[DeTomaso] The “REAL” Pantera Club
Dick Koch
redcatman74 at gmail.com
Mon Jul 25 20:30:08 EDT 2016
Jeff, great post, putting the Pantera brethren in the proper light for all
to see.
Hopefully your thoughts will hit a nerve with the folks that as you say are
the new "guard" that will carry on the helpful comraderie that makes owning
a Pantera a great experience.
Dick Koch
On Jul 25, 2016 7:58 PM, "Jeff Udelson via DeTomaso" <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
> In my combined 25 years plus owning 2 Panteras I have never been a
> member of POCA or PI. I have occasionally posted on the e-mail list and
> slightly more often on the PI forum.
> I have been a member of what I feel is a very unique, outstanding group
> of individuals which I consider a true representation of the aREALa
> Pantera Club. This club has no BOD, no by-laws, no membership dues etc.
>
> It started with my first contact with Gary Hall in the 70s. He
> patiently helped me with Pantera #4060. And even had me join his
> wonderful family for dinner when I visited LA. When I purchased #4134
> in 94 I was fortunate enough to find local help in the form of aThe
> Pantera Placeaas Mike Daily and Dick Koch. Hands on help for me the
> mechanically challenged along with countless phone calls. Through the
> years I have been blessed to have had Jack Deryke patiently respond to
> my countless e-mail questions I was too embarrassed to ask on the list
> or forum. And Bill Taylor, just friggin WoW! Years ago he fabricated
> for me the tools and a special jig to remove my a-arm bushings. Jon
> Hass (Pantera Electronics) the quiet engineer who designs the hell out
> of Pantera specific components. He has even helped me with Pantera
> electrical issues not related to his products. Going as far as to help
> me with Jeep electrical problems. I have had owners send me parts that
> they could have easily sold, given for free. Not even willing to take
> reimbursement for shipping. I probably will never meet these wonderful
> people in person but consider them friends. Without their invaluable
> assistance I probably would have sold my car years ago.
> These individuals and countless other Pantera owners are what has made
> Pantera ownership for me a pleasure. I may be wrong here but I would be
> hard pressed to think there are other car clubs with this many kind,
> generous and supportive individuals.
> The reason I felt inclined to write this e-mail is not really for
> current owners. All of you I know have similar experiences to mine. It
> is for the new or more importantly perspective Pantera owners. This
> e-mail is for them, those lurking just wanting to see what kind of
> support network exists in the Pantera world. From the e-mail postings
> since the last POCA elections you would think as a perspective new
> owner that this is the most dysfunctional group of people ever. And
> awhy oh why would I want to be a part of thisa? So this e-mail post is
> my contribution to the e-mail archives. Telling Pantera owners for
> decades, new owners and, perspective owners that the "REAL" Pantera
> club is not POCA and not PI. But hundreds of Pantera owners who make up
> one hell of an unofficial club. People who will help you in countless
> ways asking nothing in return.
> Thank you Pantera friends.
>
> Jeff Udelson
> #4134
> Atlanta GA USA
>
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Jeff, great post, putting the Pantera brethren in the proper light for
all to see.A
Hopefully your thoughts will hit a nerve with the folks that as you say
are the new "guard" that will carry on the helpful comraderie that
makes owning a PanteraA a great experience.
Dick Koch
On Jul 25, 2016 7:58 PM, "Jeff Udelson via DeTomaso"
<[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
A A In my combined 25 years plus owning 2 Panteras I have never
been a
A A member of POCA or PI. I have occasionally posted on the e-mail
list and
A A slightly more often on the PI forum.
A A I have been a member of what I feel is a very unique,
outstanding group
A A of individuals which I consider a true representation of the
aREALa
A A Pantera Club. This club has no BOD, no by-laws, no membership
dues etc.
A A It started with my first contact with Gary Hall in the 70s. He
A A patiently helped me with Pantera #4060. And even had me join
his
A A wonderful family for dinner when I visited LA. When I purchased
#4134
A A in 94 I was fortunate enough to find local help in the form of
aThe
A A Pantera Placeaas Mike Daily and Dick Koch. Hands on help for me
the
A A mechanically challenged along with countless phone calls.
Through the
A A years I have been blessed to have had Jack Deryke patiently
respond to
A A my countless e-mail questions I was too embarrassed to ask on
the list
A A or forum. And Bill Taylor, just friggin WoW!A Years ago he
fabricated
A A for me the tools and a special jig to remove my a-arm
bushings.A Jon
A A Hass (Pantera Electronics) the quiet engineer who designs the
hell out
A A of Pantera specific components. He has even helped me with
Pantera
A A electrical issues not related to his products. Going as far as
to help
A A me with Jeep electrical problems. I have had owners send me
parts that
A A they could have easily sold, given for free. Not even willing
to take
A A reimbursement for shipping. I probably will never meet these
wonderful
A A people in person but consider them friends. Without their
invaluable
A A assistance I probably would have sold my car years ago.
A A These individuals and countless other Pantera owners are what
has made
A A Pantera ownership for me a pleasure. I may be wrong here but I
would be
A A hard pressed to think there are other car clubs with this many
kind,
A A generous and supportive individuals.
A A The reason I felt inclined to write this e-mail is not really
for
A A current owners. All of you I know have similar experiences to
mine. It
A A is for the new or more importantly perspective Pantera owners.
This
A A e-mail is for them, those lurking just wanting to see what kind
of
A A support network exists in the Pantera world. From the e-mail
postings
A A since the last POCA elections you would think as a perspective
new
A A owner that this is the most dysfunctional group of people ever.
And
A A awhy oh why would I want to be a part of thisa? So this e-mail
post is
A A my contribution to the e-mail archives. Telling Pantera owners
for
A A decades, new owners and, perspective owners that the "REAL"
Pantera
A A club is not POCA and not PI. But hundreds of Pantera owners who
make up
A A one hell of an unofficial club. People who will help you in
countless
A A ways asking nothing in return.
A A Thank you Pantera friends.
A A Jeff Udelson
A A #4134
A A Atlanta GA USA
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