[DeTomaso] GT40/Pantera

[Ed Mendez]

That is Tony Ortiz that owns and built that car. He is a good person, and put his heart and soul into it. Some like it, some don’t, but he does win trophy and after trophy with that car. I know some people don’t like my car, but my feelings would be deeply hurt if people said that about my car on a public forum. 

Everyone builds their Pantera to their liking, even the Ring Bros Pantera was built by someone's dreams of what they like or want. 

It's not our place to judge but to be here for each other, and support each other.

Tony is one of us, a Pantera person.

If you want your Pantera in Profiles, please submit an article and pictures to Mike Haney at paso750 at gmail.com.

I encourage everyone to do so...

Ed

> On Jul 17, 2015, at 12:22, Mikael <mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk> wrote:
> 
>   If you guys haven't received your copy of Profiles yet, maybe look in
>   your dustbin again. The envelope with what you thought was a GT40
>   magazine sent to you by mistake was in fact the Profiles, with the
>   black Pantera with GT40 front and rear etc. that Profiles had the IMO
>   poor taste to put on the cover and rear and centerfold.
> 
> 
>   I of course quickly turned to the build-text, because I wanted to try
>   to understand WHY? Was there a Pantera with smashed front and rear and
>   a GT40 parked on railway tracks so only front and rear was saved? No,
>   the author states "for some crazy reason". Indeed.
> 
> 
>   I saw this car at POCA in Arizona a few years ago, where it was parked
>   in the "look-at-me" spot right in front of the doors, so you had to
>   walk around it. After refusing the first couple of times, I did take
>   the time to look it over. And the craftsmanship was excellent including
>   mirror like pint. Sometimes when you see "menacingly modified" (quote
>   from Profiles) cars like this, but well done, you can state "I don't
>   like it, but I'm impressed with the craftsmanship". Well not here, not
>   this one. Even though the craftsmanship is good, you do not build your
>   car to look like another brand. As simple as that.
> 
> 
>   I hope the skillful builder gets the GT40 he really wants and leaves
>   our Panteras alone. And I hope Profiles editor has better judgment
>   going forward. In the same envelope was the Membership Renewal Notice.
>   Brave! Whether I renew or not depends on the reaction to this mail. Am
>   I alone here?
> 
> 
>   Mikael
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   That is Tony Ortiz that owns and built that car. He is a good person,
   and put his heart and soul into it. Some like it, some don't, but he
   does win trophy and after trophy with that car. I know some people
   don't like my car, but my feelings would be deeply hurt if people said
   that about my car on a public forum.

   Everyone builds their Pantera to their liking, even the Ring Bros
   Pantera was built by someone's dreams of what they like or want.

   It's not our place to judge but to be here for each other, and support
   each other.

   Tony is one of us, a Pantera person.

   If you want your Pantera in Profiles, please submit an article and
   pictures to Mike Haney at [1]paso750 at gmail.com.

   I encourage everyone to do so...

   Ed

   On Jul 17, 2015, at 12:22, Mikael <[2]mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk> wrote:

     If you guys haven't received your copy of Profiles yet, maybe look in
     your dustbin again. The envelope with what you thought was a GT40
     magazine sent to you by mistake was in fact the Profiles, with the
     black Pantera with GT40 front and rear etc. that Profiles had the IMO
     poor taste to put on the cover and rear and centerfold.
     I of course quickly turned to the build-text, because I wanted to try
     to understand WHY? Was there a Pantera with smashed front and rear
   and
     a GT40 parked on railway tracks so only front and rear was saved? No,
     the author states "for some crazy reason". Indeed.
     I saw this car at POCA in Arizona a few years ago, where it was
   parked
     in the "look-at-me" spot right in front of the doors, so you had to
     walk around it. After refusing the first couple of times, I did take
     the time to look it over. And the craftsmanship was excellent
   including
     mirror like pint. Sometimes when you see "menacingly modified" (quote
     from Profiles) cars like this, but well done, you can state "I don't
     like it, but I'm impressed with the craftsmanship". Well not here,
   not
     this one. Even though the craftsmanship is good, you do not build
   your
     car to look like another brand. As simple as that.
     I hope the skillful builder gets the GT40 he really wants and leaves
     our Panteras alone. And I hope Profiles editor has better judgment
     going forward. In the same envelope was the Membership Renewal
   Notice.
     Brave! Whether I renew or not depends on the reaction to this mail.
   Am
     I alone here?
     Mikael
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References

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