DeTomaso Mailing List: July 2001, Message #171

Dump the wife and keep the car

Matt Brown wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Painful as it is I must sell my beloved Pantera. My wife has joined the
> ranks of the dot.bomb pink-slip club and unfortunately she won't consider
> living out of the Pantera for any period of time ;-)
>
> So, my misfortune is your opportunity. I've started to restore the car until
> the money ran out. Cosmetically, she's still a looker, the interior is in
> need of replacing, has some light rust and stress cracks in the expected
> places. I've replaced the Tilton Hydraulic clutch 2/00 and recently installed
> a new OEM clutch last month. I'm still new at the mechanic-thing and have
> yet to properly adjust the clutch. Therefore the car is technically "inoperable."
> I'm estimating the mileage is under 60,000 miles (according the maintenance
> docs). The previous owner had the car last titled in '97.  I've driven the
> car less than a 1,000 miles since '99.
>
> Feel free to ask questions, take a look at the car, etc.
>
> I'll entertain any reasonable offer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt Brown
> Redwood City, CA
> (650)333-3757
>
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