[DeTomaso] p72 .... What does it really mean?
Wayne Boian
wayneboian at windstream.net
Mon Jul 15 18:50:01 EDT 2019
Rob,
I agree with Charles, Julian and John in that with the P72 the brand
recognition and additional PR will all play in our favor. I really don't see
much down side.
Wayne
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Engles
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 6:16 PM
To: 'John Taphorn' ; 'Rob DuMoulin'
Cc: 'P - Mail List'
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] p72 .... What does it really mean?
Dear Rob,
I agree with John. It will enhance the
marque---slightly. It will expose more people to DeTomaso and it is a real
car of imposing specifications and price.
I don’t see that it is an important step to the
resurrection of the DeTomaso marque and manufacturing. I recall reading a
commentator discussing the availability of engineering, manufacturing,
carbon fiber, turbos, potent engines, electronic engine and suspension and
transmission control, etc. His point was that with enough money building a
sports car or an exotic or a supercar is not all that difficult. What is
difficult is marketing and selling such a parvenue sports car without a
pedigree or history.
The point he made was that the racing history of DeTomaso
does not equal the 20th century record of Ferrari or Porsche, but there *is*
a history. History cannot be manufactured (outside of politics and
Hollywood) for powerful and potent sports cars.
From what little I know, the manufacturer could have just
as easily chosen a tribute 21st century supercar to Maserati or Lancia,
however those marques have real world current owners and their historical
accomplishments and cachet are not available for purchase. DeTomaso was
available for purchase and did have some real victories in their competition
history. Thus, the marketable combination of the underlying Lambo
foundation with the tribute lovely P70 body work and the DeTomaso history
equal the new DeTomaso sports car.
I would like to see the company leap into production of the
second coming of DeTomaso, but I suspect that this will end up being a
limited edition DeTomaso iteration of a Lamborghini Aventador foundation.
My off the cuff contribution to the armchair discussion.
Philosophically yours, Chuck Engles
-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
Of John Taphorn
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 4:43 PM
To: Rob DuMoulin
Cc: P - Mail List
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] p72 .... What does it really mean?
Enhance, as it will potentially make others curious of the De Tomaso history
and the cars he built.
On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 2:44 PM Rob DuMoulin <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:
> Being the first to scoop the links for the P72 to the list....if only
> by a few minutes...literally, and seeing some really good pressto
> follow, I pose the question to all of you Pantera and DeTomaso owners
> out there. What do you predict this will do for the marque?A Arm-chair
> discussions only.....unless you have inside info:)
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