[DeTomaso] Nefarious Pantera Owner Profiled in the WSJ 24 Jan 2020

[Mike Drew]

Chuck,

Au contraire!  Tony is a fantastic guy, who regularly attends Monterey and the Fun Rally.  He has his life priorities right!  He doesn’t run around advertising who he is or what he does, but you have met him on more than one occasion—in fact you even sent me photos you took of him, I believe.

I distinctly remember him bringing down the House with poolside karaoke at one of the Arizona POCA Fun Rallies—he loves to party and have a good time.

He actually owns two Panteras—a red ‘72 Euro GTS, and a silver ‘74 fitted with Gr4 flares and a wing. He has a bunch of other weird stuff including an early Mini, a TVR, an old long-bed Land Rover, a hairdresser 911 cabriolet, and a latest greatest AMG Mercedes Coupe among others. 

He is the greatest storyteller I’ve ever known, aided by his thick North Carolina accent which itself adds a level of hilarity to anything he says. Tears will be rolling down your eyes within minutes of the start of your conversation with him!

Mike

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> On Jan 25, 2020, at 07:08, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>    Dear Forum,
> 
> 
> 
>                         From the Friday, January 24^th, 2020 Wall Street
>   Journal and their front page article:  "As Apple Morphs, A Cost-Cutter
>   Rises", which is a profile of Tony Blevins, the Apple vice-president of
>   procurement:
> 
> 
> 
>                      "Suppliers and colleagues appreciated Mr. Blevins's
>   sense of humor and enthusiasm for muscle cars, such as his 1972
>   DeTomaso Pantera, which he told a motorsports publication he drove
>   `hard and fast, limited only be my desire to survive.' "
> 
> 
> 
>                        He is probably too busy to attend the Rally and
>   the track event, but he seems to have the right attitude.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>                                            Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
> 
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