[DeTomaso] TV commentaries during Mecum auctions etc.

[Ken Green]

Julian,
    My observation is that it's not so much the auctioneer, but the guys doing the TV commentary are the worst offenders.  Maybe POCA should contact them personally?  
    I thought the guy on the "What's My Car Worth" (right name?) TV show took a Pantera out for a drive and left a very good impression.  Maybe what is needed is to contact some of these individuals and arrange for someone with a solid car to take them for a ride.  I think most car guys are always ready for an adventure.  The guys running the auctions may be a lot more interested in fees collected from million $ collector cars than cars that are driven and enjoyed. 
Ken
 

      From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
 To: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>; Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>; Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
 Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:59 AM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Today's Mecum Auction Results
   
Somethings are best left unsaid, most of what comes out of the auctioneers mouths is pure BS anyway! I'd like to think they were just gobsmacked and lost for words at the pure beauty of the GT5-S. The people bidding on it, likely knew exactly what they were bidding on and the selling price would reflect that at $242K with commission.

As I've said before for the most part the people now buying these cars at auction are not typically interested in De Tomaso history or the ownership community, it's just a commodity to sit in a garage and provide a return on investment at some point. 

Julian
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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:27 AM
To: Rob Dumoulin; Jeff Detrich
Cc: DeTomaso Mail List; Garth Rodericks
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Today's Mecum Auction Results

It is worse than a lack of details, I have heard the auction folks say a car was original where there were obvious mods.
Ken


      From: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
 To: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
Cc: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>; DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at poca.com>
 Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:02 AM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Today's Mecum Auction Results

  A summary of the Marti reports from the Shortt list, a few facts on the
  production runs by year, and a blurb about the excellent Pantera
  ownership community would go a long way.A  Who do we have to bribe at
  Barrett Jackson and Mecum to get them to read our research?

  Rob DuMoulin
  904.476.8744
  [1]rob at dumoulins.net
  [2]www.kbsi.co
  [3]http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58
  On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Jeff Detrich <[4]jjdetrich at gmail.com>
  wrote:

    A  A Somebody should send them a talking points sheet!
    A  A Jeff
    A  A 6559


  
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   Julian,
       My observation is that it's not so much the auctioneer, but the
   guys doing the TV commentary are the worst offenders.  Maybe POCA
   should contact them personally?
       I thought the guy on the "What's My Car Worth" (right name?) TV
   show took a Pantera out for a drive and left a very good impression.
   Maybe what is needed is to contact some of these individuals and
   arrange for someone with a solid car to take them for a ride.  I think
   most car guys are always ready for an adventure.  The guys running the
   auctions may be a lot more interested in fees collected from million $
   collector cars than cars that are driven and enjoyed.
   Ken
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
   To: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>; Jeff Detrich
   <jjdetrich at gmail.com>; Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
   Cc: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
   Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:59 AM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Today's Mecum Auction Results
   Somethings are best left unsaid, most of what comes out of the
   auctioneers mouths is pure BS anyway! I'd like to think they were just
   gobsmacked and lost for words at the pure beauty of the GT5-S. The
   people bidding on it, likely knew exactly what they were bidding on and
   the selling price would reflect that at $242K with commission.
   As I've said before for the most part the people now buying these cars
   at auction are not typically interested in De Tomaso history or the
   ownership community, it's just a commodity to sit in a garage and
   provide a return on investment at some point.
   Julian
   ________________________________________
   From: DeTomaso <[1]detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Ken Green
   via DeTomaso <[2]detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:27 AM
   To: Rob Dumoulin; Jeff Detrich
   Cc: DeTomaso Mail List; Garth Rodericks
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Today's Mecum Auction Results
   It is worse than a lack of details, I have heard the auction folks say
   a car was original where there were obvious mods.
   Ken
         From: Rob Dumoulin <[3]rob at dumoulins.net>
   To: Jeff Detrich <[4]jjdetrich at gmail.com>
   Cc: Garth Rodericks <[5]garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>; DeTomaso Mail List
   <[6]detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:02 AM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Today's Mecum Auction Results
     A summary of the Marti reports from the Shortt list, a few facts on
   the
     production runs by year, and a blurb about the excellent Pantera
     ownership community would go a long way.A  Who do we have to bribe at
     Barrett Jackson and Mecum to get them to read our research?
     Rob DuMoulin
     904.476.8744
     [1][7]rob at dumoulins.net
     [2]www.kbsi.co
     [3][8]http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58
     On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Jeff Detrich
   <[4][9]jjdetrich at gmail.com>
     wrote:
       A  A Somebody should send them a talking points sheet!
       A  A Jeff
       A  A 6559

References

   1. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
   2. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   3. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
   4. mailto:jjdetrich at gmail.com
   5. mailto:garth_rodericks at yahoo.com
   6. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   7. mailto:rob at dumoulins.net
   8. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-dumoulin/0/1b6/58
   9. mailto:jjdetrich at gmail.com