[DeTomaso] Barn Find Video

[MARK CHARLTON]

So true. Good thing I am 5’9!

I recall reading an interview with a Mangusta owner (I believe it was the then editor or publisher of the Robb Report) who, when asked about the thing he most liked about the car replied: “I would have to say the best part of Mangusta ownership is sitting in a comfortable chair with a good glass of Scotch and just looking at it”.

Mark Charlton
pantera01826 at rogers.com



> On Dec 7, 2017, at 10:28 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> 
> Paul,
> 
> Have you ever sat in a Mangusta?
> 
> They are perfect if you are 5 foot 9. Scratch that. The windshield is alarmingly close if you are 5 foot 9. If you are 6 foot 2 your forehead practically rests against the windshield. 
> 
> They have loads of fore-aft legroom, more than a Pantera. But the seats have to move back 6-8 inches or the windshield needs to move forward in order for the car to be as roomy as a Pantera, neither of which is possible.
> 
> Definitely a car to be admired from the outside.....
> 
> Mike
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Dec 7, 2017, at 19:09, Paul Timko <thedrol at pobox.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Definitely the trailer and locks looked new. Though the camshaft was
>> rusty.A
>> I thought his comment about the Mangusta being too small for a person
>> to fit in was odd.A
>> Paul
>> #9270
>> On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 1:50 PM Larry Stock <[1]larrys at panteraparts.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>   Just an also did you notice That trailer wasnA^1t that old either.
>>   On 12/7/17, 11:34 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
>>   <[2]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
>>   [3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>>> Chuck just told me this is car #2735. Based on his conversations
>>   with the
>>> seller some months ago, he suspects the locks on the trailer were
>>   added
>>> for dramatic effect.
>>> 
>>> The car was for sale in NH and is believed to have been sold to
>>   Colorado
>>> for restoration....
>>> 
>>> Gotta love the registry!
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 7, 2017, at 11:32, Paul Timko <[4]thedrol at pobox.com>
>>   wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Saw this while surfing...A  A "cannonball" car.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> [5]https://jalopnik.com/detomaso-pantera-hidden-from-the-world-for
>>   -decades-t
>>>> urn-1821083751
>>>> 
>>>> Paul
>>>> #9270
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