[DeTomaso] De Tomaso mock ups sell for realistic prices

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Me too!  I don’t want ANY of my Lamborghini’s to be in danger.  ;-)

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On 9/7/17, 9:29 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Scott Bell" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of scott at saccrestorations.net> wrote:

    Mike,
    
    Can I get more information on the propensity of Lamborghini Gallardo's "bursting into flames" with little provocation?
    
    Scott
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Mike Drew via DeTomaso
    Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2017 5:41 AM
    To: Julian Kift
    Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] De Tomaso mock ups sell for realistic prices
    
    Julian,
    
    I don't think the Guara body was a production body. I think it was just a clay or plastic mockup, but I'm not positive about that. You're right though--if it was a genuine body it would have had considerable worth, especially if it could be mated to one of the several burned-out Guaras that are out there. (Guaras had defective fuel line plumbing, not unlike Lamborghini Gallardos, and have shown an unfortunate propensity to burst into flame with very little provocation....)
    
    Mike
    
    Sent from my iPad
    
    > On Sep 7, 2017, at 07:35, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
    > 
    > Holy cow Batman, I'm sure the seller is devastated, I guess that's where a 'no reserve' auction can bite you. But as they say value is what the market determines and automobilia like this takes up a lot of space, the Nuevo Pantera probably deserves to be in a museum.
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > At that price the Guara body may represent a cheap source of parts to marry up with the burnt out shell of a Guara PIM still has for sale.
    > 
    > 
    > Julian
    > 
    > From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
    > Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 5:22 AM
    > To: De Tomaso Forum
    > Subject: [DeTomaso] De Tomaso mock ups sell for realistic prices
    >  
    > Guys,
    > 
    > A few days ago we were speaking of the De Tomaso mock-up bodies that were coming up for auction in Sotheby's in England. I reported that I believed they had simply been snatched from the De Tomaso facility after having been abandoned by De Tomaso, then tarted up and marketed by a hopeful punter who was seeking something on the order of 100k Euros for the Nuevo Pantera.
    > 
    > After years of trying and failing to find a buyer, he put them up for auction. The Guara was just a bare body with no chassis or wheels.  It was estimated at $40-51k but sold for only $4,536. The Nuevo Pantera was estimated at $90-116k but sold for only $20,737.
    > 
    > Both represent very realistic selling prices in my view.....
    > 
    > Mike
    > 
    > Sent from my iPad
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