[DeTomaso] Mirrors for sale

Bill Moore Bill at Incendium.com
Sun Nov 2 15:07:03 EST 2014


What pictures ??

Cheers,

Bill Moore

Calgary, AB.

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of John Donahue
Sent: November-02-14 9:41 AM
To: dfl
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Mirrors for sale

beautiful
On Nov 2, 2014, at 8:40 AM, dfl <vvics442 at aol.com> wrote:

> Get pics?
> 
> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>
> To: dfl <vvics442 at aol.com>
> Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Sun, Nov 2, 2014 08:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Mirrors for sale
> 
> 
>  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
> > 
> >   Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
> >   -----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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