DeTomaso Mailing List: April 1997, Message #201
     



From: "D.Jones" <m203253@ws2200.mdc.com>

Subject: Panteras & Minilites & Some Questions

Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 15:25:20 CDT



> British cars always look good on Minilites.



Yes they do.  I'm interested in a set for my Triumph TR7V8

project (destined for a Buick/Rover 5.0L aluminum V8 - 5 liters

and 300 pounds).



> Superlite in FL make Minilite-repros in all sorts

> of custom sizes.......



Do you have a number or web page address for Superlite?



> Trans-Am Boss Mustangs from the late 1960's and

> early 1970's (Penske team?) ran Minilites (or

> Minilite-look-a-likes).



I like Minilites on early Mustangs too but I went for American

Racing Torque Thrust D's on my '66 fastback.  I've seen a photo

of a Pantera with Torque Thrusts but didn't care for it all that

much.  They look good on old muscle cars but look dated on a

Pantera.  Minilites would look better.



One of the POCA newsletters from the past year had a test of a

Euro GTS Pantera and a Maserati Bora.  On one of the pages they

show a small inset picture of a white Pantera with some sort of

a multi-spoked wheels (if I remember correctly).  Were they

Minilites or maybe Mangusta wheels?



Changing subjects, my plans for Vegas have changed.  I had

originally planned to fly in with a friend in his Seneca but

he's having some trouble with it.  So it looks like I'll be

driving in on Friday night from Lancaster, California.  Are any

of the list members going to try to take in part of the airshow

in between POCA activities?



One last question.  I recently looked at Pantera #6450, a '74

L model.  The owner claims he bought the car from Mayberry

Lincoln-Mercury in the early 90's and that he payed $56K for it.

I don't know what Panteras went for at the peak but that seems

suspiciously high.  Is he just trying to make his $28K price sound

more reasonable by inflating the purchase price?  BTW, he claims

the car has 16,000 original miles on it.



Later,

Dan Jones