DeTomaso Mailing List: August 99, Message #228

That is a G R E A T   shot of the P, and the cat and
the gal.   Is it worthy of a position within the soon
to come poster?

--- MikeLDrew@aol.com wrote:
> 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
> 
> 

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