In Saumur we saw a lot of familiar faces, great to see them again, and the conversations and friendly teasing took off immediately. I was more popular than when I arrived at the Spa trip last year, because this year I had remembered to bring my wife. You know how it is when you pack extensively, there’s always a risk of forgetting something. Not this year.
After parking and checking out the cars I hadn’t seen before, and people hadn’t seen my Pantera before, it was dinner time. Dinner was interrupted by an annoying speaker some might say, me. I took the chance to explain what DeTomaso ownership had meant to me, how it fulfilled three dreams for me, tears were flowing, and in the spirit of giving something back to the community, I had brought a copy of my book Tuning Made Easy, one per car and distributed that. I just can’t stand when my fellow DeTomaso owners complain that their car isn’t running well
. It’s available at amazon.com etc. There, dear publisher, I said it. Guy has got to make a living…