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From: 	DtomasoCat@aol.com

Subject: Pantera trivia I bet you didn't know!

Date: 	Mon, 1 Dec 1997 00:23:55 +0000




Hey Everyone,



I had the good fortune to find a pamplet printed by Lincoln Mercury in the

early '70's.  It was called a "Publicity Report" and dealt with articles

reprinted from newspapers around the US.  



Did you know that if you wanted to buy a '71 Pantera and you didn't live on

Southern CA or the New York City area you were out of luck?



Detomaso was designing clothes and typewriters!



Here are some of the excerpts:



Detroit Free Press Feb 14, 1972

Detomaso says he puts in a 13-14 hour work day regularly and constantly

travels.  "I've got a 57 foot motor yacht in the Mediteranian, but I'm lucky

if I see it one weekend a year", he said.  The boutique (clothing) which he

opened in Rome in October (1971), is "an outlet for my excess energy."  He

designs 90% of the men's and women's clothing sold there and in his spare

time is designing a new line of typewriters. (Anyone on the list have any

Detomaso clothing or typewriters?) 



He recalled that a comunist newsman in Italy asked him recently if he was not

ashamed of being super-rich.  "I told him is worked super-hard, put in

super-long hours and was super smart," he said with a grin.



Seaside, CA  Post News-Sentinal  Aug 26, 1971

The Pantera will be first marketed in the Southern Ca, bay area and New York

City area.



Denver Colorado Post  Jan 25, 1972

Pantera is introduced at Kumpf Motor Imports in Denver.



Norfolk, VA  Pilot  Feb 23, 1972

Pantera is introduced in Tidewater, VA by Phillps Lincoln Mercury.



Birmingham, Mich Eccentric  March 2, 1972

Tjaarda, whose full name is Stevens Thompson Tjaarda, is a Birmingham native.

 Before he graduated from Seaholm (then Birmingham) High School in 1953, he

had earned letters in track and basketball and placed second in the Fisher

Body Craftsmans Guild model car competition.



Chicago Tribune  Feb 18, 1972

Seven Chicago area LM dealers will begin selling the Detomaso Pantera luxury

sports car March 1.  Those handling the $10,000 sports car will be Berens

Motors, Inc., and Horace Nobel LM, Inc in Chicago; Holiday LM, Inc in

Evanston; Royal LM Inc., Melrose Park,  Van Dahm LM in Oak Lawn, Touhy Ave.

Motors, Inc,. Park Ridge and gerald Motors, Inc. Skokie.



Battle Creek Michigan Enquirer and News  Feb 28, 1972

Pantera is invading the Midwest.  LM division of Ford Motor Co. had announced

it will market the $10,000 luxury sports car from Italy in Detroit and Grand

Rapids. 



The Pantera was introduced in this country in May last year but was marketed

only to the east and west coasts.  A total of 130 were sold last year.  So

far this year, 103 have been sold.



Portland, Oregon  The Oregonian  Feb 21, 1972

Fords new Italian built American powered mid-engine luxury sports car goes on

sale this week.



Pantera (italian for Panther) is being handled in the Portland area by Dick

Niles LM.



The Fort Worth Press  Feb 6, 1972

The Detomaso Pantera luxury sports car from Italy was introduced over the

weekend at Holiday LM Sales Inc., 2300 W. Freeway, and at other selected

dealerships in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.



Philadelphia Inquirer Jan 11, 1972

...the Detomaso pantera will go on sale at four area LM dealers.  It will be

sold at Ray Swenson, Inc., McGowen-Lane in Wynnewood, Merlin Motors in Camden

and Waller Motors in Jenkintown.  Philadelphia ia only the fourth US market

where the Pantera will be sold.





I always wonder how many of these dealerships are still around.

Jim Demick
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