[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Moving?

[MICHAEL DREW]

Julian,

Apples and oranges. The Tom Kim deal (some called it a scam) never had anything to do with De Tomaso. 

Mike

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> On Oct 22, 2020, at 08:30, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>    I must have lost track with the De Tomaso ownership, I thought they
>   were owned by the Chinese outfit Ideal Team Ventures and that Tom Kim
>   in San Francisco was a part of or front that, in which case it would
>   come as no surprise they are moving back to the US. If they see their
>   largest market as the US the decision may be driven by the relatively
>   new small volume manufacturer laws.
> 
>   In that regard whatever happened to the carbon GT5-S for $350k that
>   they supposedly took so many deposits for?
> 
>   Timing wise I'm surprised any company would make the commitment and
>   announcement before knowing the outcome of the looming election and
>   potential impacts on corporate taxes.
> 
>   Julian
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> 
>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>   audionut--- via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 4:37 PM
>   To: Detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] DeTomaso Moving?
> 
>   Well allright then.  Little bit o' shit-talkin' before the Chinese
>   step into the ring!
>   The guy sounds like Muhammad Ali or something....perhaps even
>   reminiscent of the arrogance and hot-headedness Alejandro was know
>   for?
>   But then Alejandro had a racing pedigree which earned him some
>   respect.  Who the hell are these guys?  Deep-pocketed nobodies far as
>   I can tell.
>   Oh well, if you want to drum up publicity and excitement about your
>   company that ain't a bad way to go about it.
>   This kind of attitude may prove helpful in being successful as long as
>   they put their car where their mouth is.  So far, the P72 ain't a bad
>   start.
>   However, declaring 1960 the end of the glory days of American cars is
>   way off the mark revealing a cluelessness that may put off lots of
>   potential buyers.
>   I guess we'll see.
>   John(former owner of 73L #5909)
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>   On 10/21/2020 at 11:30 AM, "Corey Price"
>   wrote:https://jalopnik.com/de-tomaso-says-it-is-coming-to-america-becau
>   se-our-car-1845437407
>   Corey
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