DeTomaso Mailing List: April 98, Message #11

Hey Barry, I lived in Columbia SC from '91 - '94 and completed my Pantera
restoration while I was there.  You need to contact Sam Bailey, a good
friend, and Pantera Owner and have him meet you for a beer at Hooters or
Wings & Ale.  He's got a beautiful car and loves to talk Pantera's.  He'll
even drive it as long as the weather channel shows no clouds within 150
miles. You can reach him at 803-772-1115.

P.S. He has lots of tools

John T.
-----Original Message-----
From: barry harward <gt5s@hotmail.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: damn this car is fast


>Mad Dog Antenucci wrote:
>
>>Yo Barry,
>>New Pantera owner ?
>
>Yep, took delivery earlier this month.  Haven't even got a tag yet.
>
>>Outstanding & a beautiful car!
>
>Thanks man.
>
>>Are your tires Goodyear Eagles? Not sure where you live but it sounds
>>as if you've got "full race" tires IF the sidewalls read, "not for
>>highway use". . .then their NOT DOT legal! :-] (very thin sidewalls)!!!
>>
>>Even the grooved (treaded) race tires are still illegal. You may
>>already know that so if you do thanks for sharing! :-]
>>If your not pulling our chains here you might want to think about
>>putting some DOT rubber on the road and saving your gumballs for the
>>race track...Or, better yet join us at SS! <big assed grin>
>
>Not pulling chains, they are Goodyear Blue Streak racing tires.  Thought
>about street legal tires when first reading the sidewall.  The whole
>wheel/tire thing requires some thought.  Bigger wheels and lower profile
>tires should improve handling but probably at the expense of ride
>comfort.  The rims on the car now are 15 x 10 front, 15 x 13 rear and
>are stamped "detomaso".  Really like the stance of the car now and
>wouldn't want to screw that up.  Speedometer calibration is an issue.
>Investment potential is yet another issue.  The car is as close to new
>as I've seen with less than 3500 miles on the clock so I have a bias
>toward keeping it stock.  The engine has been beefed up (forged pistons,
>roller cam ect) to handle the direct port NOS system and the engine
>compartment has been detailed (mirror stainless firewall/fuel tank
>cover, chromed this polished that ect) as have many of the cars on this
>list so I'm not *totally* bent on stock.  Might go with the same size
>tires on the existing rims but not sure yet.  Any thoughts?
>
>I'm in Columbia SC so SS would be a bit of a haul.  It does sound like
>FUN!  My odometer will NOT stay at 3500 :~)
>
>
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