DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #235
     



From: 	Bjorn Carlsson <bjorn.carlsson@sapa.se>

Subject: Re: Pantera in Germany?

Date: 	Fri, 7 Nov 1997 11:45:13 +0000



This guy is somewhat of an inofficial president of the now inexistent

German DeTomaso Club. (Mikael Winkler sadly passed away a year ago)

He has a number of contacts all around Germany and a workshop that do a lot

of work on Panteras.



Roland J=E4ckel (US folks: between 'J' and 'c' is an 'a' with small dots

floating above it).

Langenhorner Chausse 120 (5 min from Fuhlbuttel airport)

D-22415 Hamburg

Tel 040-531 20 84

Fax 040-532 39 66

Mobile 0171-818 75 39



Sometimes he use these modern things called computers but a fax is normally

a better way to reach him.





Sincerely, Bjorn Carlsson



PS You can have a lot of fun with a Pantera in Germany. It's close to Italy

for instance!



PPS A good reason to come over is that you can participate in the upcoming

international DeTomaso meeting in France/Switzerland (not far from

Stuttgart...). Invitations will be published before Christmas.







At 08:42 1997-11-07 +0000, you wrote:

>As some of you on the list know, I am in the U.S. Navy (I choose the right

>service, unlike poor Mike Drew who has had to spend all his time sleeping

>with camels and eating kimche) and I am subjected to orders every few

>years. Anyway, I was given an opportunity to go to Germany (Stuttgart) for

>three years doing a job that is both career enhancing and fun.  My dilemma

>is that I will probably have to leave the P here in storage for three years

>because the Navy will only ship one car for me.  I just found out this news

>today and I am still trying to think it all through.  Here are the options

>as I see it so far:

>

>1. Store the car for three years in the U.S.  (What is required to store a

>car this long without running it?  I know Mike Drew has done this, but

>storing my car in multiple pieces throughout the country is not in my

>plans. Anyone have any suggestions?)

>

>2. Leave the Saab (The family car) here and ship the P to Germany.

>(Problem is I don't think I will have a garage in Germany and I will still

>need a daily driver, remember the fuel costs in Europe)

>

>3. Sell the P and buy another one when I get back (or buy a Porsche from

>the factory!!)

>

>4. Ship the Saab on Uncle Sugar's tab and ship the P on my own with the $$$

>I would have otherwise spent in storage.  (Garage still a problem.)

>

>5. Paint the P like a big piece of furniture and mix it in with my

>household goods for shipping.

>

>Any suggestions, additional options or lessons learned from past

>experiences in this type of situation would be helpful.  Are there any

>Germans on the list?  I know I will get numerous volunteers on the list to

>take care of my P for three years, but I already have a waiting list in my

>neighborhood.  Thanks in advance for any advise.   - Mike Reilly

>

>