[DeTomaso] NPC - Ever Seen a Stang-Ranchero?

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The horror!   I saw a Cadillac-camino once. These kind of hack jobs
always look very stupid to me.  Kind of like those silly Aussie
car/truck things.  But hey, different strokes right? Reminds of the
time my buddy called me up to help him make a convertible out of his
late 70's Mercedes 4-door diesel.  _"Only you are crazy enough to do
something like this."_ he said.  I agreed that this was probably true.
We bought a twelver, rented a hand-held chop saw thing that had this
huge, deadly 20" inch blade and by 3:00 in the afternoon we were both
cruising PCH like sneaker pimps. After we cut the top off, nicking the
fuel neck and nearly killing us both in the process, none of the 4
doors would open or shut properly. Of course, the top was structurally
necessary and without it the body of the car sagged in the middle,
pinching the doors.  We just left them shut and jumped into the car
like batman and robin.   The car wobbled and creaked as we drove and I
advised him to sell it quickly because we had turned it into a death
trap.   After about a month of flirting with death-- driving around
town looking hilariously like a low-budget Hollywood movie mogul-- my
buddy sold it for $4,000, if you can believe that.  Some sketchy dude
fell in love with it and paid the asking price.  Cash flew out his
wallet and the car was gone. Poor sucker drove off with a big smile on
his face.  I wonder if he is even alive today…..if he isn't, it may
well be my fault.
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On December 28, 2015 at 5:34 AM, "Rob Dumoulin"  wrote:No price, just
a phone #.  I have 6 cars already and was not ready for
another project so I just took the pics to send to a few Mustang
buddies I
have.  One pic (not sent) has the phone # partially blocked by the
wipers.
I know the following:

(904) 4??-?202.  The middle numbers are most likely 878, 979, 879, or
978
and the 7 could possibly be a 3 or 2

If there is interest, I can go back.  The car is less than 20 miles
from my
house.

Rob DuMoulin
904.476.8744
rob at dumoulins.net
www.kbsi.co
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58

On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Larry Weston  wrote:

> How much were they asking?
>
> ________________________________________
> From: DeTomaso  on behalf of Rob Dumoulin <
> rob at dumoulins.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 7:57 AM
> To: Pantera - DeTomaso Mail List
> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - Ever Seen a Stang-Ranchero?
>
> Was driving back roads yesterday through Middleburg Florida and came
across
> this for sale on the side of the road.  Some of the body work needed
> redoing, but the bed and interior were tastefully done.  Engine
badge said
> 289 but I did not pop the hood.[image: Inline image 2][image: Inline
image
> 1]
>
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   The horror!



   I saw a Cadillac-camino once.

   These kind of hack jobs always look very stupid to me.  Kind of like
   those silly Aussie car/truck things.  But hey, different strokes right?

   Reminds of the time my buddy called me up to help him make a
   convertible out of his late 70's Mercedes 4-door diesel.

   "Only you are crazy enough to do something like this." he said.  I
   agreed that this was probably true.

   We bought a twelver, rented a hand-held chop saw thing that had this
   huge, deadly 20" inch blade and by 3:00 in the afternoon we were both
   cruising PCH like sneaker pimps.

   After we cut the top off, nicking the fuel neck and nearly killing us
   both in the process, none of the 4 doors would open or shut properly.

   Of course, the top was structurally necessary and without it the body
   of the car sagged in the middle, pinching the doors.  We just left them
   shut and jumped into the car like batman and robin.

   The car wobbled and creaked as we drove and I advised him to sell it
   quickly because we had turned it into a death trap.

   After about a month of flirting with death-- driving around town
   looking hilariously like a low-budget Hollywood movie mogul-- my buddy
   sold it for $4,000, if you can believe that.  Some sketchy dude fell in
   love with it and paid the asking price.  Cash flew out his wallet and
   the car was gone.

   Poor sucker drove off with a big smile on his face.  I wonder if he is
   even alive todaya|..if he isn't, it may well be my fault.
   Sent using Hushmail
   On December 28, 2015 at 5:34 AM, "Rob Dumoulin" <rob at dumoulins.net>
   wrote:

     No price, just a phone #. I have 6 cars already and was not ready
     for
     another project so I just took the pics to send to a few Mustang
     buddies I
     have. One pic (not sent) has the phone # partially blocked by the
     wipers.
     I know the following:
     (904) 4??-?202. The middle numbers are most likely 878, 979, 879, or
     978
     and the 7 could possibly be a 3 or 2
     If there is interest, I can go back. The car is less than 20 miles
     from my
     house.
     Rob DuMoulin
     904.476.8744
     rob at dumoulins.net
     [1]www.kbsi.co
     [2]http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58
     On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Larry Weston <lplugw at hotmail.com>
     wrote:
     > How much were they asking?
     >
     > ________________________________________
     > From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Rob
     Dumoulin <
     > rob at dumoulins.net>
     > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 7:57 AM
     > To: Pantera - DeTomaso Mail List
     > Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - Ever Seen a Stang-Ranchero?
     >
     > Was driving back roads yesterday through Middleburg Florida and
     came across
     > this for sale on the side of the road. Some of the body work
     needed
     > redoing, but the bed and interior were tastefully done. Engine
     badge said
     > 289 but I did not pop the hood.[image: Inline image 2][image:
     Inline image
     > 1]
     >

References

   1. http://www.kbsi.co/
   2. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58