DeTomaso Mailing List: October 99, Message #36

You Silver State guys will remember the fellow that Don refers as the guy
that was with me at the event.

Dennis, he is planning to bring the 208 to SS next time but wants to be a
part of Team Pantera, is that possible?  Going to leave the other old iron
like the NSX, Viper, Diablo and Countach at home.  :)

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso@realbig.com [mailto:detomaso@realbig.com]On Behalf Of
PanteraDon@aol.com
Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:50 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Ferrari 308/208

In a message dated 9/10/99 4:47:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
MikeLDrew@aol.com writes:

<<
 Chuck wrote:

 >Good test...what is the size of the 308 engine ?  (I suspect <3000cc)

 >>>I dunno, but I DO know that for the Italian market only, that car was a
 208, not a 308.  Basically a smaller (sleeved?) two-liter version of the
 3-liter motor in the 308, fitted with a factory turbo ('cause turbos
weren't
 taxed!)

 Mike
  >>

Aha... the bell rings...

An old friend of lister Mike Trusty and a new friend of mine, who lives in
the Florida Keys, owns one of those "208"  cars.  This particular car was
"stolen" from the Ferrari factory and eventually turned up in the U.S. where
it was eventually confiscated and sold to our friend.

He has it turbo'd and tricked with a lot of non-Ferrari stuff and is
therefore non-persona grata with the gold-chained prancing horsey crowd.

The car is gun metal gray and moves like a scared rabbit!  Needles to say...
he smokes those unsuspecting 308 weenies!


DonM in Miami
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