[DeTomaso] Ares Project 1 - Panther

[Larry Stock]

Well said Julian

On 3/15/19, 1:24 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Julian Kift"
<detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

>   No matter what it looks like there are always going to be haters and
>   from reactions across the various forums/social media it seems there
>   are no bigger haters than the purist Pantera crowd. You know; those
>   same people that for years embraced any and all modifications to their
>   cars (cue music for the good, bad and the ugly) and also complained
>   they weren't worth a dime. Yes, those same people who now scramble to
>   find oem parts at scrap value prices and won't drive their Pantera's
>   because they are worth too much and complain about all that too!
>
>   Yes, this a modified Huracan platform, yes it costs a lot of money, but
>   then so does the base car it came from and as with many low volume
>   supercars and coach builders you are paying for exclusivity. Is it in
>   my budget no, hell no, but if I was spending that sort of money on a
>   car I'd give it serious consideration, no, actually I'd buy one, but
>   then if I was spending that sort of money on a car It would be because
>   I had the means to have a lot of cars! And having bought it I'd sure as
>   hell be welcome at Cars & Coffee if not the POCA Fun Rally!
>
>   I actually see more Pantera in this embodiment than I do Huracan, maybe
>   that would rapidly fade in pressing the button when the V10 engine
>   spurts into life, but visually I think it is a great effort and I'd
>   like to think Tom Tjaarda would see the likeness and cues that he
>   designed so many years ago. Part of the problem of any modern rendition
>   is that the Pantera has stood the test of time so well, it doesn't look
>   out of place against any modern supercar and in some cases can still
>   outshine them. But in reality this Ares isn't a car targeted at the
>   current Pantera owner, it is a modern rendition for a modern World that
>   demands luxury in a vehicle and for people who have lost touch with
>   being one with the car and feeling out every inch of the road.
>
>   In comparison to dropping what is reported to be +$350K (we don't know
>   for sure because Tom Kim has been ever so quiet) on a stretched carbon
>   fiber copy of a GT5-S I'd sure try and find the extra for the Ares
>   version. After all, if I want a GT5-S why not just buy the original at
>   lower cost? Because, as I said these new Pantera's are not a car for a
>   driver, but a car for someone who wants to be driven in perceived
>   style, a status symbol, perhaps for the likes of someone whose parent
>   has just bought their way into an Ivy league school and needs a to make
>   an arrival statement. Whereas, we as Pantera owners are more about the
>   departure statement!
>
>   Julian
>     __________________________________________________________________
>
>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>   GERRY ROMACK <gr2835 at comcast.net>
>   Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 11:39 AM
>   To: Larry Finch; Larry Finch via DeTomaso
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ares Project 1 - Panther
>
>   The new Ares DeTomaso sportscar is nothing more than a rebadged
>   Lambourgini Hurican for $685,000. This is coming from Tom Kim's
>   EX-Partner in Europe who is calling it a Panther for Legal reasons.
>   [1]https://www.motor1.com/news/313525/ares-panther-de-tomaso-tribute/
>   > Gerry
>   >
>
>References
>
>   1. https://www.motor1.com/news/313525/ares-panther-de-tomaso-tribute/
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