DeTomaso Mailing List: April 1997, Message #88
     



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

Subject: Re: Low miles Cat looking for good home!

Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 17:42:17 PST



Brenda and I went to look at the car and something is really wrong. This

car has been assembled from various sources, very bad fit of all panels ,VIN plate is retro, lots of weird things.Underbody is nice,headliner is

nice, wrong dash is nice.

On Sat, 12 Apr 1997 18:59:04 -0400 (EDT) BRJ12Go@aol.com writes:

>I happened to spot Pantera # 7132 for sale today.  The 1974 Cat

>advertises

>under 15,000 orig miles and still wears the worn out Arivas on fine

>looking

>Campys.  It looks like a fine specimen of an fairly well maintained

>machine,

>all original stock except that the stock air cleaner is missing.  Orig

>red

>paint in good condition, a couple of scratches through the paint. I

>didn't

>see any telltale signs of damage anywhere.  Undercarriage looks XLNT

>as does

>the front chin, front luggage compartment, interior, rear bucket and

>top of

>engine. All external emblems remain on the car sans the front grill

>emblem.

> No decals on sides of car.  It has an early dash in good shape,

>console is

>in XLNT shape as is headliner.  Door panels look good though have HUGE

>square

>speakers installed.  I saw no upgrades or aftermarket items on the car

>other

>than side door mirrors, air cleaner, a stereo ( with booster in the

>front

>luggage compartment)  and a digital clock mounted on the 1st Series

>console

>in place of the Air Conditioning Thermostat Switch.  The front "L"

>bumper was

>pretty wavy.  The rear taillight lens ( early with amber ) had a chip

>out of

>it at the screw.   It does look "low miles" though there are about a

>dozen

>door dents throughout. This Cat will definitely be proud with a new

>coat of

>paint.

>I didn't get a look under the bucket (sorry),

>Eugene at Cardiff Classics in Encinitas CA just put it up for sale @

>$25K.

>He will smog it ....hopefully the very last time this cat has to

>endure that

>bureaucratic scam.

>Hope this helps those of you in search of your formidable feline.

>619 632-5555

>FAX 619 632-5519

>