DeTomaso Mailing List: August 99, Message #208

Hi guys,

Just got the 50th anniversary issue of Motor Trend magazine (got a free gift 
subscription awhile back.)  Matt Stone's influence appears to be 
well-applied, for there's plenty of Pantera throughout the issue.

Besides having a 1984 Pantera and 1967 GT-500 on the cover (surrounded by a 
bunch of lesser cars), there is an article inside by Matt Stone, in which the 
staff of the magazine picks THE most important car of the past 50 years.

The car they picked was none other than the Shelby Cobra, and the full test 
that Matt (the lucky bastard) performed was on none other than the FIRST 
Cobra, CSX 2000.  It's a great story, with wonderful photography, and makes 
it worthwhile to pick up the magazine.

As an aside, each editor also listed his favorite 10 cars, and well over half 
of them listed various Shelby products, including Cobra, GT-40 and Shelby 
Mustangs.  Interestingly (considering the years of bad press these major 
magazines liked to sling around), there were several others who listed the 
Pantera among their choices (one thoughtfully included a beautiful photo of a 
yellow single-slot pushbutton car), and Matt (a DeTomaso softie from way 
back, and prior owner of a Pantera and also a Longchamp) listed the DeTomaso 
Mangusta, and as his #11 choice, a Group 4 Pantera.

Anyway, go spend the bucks.  It's worth it for the Cobra article...

Mike