DeTomaso Mailing List: August 2000, Message #37

So who really does have the rights to import/distribute any car called a
Pantera at this point??

Didn't Lee Iaocca (sic) have the rights for awhile when he was at Chrysler?
Seems I remember they put a low-powered Dodge V-8 in a prototype Pantera,
then decided it would never work.
----- Original Message -----
From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 3:18 PM
Subject: Correction to POCA newsletter


> Hi guys,
>
> Just got my August POCA newsletter in the mail (one week after the July
issue
> arrived--gotta love bulk mail!)
>
> It's chock-full of great stuff, including an article on brake
speed-bleeders
> that has me wanting some (especially since my Mustang currently has zero
> brake fluid.)  But there's one significant error that needs to be
addressed.
>
> Jack wrote:
>
> "It seems that Alejandro De Tomaso of De Tomaso Automobili and Kjell Qvale
of
> Qvale Modena have "kissed and made-up" after their very public "divorce"
in
> the world's automotive press this spring."  He then goes on to heavily
imply
> that the production of a New Pantera in 2002 would virtually be a joint
> venture between Qvale and DeTomaso.
>
> Nothing could be further from the truth.  Jack, where on earth did you
come
> up with that idea? :>)  What have you been smoking? :>)
>
> Jack also said that Qvale owns the rights to the name Pantera--that isn't
> true either.  Under the terms of the "divorce", Qvale kept the Mangusta
name
> while DeTomaso got the DeTomaso and Pantera names back.  The two entities
are
> thoroughly through with one another.
>
> DeTomaso's really big news these days is the contract to build Russian
SUV's
> that arrive in Italy in knocked-down form and are to be assembled by about
> 200 new DeTomaso employees.  The capital from that venture will supposedly
> finance the creation of two new sports cars, a new Vallelunga and a
Pantera.
> Jack seems extremely confident that he will pull it off.  I remain merely
> hopeful.
>
> Finally, Jack said that DeTomaso managed to produce over 10,000 Maserati
> BiTurbos per year?  Somehow I have a hard time believing that too.  Chris
> Bupp (Pantera guy and former owner of two BiTurbos), what sez you about
those
> production figures?
>
> Mike, wondering what color the sky is in Jack's world...:>)
>
>