DeTomaso Mailing List: March 1997, Message #47
     



From: brockctella@juno.com (Brock C Tella)

Subject: Re: Car Models

Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 18:00:04 PST



I looked into this once through the distributors. They said they would

check with the mqnufactures but nothing obviously happened. I bet if we

could get the email address of Bburago and mass re quest it would help.

On Wed, 5 Mar 1997 14:24:54 -0800 (PST) Kirk Bailey

<kbailey@acs.ryerson.ca> writes:

>Fellow Pantera owners:

>

>Every time I go into a  store which specializes in car models,

>especially Bburago, Maisto etc. I see dozens of car models including

>many that will never see the light of day as real cars including the

>new

>Ford GT90. Everytime I ask about a Pantera model, I think they are

>going

>to call Mall Security and have me thrown out!

>

>How do we as Pantera owners get Bburago or some other high quality

>model

>maker to do us up a Pantera, preferably in several color choices? Do

>we

>need to give them a giant prepaid large order? Virtually every Ferrari

>

>can be had as a 1:18 or 1:24 model, even the low volume obscure ones.

>

>I WANT A 1:18 OR LARGER PANTERA MODEL!!!   I know there are some great

>

>plastic models around from PI, Gary Hall and Jim Demmick, but how do

>we

>as a group get a company to make us a metal diecast model of our

>beloved

>Pantera?

>

>Any ideas folks?

>

>

>Kirk Bailey,

>Red 71  #1907 Pantera

>also 91 Mustang GT Convert.

>(former owner of 3 BOSS 302's)

>Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

>