[DeTomaso] NPC now I am afraid to drive my Pantera

[Rich Hoppe]

Well when I talk to some of my friends I grew up with that used to be muscle car guys, I tell them I was running 160 mph at the track last week when it was 90 degrees outside.
They look at me funny like I am crazy at 71 years old. In a car I put together myself.
But when I get out of the car my wife says I never smile so much as then.
Got to enjoy what you like. For some stupid reason I am never afraid in a car.
Rich

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> On Sep 2, 2022, at 7:39 AM, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear Konrad,
> 
>                    I am glad you are only shaken and sore.
> 
>                    Somehow it is not surprising that you are in the Pantera cult.  
> 
>                    Consider:  Previous T80 experience
>                                          Previous experience with the Soviet Union
>                                          Predilection for perturbing Tesla drivers
>                                          Proclivity for loud engines 
>                                          You never get tired of the things you like.
> 
>                       As they say, "Don't ever change."
> 
>                            Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Konrad Szwab
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2022 11:59 PM
> To: Asa Jay Laughton
> Cc: DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC now I am afraid to drive my Pantera
> 
> T80 is fine. Definitely stronger than the stupid bullbar that did more damage in the collision. Looks tough but I could bend it with a crowbar while trying to open the hood to look if the engine was damaged. One motor mount broken, some damage to front of frame where attached to bumper and bullbar, broken radiator, fan and crap.
> 
> Considering to fix the truck. Definitely not worth it, have another one, BUT I am attached to my cars and would feel bad to send it to the junkyard after it saved my life. I loved that hungover "face" for the last 20 years.
> 
> I loved the roar of that truck and the hateful stares of Tesla drivers while idling peacefully at a stoplight. Was slow (183k miles on it) but I just loved driving it once in a while, as old as it was. Problem of my life, I NEVER get tired of the things I like.
> 
>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 11:50 PM Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>> 
>> +1    Funny  :D
>> 
>> Sent via radio waves
>> 
>>>> On Sep 1, 2022, at 21:47, Steven Lisa <sglisa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>    Konrad, I don't think a Soviet tank would be any safer right now,
>>>  unless it had the Ukrainian markings.
>>>  Regards,
>>>  Steve Lisa
>>>  cell: 480-442-0297
>>> 
>>>>  On Thu, Sep 1, 2022, 8:36 PM Konrad Szwab <[1]kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>    A  A This happened on the 22nd of August. An idiot ran a red light.
>>>    A  A Now I am afraid to drive my Pantera. I think I need my old
>>>    Soviet tank.
>>>    A  A If i drove the Pantera probably I would be dead now.
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