why below)
>   The second versions are called Vitaloni "Baby Turbo".  These look
>   similar to the Turbos but have a number of differences.  The mount is
>   different, the mirror adjustment is different and the mirror is
>   attached to the mirror housing body.  With the Baby Turbos, one adjusts
>   the whole body/mirror glass together by moving a ball joint that is
>   outside of the mirror housing body (the ball joint is covered by the
>   bellows).  These are worth no less than $150 USD and I would not let
>   NOS Baby Turbos go for less than $200.
>   FYI.  The Vitaloni plant (which was owned by the Fiat group) suffered a
>   major fire around the turn of the century and much of the tooling was
>   lost - including, the tooling for the "Turbo" mirrors.  NOS "Turbo"
>   mirrors are very hard to come by and can be classed as collectors items
>   ... for restoration cars.
>   In 1992-4 when I was shopping for "Turbos", The F-car dealership wanted
>   $1K CAD  for the manual adjustable (I said "Oh that's nice, thanked
>   them and walked out).  The Lamborghini dealer wanted $400 CAD for the
>   manuals and $800 CAD for the remote electric.  I got mine from an
>   specialty mirror dealer in the  US for less.
>   Finally, the Turbos look the best and have the best quality, BUT the
>   Baby Turbos adjust without modification to work well on a DeTomaso
>   Pantera.
>   HTH
>   BG
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: dfl via DeTomaso <[1]detomaso at poca.com>
>   To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
>   Sent: Saturday, November 1, 2014 6:21 PM
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Mirrors for sale
>     I have a pair of Vitaloni mirrors for sale.
>     New condition never used. Has been in storage 30 years!
>     Anyone have a clue as to value?
>     Thanks
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