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Worth the wait!
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

Sausage on a French baguette (which, here, is just called ‘a baguette’) with catsup, mustard, fried onions and pickles. Delicious! Sent from my iPhone

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Beer and Hot Dogs
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

If you were anywhere else in the world, this is a place where you might expect to get beer and hot dogs. But this is France, and after waiting in line for 15 minutes I greatly surprised the guy behind the counter when I tried to order a hot dog. It’s almost noon and it hadn’t occurred to them that somebody might want a hot dog. They reacted and said if I came back in 20 minutes, I might be able to get a hot dog. Maybe. Mike Sent from my iPhone

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Classics
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

Two Bentleys flank a Wolesely special. It’s worth noting that there are 10,000 classics on display from all over Europe and not one single trailer anywhere! They were all driven here, some from very great distances. Sent from my iPhone

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Bristol Aero
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

This one-off very aerodynamic Bristol raced at Le Mans in the late 1940s or early 1959s before being turned into a road car where it continues to be used. Sent from my iPhone

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Classic campers
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

There is a whole section of classic camper trailers being towed by suitable classic cars. The whole area is gaily decorated and they are all camping together. The Solex scooter was Steve McQueen’s runabout during the filming of Le Mans. He borrowed it from an extra in the film for the duration of the shoot and gave it back to him and he owns it to this day. The photo board has several pics of McQueen riding it. Sent from my iPhone

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Panhard and DB
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

Tiny French cars are tucked away in one corner. These all have air cooled boxer two cylinder engines mounted ahead of the front axle, mostly about 750cc They are far from quick but their advanced aerodynamics let them sail along at freeway speeds… Mike Sent from my iPhone Tiny French cars are tucked away in one corner. These all have air cooled boxer two cylinder engines mounted ahead of the front axle, mostly about 750cc IMG_1571.jpg They are far from quick but their advanced aerodynamics let them sail along at freeway speeds… Mike Sent from my iPhone

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Something for everyone
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

The classic car corral has something like 10,000 cars in it of every description. This guy is obviously very proud as he likely has the only example in Europe! Mike Sent from my iPhone

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This guy…
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

Set his parking brake and walked away from his car, leaving it in neutral. The brakes cooled off and when he came back he found this waiting for him: It had rolled into the side of a building. DON’T be this guy! Always park your Pantera in gear…. Mike Sent from my iPhone Set his parking brake and walked away from his car, leaving it in neutral. The brakes cooled off and when he came back he found this waiting for him: IMG_1565.jpg It had rolled into the side of a building. DON’T be this guy! Always park your Pantera in gear…. Mike Sent from my iPhone

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Re: DeTomaso Digest, Vol 253, Issue 16
by Eugenio Innocenti 04 Jul '25

04 Jul '25

Dear all, I need the exact position of the little round signal indicators on the front fenders for a euro 1972 pre-L Pantera. Pics or measurements (or both) from reference points on the fenders would be appreciated. Many thanks Eugene -- Gesendet mit der GMX Mail App Am 04.07.25, 18:12 schrieb detomaso-request(a)[1]server.detomasolist.com: Send DeTomaso mailing list submissions to detomaso(a)[2]server.detomasolist.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to detomaso-request(a)[3]server.detomasolist.com You can reach the person managing the list at detomaso-owner(a)[4]server.detomasolist.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of DeTomaso digest..." Daily Detomaso List Digest Today's Topics: 1. Early Euro Pushbutton Pantera (Mike Drew) -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 17:59:50 +0200 From: Mike Drew <mikeldrew(a)[5]aol.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Early Euro Pushbutton Pantera To: De Tomaso Forum <detomaso(a)[6]server.detomasolist.com> Message-ID: <62D2E913-AA40-42B4-A387-91C6BF43176A(a)[7]aol.com> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=Apple-Mail-AD269594-B95A-4966-941C-AF363501F31E All, There are at least three of these early cars here this weekend. This one is DT01199. The very early Euro cars didn’t list the full VIN on the dash tag…

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Re: DeTomaso Digest, Vol 253, Issue 11
by David Cantagallo 04 Jul '25

04 Jul '25

Speaking of Jim Farley, he came to visit the Windsor engine site last week so I,parked 4072 at the front door. Immediately he walked up to the Pantera, and compared 4072 to his. He said he has 350 tires in the back and is changing the interior to the prototype two tone. Also said his was a push button. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Friday, July 4, 2025, 8:34 AM, detomaso-request(a)server.detomasolist.com wrote: Send DeTomaso mailing list submissions to detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to detomaso-request(a)server.detomasolist.com You can reach the person managing the list at detomaso-owner(a)server.detomasolist.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of DeTomaso digest..." Daily Detomaso List Digest Today's Topics: 1. Jim Farley… (Mike Drew) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 14:34:00 +0200 From: Mike Drew <mikeldrew(a)aol.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Jim Farley… To: Tomaso Forum De <detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> Message-ID: <D224214F-A019-48F2-8235-AF31061ECB22(a)aol.com> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=Apple-Mail-137E6CBD-9C34-4A1A-81DE-4EA314DB91D7 …the CEO of the Ford Motor Company whose says the favorite car in his collection is his 1972 Pre-L Pantera, is racing a GT40 and a Lola T-298 2-liter sports racer here this year. Here he is wearing his De Tomaso Drivers Club of Great Britain hat next to his GT40…. Speaking of Jim Farley, he came to visit the Windsor engine site last week so I,parked 4072 at the front door. Immediately he walked up to the Pantera, and compared 4072 to his. He said he has 350 tires in the back and is changing the interior to the prototype two tone. Also said his was a push button. Inline image [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Friday, July 4, 2025, 8:34 AM, detomaso-request(a)server.detomasolist.com wrote: Send DeTomaso mailing list submissions to [2]detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [3]detomaso-request(a)server.detomasolist.com You can reach the person managing the list at [4]detomaso-owner(a)server.detomasolist.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of DeTomaso digest..." Daily Detomaso List Digest Today's Topics: 1. Jim Farley… (Mike Drew) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 14:34:00 +0200 From: Mike Drew <[5]mikeldrew(a)aol.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Jim Farley… To: Tomaso Forum De <[6]detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> Message-ID: <[7]D224214F-A019-48F2-8235-AF31061ECB22(a)aol.com> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=Apple-Mail-137E6CBD-9C34-4A1A-81DE-4EA314DB91D7 …the CEO of the Ford Motor Company whose says the favorite car in his collection is his 1972 Pre-L Pantera, is racing a GT40 and a Lola T-298 2-liter sports racer here this year. Here he is wearing his De Tomaso Drivers Club of Great Britain hat next to his GT40….

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