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

[Effie Richards]

Thank you for sharing such a splendid story, it is what this group is all about, indeed!

Sent from Effie's iPad

> On Jun 9, 2016, at 7:09 AM, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   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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