DeTomaso Mailing List: September 97, Message #118
     



From: "Curt T." <curt@digitalthunder.com>

Subject: The Whole Original Story

Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 15:16:13 -0700



Here's a little something I wanted to write after I just talked to the 

original owner.



I was going through my records on my car.  I was pretty sure who the 

original owner was, but only had records with his name dating back to 

1984.  And the car had 24,000 miles then.  I wanted to know if for some 

reason that could have been 124K miles, and other owners.  Well, this 

guy sure in consistent!  He was still at the phone number that was on 

the 1984 records.  We talked about he car for over a half an hour.  He 

did buy the car new in 73' told me the dealer (Beverly Hills Linc. Merc.), 

and that he always garaged the car (1973 - 1991).  And he had only put 

29,000 miles on it.  I liked to hear that, I thought that was right but it sure 

is nice to hear it first hand (and he has no reason to lie to me).  



He told me the day he went down to see what the Pantera was all about 

they took him for a test ride, and comming down the 405 on a sweeping 

ramp to the 10 they were doing 105 mph in 3rd, he kept on it into 4th and 

by the next ramp was doing 145.  And guess what? He bought the car!  But 

said he never drove it like that.  He told me that all he ever did to the car 

was replace the radiator.  And never had any accidents in it.  I thanked him 

for taking such good care of my car!



So, that make me for sure the 3rd owner.  And the 2nd owner was Gunner 

Nelson (Ricky Nelson's son).  He bought it from the dealer that the Original 

owner sold it to (Mayberry Linc. Merc. in Hollywood).  Gunner then is the one 

that did all the upgrades, Hall radiator / stainless pipes & tanks, Edlebrock 

performer, GTS exhaust, rotary A/C, wood in dash, leather door panels and 

leather seats from an 80's Pantera.  Gunner then was the one to have spent 

the most money on the car, and he sold it back to the same dealer for less 

than he bought it for.  He only put 2,000 miles on it in the 3 years he had it. 

I got it at 32,000 miles and in 3 years it now has 51,000 miles!  Well, I think 

this car is meant to be driven!



Curt T.

1TO9 MPG, If you eat a pound of Pasta and a pound of Antipasto, wont they 

cancel each other out, leaving you still be hungry?







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