[DeTomaso] US Guara for sale

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Here's the poop on 959 story

http://www.canepa.com/SportsLuxury/Showroom/959ArticleAutoweek.asp

Michael Shortt
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From: "Charles McCall" <CharlesMcCall at telefonica.net> 

> I can't tell you vehicle code or anything like that, but I do remember 
> reading an article about Bill Gates and his Porsche 959 that he couldn't 
> drive here. I think that after a fair amount of politicking he finally got 
> some laws changed to allow him to street register it. Anyone truly 
> interested in tracking down the details of the law might begin by looking up 
> stories on Mr. Gates and his Porsche. 
> 
> 
> Charles McCall 
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375 
> "Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe" 
> http://photos.yahoo.com/gt5s_1985 
> 
> -----Mensaje original----- 
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En 
> nombre de pantera007 
> Enviado el: Sunday, 02 April, 2006 8:34 PM 
> Para: detomaso at realbig.com 
> Asunto: RE: [DeTomaso] US Guara for sale 
> 
> Some time ago, the US set up a special import rule that allows some cars to 
> be brought into the US. 
> I don't know the details, but you could bring in a car, but the mileage was 
> limited (1-2K per year ???). 
> The car did not have to be 'old', but I believe it had to be a car that was 
> not available here otherwise. 
> I met a guy that brought in a car this way Anyone know the details (gov't 
> website section etc) ??? 
> 
> Chuck 
> 
> 
> Interesting car, the first I have ever seen in detail....It looks like some 
> trick suspension, but I have to say the exterior for me looks out of 
> porportion and well, kind of just Fugly mongoloid....The wheels...ewww! I 
> do not understand why you could not have a State vin assighned. Why 
> could'nt a person represent it as a homebuilt kit car.....That happens all 
> the time in the Hot Rod 
> world? Its probably best kept as a piece of museum history though....I 
> think 
> for 70K I would vote my dollars to a better Pantera then I own right now. 
> The 
> Guara for me is not getting it on.... 
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