DeTomaso Mailing List: April 1997, Message #214
     



From: Andy Poling <andy@realbig.com>

Subject: Re: Cats on the web

Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 00:07:36 -0500 (EST)



On Tue, 22 Apr 1997 BRJ12Go@aol.com wrote:

> 1972 DeTomaso Pantera One owner since 1974 with just 16,000 original miles.

> Blue with perfect original black interior, original paint,tires, spare, etc.

> This may be the finest untouched example of at Pantera in the world.

> $29,000/Offer. CT, Phone: 203-966-7313, FAX: 203-966-1046, Email:

> MattCars@aol.com, Click here for picture. <A HREF="http://www.SpecialCar.com/j

> ournal/ads/pics/2033320361.jpg">Pantera.jpg</A>



I saw this at the beginning of January when I first started shopping for my

Pantera.  I had them send me pictures (still have them) and the car does

look quite good (once you get past the 70's blue color) and *very*

original.  The guy who's phone number was listed (Matt deGarmo) is a dealer

(Matthew L. deGarmo Ltd., Classic Motorcars), though he claimed he was

selling this car as a favor to a customer.  It sounded wierd enough that I

decided to pass without looking at the car in person.  That, and the blue

color made me green around the gills. :-)



Things he told me that I remember:



The car has been garaged indoors in climate control.



It had a dent early in it's life on the right rear quarter panel and the

paint doesn't quite match there.  Interestingly enough, all of the exterior

photos he sent me were of the left side (could be a coincidence).



*Everything* is totally original.  This actually scared me a little since it

means that to make it a driver alot of bits and pieces would need to be

replaced/freshened.



The cooling updates were never done.  He claimed it runs cool without them.



He gave me chassis# as THPNMG03248.



-Andy



PS - One thing about ads on the web... they never seem to get taken down

after the car is sold.  I tracked down a good number of already sold cars

(some sold months before) via web ads.



72 Pantera: power             91 Miata: quickness              96 A4Q: traction

84 RZ350: all the above