[DeTomaso] Great things that have happened because of This List (many moons ago)

[Charles McCall]

This morning I posted on Facebook a flashback from 1997 or 1998 - see
attached photo. It's a picture of my first Pantera parked on the streets of
Paris with US plates on the back and the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Thanks to Mike Drew for convincing me to have an adventure in my Pantera
and ship it, as this decision opened up a whole world to me and helped
define my philosophy for the next decades... The number of adventures I've
had since then in a Pantera...

At the time, I had recently been transferred to France, and flew back to
the US to put my former '72 Pantera on a boat to ship it over (See article
in 1999 POCA Profiles about shipping a Pantera to France for what was
supposed to be a 6-month assignment...)

While driving the car from Collector's Choice in Wisconsin to NY and the
ship, it developed an engine problem. I was stranded on the NYS Thruway and
ended up having the car towed to my parents' house in Syracuse, NY. Long
story made short - I already had my return airline ticket, and had to leave
the car behind. A local garage found that the problem was the dreaded
distributor shear pin that had, well, sheared, and left me stranded.

Forest Majors - who I had never met (and still haven't!) but had gotten to
know thanks to the e-mail fórum sent me a note out of the blue asking how
he could help. I had a friend drive my car shipped to his house in CT,
where Forest was kind enough to fix some minor things that he noticed along
the way that were quite helpful, and stored the car for me until it could
be delivered to the port. If I remember correctly, he even pulled a few
parts off a spare Pantera he had to help me be on my way.

People I had never met in person - Mike Drew and Forest Majors - who each
did a good deed for someone they didn't know personally either but had come
to "know" virtually, asking for nothing in return.

I still see a lot of that spirit on this list today, which is no doubt one
reason for its success. Thanks to all who make it so!
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   This morning I posted on Facebook a flashback from 1997 or 1998 - see
   attached photo. It's a picture of my first Pantera parked on the
   streets of Paris with US plates on the back and the Eiffel Tower in the
   background. Thanks to Mike Drew for convincing me to have an adventure
   in my Pantera and ship it, as this decision opened up a whole world to
   me and helped define my philosophy for the next decades... The number
   of adventures I've had since then in a Pantera...
   A
   At the time, I had recently been transferred to France, and flew back
   to the US to put my former '72 Pantera on a boat to ship it over (See
   article in 1999 POCA Profiles about shipping a Pantera to FranceA for
   what was supposed to be a 6-month assignment...)
   A
   While driving the car from Collector's Choice in Wisconsin to NY and
   the ship, it developed an engine problem. I was stranded on the NYS
   Thruway and ended up having the car towed to my parents' house in
   Syracuse, NY. Long story made short - I already had my return airline
   ticket, and had to leave the car behind. A local garage found that the
   problem was the dreaded distributor shear pin that had, well, sheared,
   and left me stranded.
   A
   Forest Majors - who I had never met (and still haven't!)A but had
   gotten to know thanksA to the e-mail fA^3rum sent me a note out of the
   blue asking how he could help. I had a friend drive my car shipped to
   his house in CT, where Forest was kind enough to fix some minor things
   that he noticed along the way that were quiteA helpful, and stored the
   car for me until it could be delivered to the port. If I remember
   correctly, he even pulled a few parts off a spare Pantera he had to
   help me be on my way.
   A
   People I had never met in person - Mike Drew and Forest MajorsA - who
   each did a good deed for someone they didn't know personally either but
   had come to "know" virtually, asking for nothing in return.
   A
   I still see a lot of that spirit on this list today, which is no doubt
   one reason for its success. Thanks to all who make it so!
   A
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