[DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera-- wow!

Mike Drew MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sun Nov 26 23:28:56 EST 2017


Especially since he is apparently about to be unemployed!

Mike

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> On Nov 26, 2017, at 17:17, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   I don't believe Kurt has a friggin' clue about the build experience, he
>   didn't experience any of it other than driving a couple laps at the
>   end. I don't think he even drove it far enough to really experience a
>   Pantera before it got trashed...
> 
>   I'd be more inclined to get his shop guys down the pub with a few beers
>   and get the back story! I have to wonder how long it will be before
>   this build ends up on the auction block?
> 
>   Julian
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> 
>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>   Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 2:41 PM
>   To: Will Kooiman; Himes, Terry (397C); grayjim at cox.net;
>   audionut at hushmail.com; ehpantera
>   Cc: ehpantera via DeTomaso
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera-- wow!
> 
>   Maybe someone with decent credentials could contact Kurt Busch and ask
>   If he has any conclusions or recommendations as a result of his Pantera
>   build experience?
>   Ken
>         From: Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
>    To: "Himes, Terry (397C)" <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>;
>   "grayjim at cox.net" <grayjim at cox.net>; "audionut at hushmail.com"
>   <audionut at hushmail.com>; ehpantera <ehpantera at yahoo.com>
>   Cc: ehpantera via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>    Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 8:01 PM
>    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera-- wow!
> 
>   I actually don't like what they did.  The 5.0 Coyote is pretty cool,
>   but
>   the rest looks pretty amateur.
>   The air intakes look like an attempt to avoid doing what the Pantera
>   owners have been doing for years (ducting from the elephant ear
>   intakes).
>   The exhaust goes up and over the ZF, but then they exit out the stock
>   location.  Seriously guys?  The A/C outlet is an obvious exhaust exit.
>   The front looks okay.  I get it that they need to do something to send
>   the
>   air where it needs to go, but the body work looks like tacked on racing
>   junk.
>   The rear deck lid wing is one of the best looking wings on Panteras.
>   At
>   least they got that part right.
>   You can't improve much on the Mad Dawg racing Pantera as far as good
>   looks
>   and being functional (or Larry Stock's or Dennis Quella's for that
>   matter).
>   On 11/22/17, 1:20 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Himes, Terry (397C)"
>   <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
>   terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>> Wow! That is a great idea!  I'm not one of those guys, but there is
>   lots
>> of money for financing
>> out there. It doesn't have to come from personal pockets. The problem
>   is
>> the Trademark. I
>> know there are lawyers in the club. ;-)  Cut the China guys in on the
>> deal, and make it happen.
>> 
>> What the club has is enthusiasm and expertise. The knowledge experts
>   can
>> make it work! I would
>> invest in that company!
>> 
>> Terry
>> 
>> 
>> "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
>> stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
>> 
>> Terry W. Himes
>> JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>> Dawn Spacecraft Team
>> Rosetta Sequence Team Lead
>> Phone: (818) 393-6261
>> Cell:    (818) 653-8213
>> thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/22/17, 9:49 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of grayjim at cox.net"
>> <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
>   grayjim at cox.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>   What we really need is for for some of you guys with deep pockets
>> (you know who you are) to step up, put together a company to do a
>   limited
>> run of maybe 25 clones of the Busch car.  Our marque needs a good shot
>   in
>> the arm and I don't think it will come from China.
>> 
>>   Just my..02
>> 
>>   Jim Gray
>> 
>> 
>>   ---- ehpantera via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   wrote:
>>> We all knew the Panetta would win.
>> 
>> 
>>   Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>>   -------- Original message --------From: audionut at hushmail.com
>   Date:
>> 11/19/17  7:41 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera--  wow!
>>   This car looks badass.  Kurt must have had a hand in it.  The Gas
>>   Monkeys have never built anything that I like as much as this.
>   What
>>   a relief, yet another zinger of a Pantera is now out there and
>   kicking
>>   butt.
>>   Sent using Hushmail
>>   On November 17, 2017 at 6:52 PM, "Michael Cox"  wrote:A couple
>   pics
>>   from the Ford Motorsports weekly email. I'm sure being
>>   a factory Ford driver gets him a nice discount on parts.
>> 
>>   Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch all have
>>   Ford GTs, not sure if they are company cars or if they were
>>   purchased.
>> 
>> 
>> [1]http://performance.ford.com/series/stock-car-racing/news/articles/s
>   tock-ca
>> r-racing/2017/11/kurt-busch-pantera.html
>>     --mike
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