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Some had technical problems, some worse than others, a ripped oil pan was among the worst. And a leaking brass float repaired in a lawnmower repair shop. An accelerator bracket had to be fabricated with a hammer and a header bolt. A broken dist gear pin (what was Ford thinking, has this ever happened to a Chevy!?). Electrical problems. No brake lights. Clutch problem. One plug fouling. Oil consumption. Broken alternator bolt, alternator hanging by the wires. To mention a few…

I had no more problems after the quite eventful first day. But whenever someone had problems, in true DeTomaso owner style people stopped what they were doing to help out. And many creative ideas came up, some very creative. On one occasion three possible solutions were voiced, and the owner of the car heard the alternatives, weighed the pros and cons, and made an informed decision about which solution to pursue. However that didn’t fully stop the groups with the two alternatives from working on their idea, until the owner had said no thanks more than a few times. We really want to help when we can, and can be hard to stop!