[DeTomaso] Electric anyone?

[Garth Rodericks]

 I doubt they're oil lines.  I suspect they're heavy cabling for the batteries up front to power the motor in back.
But yeah, electric sounds nice and green and politically correct, but the manufacture and disposal of all those batteries is much more harmful to the environment than an internal combustion engine.

    On Saturday, April 25, 2020, 01:32:03 PM PDT, Erik Kolstoe <ekolstoe at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Not a fan of electric cars. I question the quality of this 911 build. You can see from the photo the two oil lines from the right front fender oil cooler that run to the oil tank behind the right rear wheel. What do suppose they are using that for? Or, is the thought that if you don’t like it, you can always drop in an awesome flat six with six Weber’s howling behind you for a soundtrack as you fly down tiny back roads with relative  ease?

On Friday, April 24, 2020, Garth Rodericks via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

   It would be an interesting project. If they can convert a 1968 Porsche
   911 with Tesla running gear and find a place for the batteries, there
   would certainly be room in a Pantera...
   I wouldn't mind owning this one being raffled off in a fundraiser for
   the Petersen Automobile Museum:
   [1]https://www.omaze.com/ products/zelectric-1968- porsche-911
   Maybe one of those project Panteras out there would be a suitable
   candidate...
   [2]https://bringatrailer.com/ listing/1972-detomaso-pantera- 44/
   [3]https://www.ebay.com/itm/ 1972-De-Tomaso-Pantera- Pantera-/28385593649
   8
   Actually, that last one wouldn't be worth the trouble.  The seller is
   clearly on crack based on the asking price, and it would need too much
   money and work to put it back to something resembling a Pantera.
   As far as drivetrains are concerned, modestly damaged donor Tesla's are
   readily available quite inexpensively - for just about the same money
   as a professionally rebuilt Cleveland...
   [4]https://erepairables.com/ salvage-cars-auction/tesla
   [5]https://www.copart.com/ popular/make/tesla?query= tesla&free
   FWIW, for several years I've thought it would be fun to splash a mold
   from a Vallelunga and build my own EV Vallelunga replica.  That would
   be cool!

References

   1. https://www.omaze.com/ products/zelectric-1968- porsche-911
   2. https://bringatrailer.com/ listing/1972-detomaso-pantera- 44/
   3. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972- De-Tomaso-Pantera-Pantera-/ 283855936498
   4. https://erepairables.com/ salvage-cars-auction/tesla
   5. https://www.copart.com/ popular/make/tesla?query= tesla&free

  
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   I doubt they're oil lines.  I suspect they're heavy cabling for the
   batteries up front to power the motor in back.
   But yeah, electric sounds nice and green and politically correct, but
   the manufacture and disposal of all those batteries is much more
   harmful to the environment than an internal combustion engine.

   On Saturday, April 25, 2020, 01:32:03 PM PDT, Erik Kolstoe
   <ekolstoe at gmail.com> wrote:
   Not a fan of electric cars. I question the quality of this 911 build.
   You can see from the photo the two oil lines from the right front
   fender oil cooler that run to the oil tank behind the right rear wheel.
   What do suppose they are using that for? Or, is the thought that if you
   donat like it, you can always drop in an awesome flat six with six
   Weberas howling behind you for a soundtrack as you fly down tiny back
   roads with relative  ease?
   On Friday, April 24, 2020, Garth Rodericks via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

        It would be an interesting project. If they can convert a 1968
     Porsche
        911 with Tesla running gear and find a place for the batteries,
     there
        would certainly be room in a Pantera...
        I wouldn't mind owning this one being raffled off in a fundraiser
     for
        the Petersen Automobile Museum:
        [1][2]https://www.omaze.com/ products/zelectric-1968- porsche-911
        Maybe one of those project Panteras out there would be a suitable
        candidate...
        [2][3]https://bringatrailer.com/ listing/1972-detomaso-pantera-
     44/
        [3][4]https://www.ebay.com/itm/ 1972-De-Tomaso-Pantera-
     Pantera-/28385593649
        8
        Actually, that last one wouldn't be worth the trouble.  The
     seller is
        clearly on crack based on the asking price, and it would need too
     much
        money and work to put it back to something resembling a Pantera.
        As far as drivetrains are concerned, modestly damaged donor
     Tesla's are
        readily available quite inexpensively - for just about the same
     money
        as a professionally rebuilt Cleveland...
        [4][5]https://erepairables.com/ salvage-cars-auction/tesla
        [5][6]https://www.copart.com/ popular/make/tesla?query=
     tesla&free
        FWIW, for several years I've thought it would be fun to splash a
     mold
        from a Vallelunga and build my own EV Vallelunga replica.  That
     would
        be cool!
     References
        1. [7]https://www.omaze.com/ products/zelectric-1968- porsche-911
        2. [8]https://bringatrailer.com/ listing/1972-detomaso-pantera-
     44/
        3. [9]https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972- De-Tomaso-Pantera-Pantera-/
     283855936498
        4. [10]https://erepairables.com/ salvage-cars-auction/tesla

      5. [11]https://www.copart.com/ popular/make/tesla?query= tesla&free

References

   1. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   2. https://www.omaze.com/products/zelectric-1968-porsche-911
   3. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-detomaso-pantera-44/
   4. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-De-Tomaso-Pantera-Pantera-/28385593649
   5. https://erepairables.com/salvage-cars-auction/tesla
   6. https://www.copart.com/popular/make/tesla?query=tesla&free
   7. https://www.omaze.com/products/zelectric-1968-porsche-911
   8. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-detomaso-pantera-44/
   9. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-De-Tomaso-Pantera-Pantera-/283855936498
  10. https://erepairables.com/salvage-cars-auction/tesla
  11. https://www.copart.com/popular/make/tesla?query=tesla&free