Reply to "DeTomaso Factory in liquidation - 5/27/04"

Roland is wrong.
Since 1979 I have owned several De Tomaso cars like a 1973 Pantera GTS, a 1975 and 1977 Deauville, a 1980 Longchamp GTS, a 1980 Pantera Gruppo 3, a 1985 Pantera GT5-S and a 1992 Pantera Si.
Now I have found my ultimate garage, including a 1993 Pantera Si Targa and a 1996 Guara.
After this long time of owning De Tomaso cars, I can only say that the early Panteras were the baddest cars. Built quality became better and better in the eighties and the Si and the Guara are the best quality De Tomaso cars I ever had.
The built quality is worlds apart from the early cars and all works perfect.
I also never had problems to get spare parts from the factory.
In the year 2001 I have lost one of the center caps on a rear wheel from my Si. They had it not available new, so Claudia removed one for me from the last built Pantera from their museum. Some weeks later she sent me a new one.
So I can say that it is not true, that they never have reproduced spare parts.