[DeTomaso] Anti Football Run

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/3/16 7:24:13 PM, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net writes:


> 
> 
> I think Matt Kelleher may have been standing near the Miura with the 
> rear lid open, there was a guy talking about Panteras.  I had on a Pantera 
> T-shirt, not one of the deathmetal shirts but one from LV 20 years ago.  No one a
> sked about it. 
> 
>>>Too bad he didn't catch up with you.

> > Funny thing was, there wasn't a lot of time to stand near your car and 
> field questions.
> 
> >>>Yes, other than the stop at the ice cream factory (did they do that 
again?), it's mostly go go go.

> >I also put my Pantera name badge on the $40 event hat, but then didn't 
> wear it that much, my mistake.
> 
> >>>Oh well!

> >It was nice to have heat ... the guys in open cars, some without 
> windshields, that had to be brutal.  Even in a closed car, I'm guessing 250 miles 
> in Europa or other tiny car might not make a good first date, so to speak.
> 
>>>HAHAHA!!!
> 
> >There was some drama the day before when I noticed one of the front tires 
> was low, like sidewall to the ground, so was up extra early and shot some 
> Slime into it, pumped it up in the dark.  Seemed to do the trick, but I 
> badly need to replace the fronts, find some less-old XWX's or do the Radial 
> T/A thing all around.  Surprisingly, I don't have and extra set of wheels, 
> stockers seem to be not as cheap right now as before.
> 
>>>I recall selling you a set of 1971 wheels (at the time I was unaware of 
the significant differences that would make them visually unsuited to your 
L-model) in about 1992.   What happened to those?

You don't really need a second set of wheels though--you just need a single 
quality set of tires on your good, existing wheels.
> 
> >Speaking of wheels, this no-room-for-a-full-size spare thing ... so far 
> I've avoided coming home on the slider bed truck, but it's kinda silly. 
> 
>>>No, it's not.

> > I know some of the new cars don't have any spare, but depending on 
> emergency road service or the charity of others rubs me the wrong way. 
> 
>>>This isn't Mad Max.   And it's not like you ever take the car a thousand 
miles from home.

> > I actually left a Ford wheel and tire on my driveway with a label: 
> "This One", imagining that conceivably, if I had a flat someone could find the 
> tire on the driveway and bring it to me.  Maybe a better idea would be to 
> spring for one of those high pressure skinny spares off a late model Ford, 
> one that would fit in the rear trunk.  Lashing a spare to the roof, 
> rally-style, I'm not there yet.
> 
> >>>Well, think about it for a moment.   Imagine the worst--you get a flat 
rear tire.   So you leap into action, jack up the car, remove the flat, 
install the spare tire, inflate it...and then what?

Throw your Campagnolo and flat tire away and motor off on three factory 
wheels and a donut?   There's no place to put the flat tire/spare in the car.

No.   You pull out your AAA card, call the tow truck, and motor home in a 
dignified manner.   Well, as dignified as you can be when your pride and joy 
is on a tow truck anyway! :>)

Mike
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   In a message dated 1/3/16 7:24:13 PM, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net
   writes:

     I think Matt Kelleher may have been standing near the Miura with the
     rear lid open, there was a guy talking about Panteras.  I had on a
     Pantera T-shirt, not one of the deathmetal shirts but one from LV 20
     years ago.  No one asked about it.

   >>>Too bad he didn't catch up with you.

     > Funny thing was, there wasn't a lot of time to stand near your
     car and field questions.

   >>>Yes, other than the stop at the ice cream factory (did they do that
   again?), it's mostly go go go.

     >I also put my Pantera name badge on the $40 event hat, but then
     didn't wear it that much, my mistake.

   >>>Oh well!

     >It was nice to have heat ... the guys in open cars, some without
     windshields, that had to be brutal.  Even in a closed car, I'm
     guessing 250 miles in Europa or other tiny car might not make a good
     first date, so to speak.

   >>>HAHAHA!!!

     >There was some drama the day before when I noticed one of the front
     tires was low, like sidewall to the ground, so was up extra early
     and shot some Slime into it, pumped it up in the dark.  Seemed to do
     the trick, but I badly need to replace the fronts, find some
     less-old XWX's or do the Radial T/A thing all around.  Surprisingly,
     I don't have and extra set of wheels, stockers seem to be not as
     cheap right now as before.

   >>>I recall selling you a set of 1971 wheels (at the time I was unaware
   of the significant differences that would make them visually unsuited
   to your L-model) in about 1992.  What happened to those?
   You don't really need a second set of wheels though--you just need a
   single quality set of tires on your good, existing wheels.

     >Speaking of wheels, this no-room-for-a-full-size spare thing ... so
     far I've avoided coming home on the slider bed truck, but it's kinda
     silly.

   >>>No, it's not.

     > I know some of the new cars don't have any spare, but depending on
     emergency road service or the charity of others rubs me the wrong
     way.

   >>>This isn't Mad Max.  And it's not like you ever take the car a
   thousand miles from home.

     > I actually left a Ford wheel and tire on my driveway with a label:
     "This One", imagining that conceivably, if I had a flat someone
     could find the tire on the driveway and bring it to me.  Maybe a
     better idea would be to spring for one of those high pressure skinny
     spares off a late model Ford, one that would fit in the rear trunk.
     Lashing a spare to the roof, rally-style, I'm not there yet.

   >>>Well, think about it for a moment.  Imagine the worst--you get a
   flat rear tire.  So you leap into action, jack up the car, remove the
   flat, install the spare tire, inflate it...and then what?
   Throw your Campagnolo and flat tire away and motor off on three factory
   wheels and a donut?  There's no place to put the flat tire/spare in the
   car.
   No.  You pull out your AAA card, call the tow truck, and motor home in
   a dignified manner.  Well, as dignified as you can be when your pride
   and joy is on a tow truck anyway! :>)
   Mike