[DeTomaso] Tom Tjaarda: the Michigan maestro | Classic & Sports Car

[MICHAEL DREW]

That’s a beautiful car, easily the equal of the Mangusta IMHO. 

As it was built on the cheap using a Mangusta as the basis, it was always going to bear a strong resemblance to the Mangusta, and some criticize it for being a bit too derivative. But when your boss tells you to make an all new car but you have to use an existing chassis and hard points, and some existing glass (like the windshield I think), and on by the way your budget is zilch, there’s only so much you can do. 

So with all that said I think Tom did a super job. But you can see it is much more a case of him interpreting somebody else’s design language, rather than a completely original design. Tom had a ‘look’ he repeated on several cars including the Corvette Rondine and Fiat 124 Spyder and Ferrari 365 California Spyder. Those are all clearly identifiable as Tjaarda originals based on their similarity to one another. The Pantera is more unique and perhaps represented his ultimate maturation as a designer. 

I love them all!

Mike 

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> On Jan 15, 2022, at 04:46, Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> One of the cars mentioned is the serenissima ghia gt. Quite beautiful and could have been a Pantera companion. 
> https://silodrome.com/serenissima-ghia-gt/
> 
> Jeff
> 6559
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> 
>> On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 2:06 AM Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>> Guys,
>> 
>> An excerpt from this great book:
>> 
>> https://www.classicandsportscar.com/features/tom-tjaarda-michigan-maestro
>> 
>> Cheers!
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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   That's a beautiful car, easily the equal of the Mangusta IMHO.

   As it was built on the cheap using a Mangusta as the basis, it was
   always going to bear a strong resemblance to the Mangusta, and some
   criticize it for being a bit too derivative. But when your boss tells
   you to make an all new car but you have to use an existing chassis and
   hard points, and some existing glass (like the windshield I think), and
   on by the way your budget is zilch, there's only so much you can do.

   So with all that said I think Tom did a super job. But you can see it
   is much more a case of him interpreting somebody else's design
   language, rather than a completely original design. Tom had a `look' he
   repeated on several cars including the Corvette Rondine and Fiat 124
   Spyder and Ferrari 365 California Spyder. Those are all clearly
   identifiable as Tjaarda originals based on their similarity to one
   another. The Pantera is more unique and perhaps represented his
   ultimate maturation as a designer.

   I love them all!

   Mike
   Sent from my iPhone

     On Jan 15, 2022, at 04:46, Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:

   One of the cars mentioned is the serenissima ghia gt. Quite beautiful
   and could have been a Pantera companion.
   [1]https://silodrome.com/serenissima-ghia-gt/
   Jeff
   6559
   On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 2:06 AM Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

     Guys,
     An excerpt from this great book:
     [3]https://www.classicandsportscar.com/features/tom-tjaarda-michigan
     -maestro
     Cheers!
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
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References

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