[DeTomaso] [EXTERNAL] Re: If you know anyone it’s for sale

[Mark Charlton]

Now that Ed has clarified that he will NOT be Pantera-less in purchasing a GT40, I say go for it! 

It’s kind of like that Jalapeño hot chocolate sauce over ice cream. It’s a pain and pleasure combination that just works!

😁

Mark Charlton
pantera01826 at rogers.com



> On May 31, 2021, at 1:56 PM, Scott Mead Photography <scott at scottmeadphotography.com> wrote:
> 
> I got to drive Paul DeCoite’s Superformance GT40 several years ago. Like Julian noted, it’s an absolute blast to drive, super fast (with a Roush 427) and handles like a go kart on steroids. But the cockpit is very tight, the AC marginally worked, it’s drafty (you can feel the engine heat seeping through the tunnel) and the only place to hold a took roll is atop the spare tire, over the ZF. It’s a mega drive, but you’ll arrive to a Cars and Coffee event soaked in sweat. 
> 
> <image.jpg>
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 31, 2021, at 10:40 AM, Himes, Terry (US 397C) via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Wow!  I always dreamed of owning one. Now I'm sad. Oh well, I do have a model.  It sits right next to my 
>> model Pantera (yellow of course) and my 1930 Model A. (my father and I rebuilt, long ago).  ;=)  
>> 
>> "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
>> stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
>> 
>> Terry W. Himes 
>> JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>> Deep Space Exploration – Mission Operations
>> 
>> Psyche
>> Europa Lander Science Support Team
>> Odyssey Sequence Team
>> TGO Sequence Lead 
>> MEX Sequence Lead
>> Spitzer Space Telescope Data Team
>> Dawn Spacecraft Team
>> 
>> 
>> Phone: (818) 393-6261
>> Cell:     (818) 653-8213
>> thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/31/21, 6:23 AM, "MARK CHARLTON" <pantera01826 at rogers.com> wrote:
>> 
>>   Ede,
>> 
>>   I’m with Julian 100% on this one.
>> 
>>   My GT40 is quite nice to drive. It has a surprisingly compliant ride, handles extremely well, is blindingly fast etc., but NO WAY would I trade either of my Panteras for one. Especially a Pantera as stunning as yours!
>> 
>>   I get the attraction of the GT40, but it is VERY tight inside, uncomfortable when two people are in it (it’s just really small inside) and there is ZERO storage capacity for anything so longer journeys are out. Non-opening windows make daily driving impractical. I do fast drives, runway events etc. in mine (it is so loud that I am not allowed on our local race track (@#$%^%$#@!) In short, get a nice poster and a 1:12 scale model of the GT40, but don’t sell your Pantera for one.
>> 
>>   Cheers,
>> 
>>   Mark Charlton
>>   pantera01826 at rogers.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 30, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Ed,
>>> 
>>> I urge you to spend some time in a GT40 before selling that beautiful
>>> Pantera to get one. I am super fortunate to have both and the GT40 is
>>> hands down the most iconic car I have ever owned to look at, but it
>>> isn't a Pantera. My GT40 has 1,000 miles on it since I purchased it in
>>> 2013 and although I could make it more drivable by adding A/C, detuning
>>> a little to get it more street friendly, it still wouldn't be a GT car
>>> for the long hauls. In contrast my GT5 has accumulated 2,500 miles in
>>> one trip (pre

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   Now that Ed has clarified that he will NOT be Pantera-less in
   purchasing a GT40, I say go for it!

   It's kind of like that Jalapeno hot chocolate sauce over ice cream.
   It's a pain and pleasure combination that just works!
   Mark Charlton
   [1]pantera01826 at rogers.com
   [cid:2B1AFE31-67DB-429D-8377-E8F42008BAFD at no-dns-available.example.com]

   On May 31, 2021, at 1:56 PM, Scott Mead Photography
   <[2]scott at scottmeadphotography.com> wrote:

   I got to drive Paul DeCoite's Superformance GT40 several years ago.
   Like Julian noted, it's an absolute blast to drive, super fast (with a
   Roush 427) and handles like a go kart on steroids. But the cockpit is
   very tight, the AC marginally worked, it's drafty (you can feel the
   engine heat seeping through the tunnel) and the only place to hold a
   took roll is atop the spare tire, over the ZF. It's a mega drive, but
   you'll arrive to a Cars and Coffee event soaked in sweat.
   <image.jpg>
   Sent from my iPhone

     On May 31, 2021, at 10:40 AM, Himes, Terry (US 397C) via DeTomaso
     <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
     Wow!  I always dreamed of owning one. Now I'm sad. Oh well, I do
     have a model.  It sits right next to my
     model Pantera (yellow of course) and my 1930 Model A. (my father and
     I rebuilt, long ago).  ;=)
     "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,
     stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
     Terry W. Himes
     JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
     Deep Space Exploration - Mission Operations
     Psyche
     Europa Lander Science Support Team
     Odyssey Sequence Team
     TGO Sequence Lead
     MEX Sequence Lead
     Spitzer Space Telescope Data Team
     Dawn Spacecraft Team
     Phone: (818) 393-6261
     Cell:     (818) 653-8213
     [4]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
     On 5/31/21, 6:23 AM, "MARK CHARLTON" <pantera01826 at rogers.com>
     wrote:
       Ede,
       I'm with Julian 100% on this one.
       My GT40 is quite nice to drive. It has a surprisingly compliant
     ride, handles extremely well, is blindingly fast etc., but NO WAY
     would I trade either of my Panteras for one. Especially a Pantera as
     stunning as yours!
       I get the attraction of the GT40, but it is VERY tight inside,
     uncomfortable when two people are in it (it's just really small
     inside) and there is ZERO storage capacity for anything so longer
     journeys are out. Non-opening windows make daily driving
     impractical. I do fast drives, runway events etc. in mine (it is so
     loud that I am not allowed on our local race track (@#$%^%$#@!) In
     short, get a nice poster and a 1:12 scale model of the GT40, but
     don't sell your Pantera for one.
       Cheers,
       Mark Charlton
       pantera01826 at rogers.com

     On May 30, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
     wrote:
     Ed,
     I urge you to spend some time in a GT40 before selling that
     beautiful
     Pantera to get one. I am super fortunate to have both and the GT40
     is
     hands down the most iconic car I have ever owned to look at, but it
     isn't a Pantera. My GT40 has 1,000 miles on it since I purchased it
     in
     2013 and although I could make it more drivable by adding A/C,
     detuning
     a little to get it more street friendly, it still wouldn't be a GT
     car
     for the long hauls. In contrast my GT5 has accumulated 2,500 miles
     in
     one trip (pre

References

   1. mailto:pantera01826 at rogers.com
   2. mailto:scott at scottmeadphotography.com
   3. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   4. mailto:thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
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