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Video: Shelby v. DeTomaso
by Mike & Elizabeth 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

An interesting video about the rivalry between Carol and Alejandro that led to the Mangusta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj3ILlOTE0Q An interesting video about the rivalry between Carol and Alejandro that led to the Mangusta. [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj3ILlOTE0Q References 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj3ILlOTE0Q

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Aixam….
by Mike Drew 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

Sitting in a little village dating from the 8th century (actually far longer than that, back to Roman times) and spotted this: The Aixam marque is dedicated to producing these tiny pensioner microcars. An original BMC mini or Smart car would absolutely dwarf it. They are reserved exclusively for very old people who can no longer qualify for a regular driver’s license due to their age, infirmity or blindness. (!) There are so many remote hamlets with zero retail establishments, and old people need to be able to get to a village to shop for food. So they are allowed to drive these tiny cars, which are basically one step up from mobility scooters. The speedo maxes out at 80kph but you will never see one going nearly that fast. Occasionally they can be found on main roads but normally they are found only on very quiet, narrow and abandoned country roads. Everybody just recognizes the situation and when they come across one, they tread lightly and follow behind slowly knowing they are only going to have to follow them for a few miles…. Mike Sent from my iPhone Sitting in a little village dating from the 8th century (actually far longer than that, back to Roman times) and spotted this: IMG_1654.jpg The Aixam marque is dedicated to producing these tiny pensioner microcars. An original BMC mini or Smart car would absolutely dwarf it. They are reserved exclusively for very old people who can no longer qualify for a regular driver’s license due to their age, infirmity or blindness. (!) There are so many remote hamlets with zero retail establishments, and old people need to be able to get to a village to shop for food. So they are allowed to drive these tiny cars, which are basically one step up from mobility scooters. The speedo maxes out at 80kph but you will never see one going nearly that fast. Occasionally they can be found on main roads but normally they are found only on very quiet, narrow and abandoned country roads. Everybody just recognizes the situation and when they come across one, they tread lightly and follow behind slowly knowing they are only going to have to follow them for a few miles…. Mike Sent from my iPhone

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Fwd: The latest news
by Mike Drew 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

From Panteras by Wilkinson…. Mike Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Panteras by Wilkinson <steve(a)panterasbywilkinson.ccsend.com> Date: July 7, 2025 at 00:03:25 GMT+2 To: mikeldrew(a)aol.com Subject: The latest news Reply-To: panterasbywilkinson(a)verizon.net Panteras by Wilkinson Happy 2025 Summer UPCOMING DATES PANTERAS BY WILKINSON's parts department will be closed July 12th - Aug. 5th during reconstruction (of Steve's Knee!) Please order your parts before or after those dates and expect a delay in shipments. Our apologies for the inconvenience. We don't like it either but he'll be back in the driver's seat in no time! Thank you for your patience. Visit our website and order directly from there Panterasbywilkinson.com Panteras by Wilkinson 16237 Illinois Ave Paramount, CA 90703 562 634-3434 Panteras by Wilkinson | 16237 Illinois Ave | Paramount, CA 90723 US [1]Unsubscribe | [2]Update Profile | [3]Constant Contact Data Notice [4]Constant Contact References 1. https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001MEUB4FdhHbuVekOCXeWVFg=&ch… 2. https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001MEUB4FdhHbuVekOCXeWVFg=&ch… 3. https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/customer-contact-data-notice 4. https://www.constantcontact.com/landing1/vr/home?cc=nge&utm_campaign=nge&rm…

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A tour of the Le Mans circuit
by Mike Drew 07 Jul '25

07 Jul '25

All, As we were leaving Le Mans today we found ourselves driving on the circuit (about half the track is comprised of public roads which are repurposed for the race weekends) so I asked Lori to grab my phone and film while I narrated: maxresdefault.jpg [1]Driving the 24h du Le Mans circuit 2025 [2]youtu.be Unfortunately it was drizzling and the camera kept focusing on the raindrops on the glass. So this is a pretty terrible video. You should all come here next time and experience it for yourselves! Mike Sent from my iPad References Visible links: 1. https://youtu.be/X41lc4bAFHk 2. https://youtu.be/X41lc4bAFHk Hidden links: 4. https://youtu.be/X41lc4bAFHk

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Re: Jim Farley’s Pantera….
by bill gaino 07 Jul '25

07 Jul '25

How can 4013 be a PB car? www.slickpaint.net -----Original Message----- From: Mike Drew <mikeldrew(a)aol.com> Sent: Jul 6, 2025 6:02 PM To: De Tomaso Forum <detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Re: Jim Farley’s Pantera…. David, He meant to say “Pre-L”. He’s still new in our world! Mike Sent from my iPad On Jul 4, 2025, at 19:24, David Cantagallo via DeTomaso wrote: Thanks Mike. I told Jim we were friends and also said next Pantera event I set up he will be guest speaker with his. Wow did not know we were so close to a build but Jim said his is a push button? [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Friday, July 4, 2025, 11:38 AM, Mike Drew wrote: David, Very cool. He’s a hell of a guy. His car is actually very close to yours, #4013. It’s a July ‘72 Pre-L. He bought it last June on Bring a Trailer. Here’s a pic he sent me a few months ago of the car in the basement of the Ford world HQ: Cheers! Mike Sent from my iPad > On Jul 4, 2025, at 16:07, David Cantagallo via DeTomaso wrote: > > 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, > [3]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 > > Subject: [DeTomaso] Jim Farley… > > To: Tomaso Forum De > > Message-ID: > > 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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Re: Jim Farley’s Pantera….
by Mike Drew 06 Jul '25

06 Jul '25

David, He meant to say “Pre-L”. He’s still new in our world! Mike Sent from my iPad On Jul 4, 2025, at 19:24, David Cantagallo via DeTomaso <detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> wrote: Thanks Mike. I told Jim we were friends and also said next Pantera event I set up he will be guest speaker with his. Wow did not know we were so close to a build but Jim said his is a push button? [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Friday, July 4, 2025, 11:38 AM, Mike Drew <mikeldrew(a)aol.com> wrote: David, Very cool. He’s a hell of a guy. His car is actually very close to yours, #4013. It’s a July ‘72 Pre-L. He bought it last June on Bring a Trailer. Here’s a pic he sent me a few months ago of the car in the basement of the Ford world HQ: Cheers! Mike Sent from my iPad > On Jul 4, 2025, at 16:07, David Cantagallo via DeTomaso <[2]detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> wrote: > > 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, > [3]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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Great Trailer for a Pantera on BaT
by Mike & Elizabeth 06 Jul '25

06 Jul '25

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2023-intech-trailer-2/ Custom configured to haul a mid-engined car (Ford GT in this case) with the right-side access door (to back the car in for better weight positioning). JTM Mike [1]https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2023-intech-trailer-2/ Custom configured to haul a mid-engined car (Ford GT in this case) with the right-side access door (to back the car in for better weight positioning). JTM Mike References 1. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2023-intech-trailer-2/

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Pantera flambé
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

Ack. This same car had this same issue last time: So as of now all the Panteras are out. Three blown engines. Dan Jones needs to help these guys! Mike Sent from my iPhone

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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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Le Mans start (Plateau 4) video
by Mike Drew 05 Jul '25

05 Jul '25

Just filmed this: [1]2025 Le Mans Classic Plateau 4 start [2]youtu.be Mike Sent from my iPhone References Visible links: 1. https://youtu.be/5p_71DxTEmo 2. https://youtu.be/5p_71DxTEmo Hidden links: 4. https://youtu.be/5p_71DxTEmo

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