[DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera

Jeff Detrich jjdetrich at gmail.com
Thu Nov 16 12:32:44 EST 2017


I wonder if you emailed Kurt Busch if he might send you the results of the
wind tunnel testing. Esp if you say you are the tech editor for the Pantera
Club?



On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

>    I watched the whole series of Panteras-at-Fast/Loud so far. Mostly to
>    see if somehow among the soap-opera tone I could sift out a few tech
>    facts. None yet except the transaxle (missed the name. Anyone catch
>    it?) they selected needs a substantial frame notch to fit an inverted
>    starter to a DeTomaso. Normally, that kind of starter uses a reduced OD
>    flywheel and a dual disc clutch for lower engine placement. Might be
>    interesting especially for Mangusta owners that are tired of bottoming
>    on bumpy roads. I'm also hoping that what Bush said about wind tunnel
>    testing has some video reality even though the silhouette will be more
>    of a Gr-4 or -5 rather than a narrow body Pantera.
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: JFFR <pantera at vtc.net>
>    To: detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>    Sent: Wed, Nov 15, 2017 5:20 am
>    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera
>    Thanks for the heads up Michael. Watched it last night. Can't believe
>    they paid $125,000 for the donor car. Oh well that's showbiz I guess,
>    gotta have some drama.
>    IMHO, the white Pantera that they installed the V6 in seemed to have
>    been purchased for less than what it should have sold for. Of course
>    they later found out that there was a lot more body work required on
>    that car than they expected. These reality TV shows always have to have
>    drama and ridiculously short build time frames. As stupid as this show
>    can be at times, what they are doing and saying about the Pantera can't
>    hurt the value of our cars.
>    _______________________________________________
>    Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
>    Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
>    DeTomaso mailing list
>    [1]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>    [2]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>    To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.)
>    use the links above.
>    Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any
>    message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the
>    list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive
>    or approve the archiving of list messages.
>
> References
>
>    1. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>    2. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>
> _______________________________________________
>
>
> Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
> Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>
> To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use
> the links above.
>
> Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any
> message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list.
> They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve
> the archiving of list messages.
>
-------------- next part --------------
   I wonder if you emailed Kurt Busch if he might send you the results of
   the wind tunnel testing. Esp if you say you are the tech editor for the
   Pantera Club?

   On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

     A  A I watched the whole series of Panteras-at-Fast/Loud so far.
     Mostly to
     A  A see if somehow among the soap-opera tone I could sift out a few
     tech
     A  A facts. None yet except the transaxle (missed the name. Anyone
     catch
     A  A it?) they selected needs a substantial frame notch to fit an
     inverted
     A  A starter to a DeTomaso. Normally, that kind of starter uses a
     reduced OD
     A  A flywheel and a dual disc clutch for lower engine placement.
     Might be
     A  A interesting especially for Mangusta owners that are tired of
     bottoming
     A  A on bumpy roads. I'm also hoping that what Bush said about wind
     tunnel
     A  A testing has some video reality even though the silhouette will
     be more
     A  A of a Gr-4 or -5 rather than a narrow body Pantera.

   A  A -----Original Message-----
   A  A From: JFFR <[2]pantera at vtc.net>
   A  A To: detomaso <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   A  A Sent: Wed, Nov 15, 2017 5:20 am
   A  A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera
   A  A Thanks for the heads up Michael. Watched it last night. Can't
   believe
   A  A they paid $125,000 for the donor car. Oh well that's showbiz I
   guess,
   A  A gotta have some drama.
   A  A IMHO, the white Pantera that they installed the V6 in seemed to
   have
   A  A been purchased for less than what it should have sold for. Of
   course
   A  A they later found out that there was a lot more body work required
   on
   A  A that car than they expected. These reality TV shows always have to
   have
   A  A drama and ridiculously short build time frames. As stupid as this
   show
   A  A can be at times, what they are doing and saying about the Pantera
   can't
   A  A hurt the value of our cars.

     A  A _______________________________________________
     A  A Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
     A  A Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
     A  A DeTomaso mailing list
     A  A [1][4]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
     A  A [2][5]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
     A  A To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe,
     etc.)
     A  A use the links above.
     A  A Members who post to this list grant license to the list to
     forward any
     A  A message posted here to all past, current, or future members of
     the
     A  A list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an
     archive
     A  A or approve the archiving of list messages.
     References
     A  A 1. mailto:[6]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
     A  A 2. [7]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
     _______________________________________________
     Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
     Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
     DeTomaso mailing list
     [8]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
     [9]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
     To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe,
     etc.) use the links above.
     Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward
     any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of
     the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an
     archive or approve the archiving of list messages.

References

   1. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   2. mailto:pantera at vtc.net
   3. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   4. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   5. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
   6. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   7. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
   8. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   9. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso


More information about the DeTomaso mailing list