DeTomaso Mailing List: January 2001, Message #46

If you got his name you should send him a box of donuts as soon as possible
with a thank you letter!  What luck!!   :-)   Dan Miller.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Sheridan [mailto:tjsher@earthlink.net]
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 8:21 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: out for a spin


well i got to take #5672 out for a test drive today and i must say, it
was GREAT!!!  i  started out going to a coffee run at starbucks on 190th
st. in torrance(7:00am). some pretty nice rides there.  i had a chance
to talk several people there who were all very interested in this red
beast. anyway it broke up around 9:30am and off i went out to san
fernando valley.  i  hit some traffic which made me start to sweat some,
only because i have never had the car in traffic before so my eyes were
glued to the temp and oil psi gauges.  welp!  no melt down or crazy
noises comming from the engine compartment so back home i
go(wheeee!!).   as i was driving down manhattan beach bl. gravity seemed
to pull my foot to the floor and everything became a((((((((((
blur))))))))). WHOA!!!        whats that behind me? ......RED
LIGHTS.?......ouch! this one will cost me....officer obe came up to my
window and asked me where the fire was....ha ha my car is red......i
said WHAT!!! was i exceeding the speed limit?   he just grined at
me....80mph in a 35mph zone...........oops!   anyway he said that
panteras have always been his favorite cars and today was my lucky day.
he handed me all my papers and said goodby