DeTomaso Mailing List: April 99, Message #60

>>> <MikeLDrew@aol.com> 04/01/99 05:53AM >>>
Been noodling around the internet and found an exotic car broker in France
that has a bunch of DeTomasos for sale.  Three Guaras, two Mangustas, and a
bunch of Panteras.  

>>>Now that I have a second, I'l throw in my two francs about this
site. A couple people from the US who have been looking at
cars asked me about these. Intereresting web site, if anyone
wants to convert these prices to US dollars, the franc is just about
exactly 6 francs to the dollar. So most of these cars are around 
the $30,000 mark, similar to the US. What is not clear is if you 
have to pay the 20.6% sales tax on these, which will affect
price substantially. 

And this web site is a broker, the cars are physically all over. I was
going to go look at one, it turns out it is in Monaco. Some others
are in Paris, on Avenue Kleber, which if anyone ever visits Paris
is a definite must-see. When younger and visiting with my family,
 I left the others to go look at boring stuff like 
the Louvre, Arch de Triomphe, and all that stuff and headed for
Avenue Kleber. There, you could find France's Lambo dealer,
Ferrari dealer, Jag, Bentley, you name it. They had to wash their
windows regularly due to the drool  marks left by me and others
with similar tastes. 

Anyway, if anyone is serious about these cars and wants to
export it to the US, it is probably not as impossible as you might
think. Shipping cost me $750 from Newark, NJ to Le Havre. And
I'd probably help anyone drive their car to Le Havre, if they 
wanted :-) If you exported it immediately you would most likely
not have to pay the European (read: EXPENSIVE) sales tax.

OK, not a lot going on at work today so I am rambling...

Charlie McCall
1972 Pre-L
#3847
Still in France, not Pantera-less anymore!