[DeTomaso] [NPC] Big dollars at BJ auction

[Charles Engles]

Dear Jeff,

            Yes, you're right.  They were certainly unimpressive.   My point about racing heritage is that Ferrari has been racing for years and that reservoir of historical racing competition and championships translates into a "halo" of performance and prestige for all their models, even the *modest* ones.   That "halo" of performance and prestige is something that few other car manufacturers enjoy.   DeTomaso despite all the virtues known to us and despite DeTomaso's secret European racing history ( not known on this side of the Atlantic,) ------DeTomaso is not known for its racing prowess, heritage or championships.   Sadly,  because when you drive one......you just know they kick ass.  ;-)

                        Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JJD1010 at aol.com 
  To: MikeLDrew at aol.com ; cengles at cox.net ; donnylee at ccwebster.net 
  Cc: detomaso at realbig.com 
  Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] [NPC] Big dollars at BJ auction



    The
    > standard review is that  the Pantera isn't in that ball park because: 1) no
    > racing heritage nor wins 
  .

  I think that's a red herring. I think that Ferrari was the master marketing guy. If anyone really thought that the 308GT, 308 series was a cool racer then they obviously never did their homework.

  Jeff
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