DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2001, Message #76

Mike:
I think you must be mistaken, that's not a garage, that's what heaven looks
like when you go indoors.

Lars
----- Original Message -----
From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 1:57 PM
Subject: Pantera Male Bonding, Toronto style....


> Hi guys,
>
> Once again blatently taking advantage of the opportunities my job offers,
> coupled with the wonderful capabilities of the DeTomaso Forum, I hooked up
> with fellow lister Dave Rehburg this afternoon in Toronto, meeting him for
> the first time.
>
> He picked me up in his daily driver (a Suzuki Sprint--the complete
antithesis
> of his other cars!) and then took me to the showroom where he had
originally
> purchased his Pantera.  Turns out this place is nationally known, as they
> produce a show for Speedvision (I forget what it's called--Dream Garage or
> something like that?) and shoot it on the premisis.  It was jammed with
> musclecars and exotics for sale--several hemi Cudas and Challengers, a
> Ferrari Daytona and Boxer, original 289 Competition Cobra, etc.
>
> After a 50-mile drive back to his town and a bite to eat, we went to his
> workshop.
>
> WOW!  What a place!  He has rented an entire industrial building, which
used
> to be the offices and repair facility for the state road works.  The front
> part of the building is basically empty (a TV repair shop used to be
located
> there) but the back half is ALL garage, and filled with wonderful stuff!
>
> I was simply amazed at the toolage he had in there.  Virtually any
> specialized tool you could imagine finding in a high-end auto restoration
> shop or engine shop could be found in there, plus a lot of stuff you won't
> find.  How many private people do you know who own a torque wrench
> calibration tool?  Or a valve spring dyno?  He has a large room where some
of
> his cars are stored (Greenwood Corvette--are you listening Greg Sullivan?
> Pantera and '69 Z/28; his 3500 mile Hemi Cuda (purchased new) and a few
other
> cars are in storage elsewhere.)
>
> Here, take a look for yourself:
>
> http://members.aol.com/mikeldrew/daverehburg.jpg
>
> We had a great evening, just hanging out and shooting the breeze, as he
> showed me one thing after another and another--cool tools, exotic parts,
neat
> features, and a car I'd never seen before (a genuine Greenwood
> Corvette--street car, not a race car, although he's building a monster 502
> big-block and plans to run 240 mph at Bonneville with it, then go cruising
at
> the burger joint afterwards!)
>
> All in all, another great evening of Pantera Male Bonding.  I'm looking
> forward to returning next month; perhaps several of the Ontario guys can
get
> together and we can do a dinner or something?
>
> Gotta love this forum!
>
> Mike
>
>