[DeTomaso] [EXTERNAL] Re: Original 5000 Mile Survivor '72 L Available Near Seattle

Julian Kift julian_kift at hotmail.com
Sun Jul 7 09:47:29 EDT 2019


Growing up in the UK, cars were renowned to rust rapidly, but mostly it was salt used on the roads in winter over the humidity and any salt from the ocean in the air. 

> On Jul 7, 2019, at 06:06, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> For what it’s worth, I live 8 miles from the beach (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
> area), and nothing rusts around here like that.
> 
> I’m not basing that on how salty the air feels.  I’m basing that on being
> able to leave unprotected metal in the garage (not air conditioned), and
> not seeing any rust - virtually ever.
> 
> Point being some areas may be much worse than others.
> 
> 
> On 7/6/19, 11:44 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Himes, Terry (397C) via
> DeTomaso" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
> detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> 
>> Good point. I live on the ocean and I would never keep my Pantera here
>> for any length of time.
>> 
>> "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
>> stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
>> 
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>> 
>> On 7/6/19, 5:57 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Joe Stockett"
>> <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of qrtlow at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>   You make good points. A ZF sitting around for 30 years in a seaside
>> town
>>   breathing all that salty air would spell disaster, take $8000 off the
>>   asking price.
>> 
>> 
>>   On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 2:27 PM billmoore6480 <billmoore6480 at gmail.com>
>>   wrote:
>> 
>>>   The engine, ZF and all rubber would be junk on this car ....
>>> 
>>>   Cheers
>>> 
>>>   Bill Moore
>>>   Calgary
>>>   403.860.4300
>>> 
>>>   -------- Original message --------
>>>   From: Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
>>>   Date: 2019-07-02 2:47 PM (GMT-07:00)
>>>   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com, 'Detomaso Email List'
>>>   <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
>>>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Original 5000 Mile Survivor '72 L Available
>> Near
>>>   Seattle
>>> 
>>>   I've been contacted by a gentleman on Vashon Island, near
>> Seattle, who
>>>   is 86
>>>   and has owned since new a '72 L in Canary Yellow and has decided
>> it's
>>>   time
>>>   to sell the car.  It has just over 5,000 miles on it and has
>> never been
>>>   registered as he owned an auto leasing agency at the time.  It
>> was
>>>   purchased
>>>   from Pacific Lincoln Mercury here in the Seattle area and he
>> would be
>>>   "delighted" if it were to stay in the area.  Unfortunately it's
>> been on
>>>   a
>>>   rack and has not moved for near to 30 years.  He has all of the
>>>   documentation back to new including all of the dealer
>> information on
>>>   how to
>>>   sell the car.  He admits it would not be a turnkey car but would
>> need a
>>>   fair
>>>   bit of maintenance catch-up to be driveable.
>>>   He has told me he will let the car go "when he hears the right
>> number"
>>>   which
>>>   so far he has not.  He did not give me an indication what ball
>> park
>>>   that
>>>   number was in but if you are or know someone who is interested
>> in a
>>>   completely original low-mileage survivor car (still in it's
>> Arriva
>>>   dance
>>>   slippers) let me know and I'll contact him to reach out to you.
>>>   As a side note, he bought 5 Panteras through his leasing agency
>> and
>>>   still
>>>   has all of the window sticker and other docs from the purchases.
>> I
>>>   asked
>>>   him to forward the VIN numbers so I can put them out to the
>> forum to
>>>   see who
>>>   may have those cars now and connect them with the paperwork.
>>>   Thanks:
>>>   Mike Thomas
>>>   Pres., Panteras Northwest
>>>   206-795-3302
>>>   Yellow '74 #6328
>>>   www.panterasnorthwest.com <http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/>
>>>      I've been contacted by a gentleman on Vashon Island, near
>> Seattle,
>>>   who
>>>      is 86 and has owned since new a '72 L in Canary Yellow and has
>>>   decided
>>>      it's time to sell the car.  It has just over 5,000 miles on
>> it and
>>>   has
>>>      never been registered as he owned an auto leasing agency at
>> the
>>>   time.
>>>      It was purchased from Pacific Lincoln Mercury here in the
>> Seattle
>>>   area
>>>      and he would be "delighted" if it were to stay in the area.
>>>      Unfortunately it's been on a rack and has not moved for near
>> to 30
>>>      years.  He has all of the documentation back to new including
>> all of
>>>      the dealer information on how to sell the car.  He admits it
>> would
>>>   not
>>>      be a turnkey car but would need a fair bit of maintenance
>> catch-up
>>>   to
>>>      be driveable.
>>>      He has told me he will let the car go "when he hears the right
>>>   number"
>>>      which so far he has not.  He did not give me an indication
>> what ball
>>>      park that number was in but if you are or know someone who is
>>>      interested in a completely original low-mileage survivor car
>> (still
>>>   in
>>>      it's Arriva dance slippers) let me know and I'll contact him
>> to
>>>   reach
>>>      out to you.
>>>      As a side note, he bought 5 Panteras through his leasing
>> agency and
>>>      still has all of the window sticker and other docs from the
>>>   purchases.
>>>      I asked him to forward the VIN numbers so I can put them out
>> to the
>>>      forum to see who may have those cars now and connect them
>> with the
>>>      paperwork.
>>>      Thanks:
>>>      Mike Thomas
>>>      Pres., Panteras Northwest
>>>      206-795-3302
>>>      Yellow '74 #6328
>>>      [1]www.panterasnorthwest.com
>>>   References
>>>      1. http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/
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