[DeTomaso] 69 goose on BAT

[Larry Stock]

Nothing like having a good looking mistress to look at, living back in the guest house garage

On 5/17/24, 4:07 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Jack Dunn via DeTomaso" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com <mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>> wrote:


Before buying my first Pantera in 1974, I drove a used '69 Mangusta at
the Houston L/M dealership (that sold Panteras). My head was on the
ceiling, my forehead hit the windshield, and you could barely see out.
But it was gorgeous! A Pantera was comparatively user friendly, felt
much faster, and was in the same price range. So I bought a Pantera.
About 30 years later, the memory of the Mangusta's looks led to my
finding a nice one, and the first thing I did was have a skid plate
installed under the low hanging ZF. The Mangusta was as beautiful as I
recalled, but the discomfort of driving it, lousy visibility, and the
poor likelihood of ever getting the very straight bodywork repaired
correctly if it got damaged led to me selling it after a few years. I
don't miss it.
As well as the criticisms listed above, the Mangusta is not fast, it
doesn't handle well, but it IS beautiful. And looks count for a lot.
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