PANTERAS AT POCONO

italiancars:Is there a 2 night minimum on the rooms at the Skytop?I called them but when they got back to me they said the guy that handles the car event reservations (Phillip?)was not there.
Thanks,
Ron

Mark,
I'm not much of a reporter but I could definately supply some high quality digital pics of the event if that will help.
Ron

This was my first Pocono event and it was fabulous! Lots of beautiful Panteras at the concourse and on the track. The only down side was I think three Panteras lost engines on the track. Anyone know their disposition?

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Mark,

Only speaking for Saturday, I thought this was the event for the purest interested in placing their Italian auto in an exclusive environment to share the unique experience of owning and driving an uncomprimised auto design. WRONG!

Since when are Porches and Corvettes of Italian design? I was disappointed that the concourse was compromised by these cars on display. Considering all of the effort it takes to make this the grand East cost auto affair, I couldn�t believe these cars rolled into the concourse.
And to think that Panteras at one time weren�t considered �pure� enough for these shows.

[This message has been edited by Jon3613 (edited 07-07-2003).]

Yup, I also saw that 3 or 4 knuckle heads managed to get their Porches into one of the corners of the concours. BUT it was rather poetic justice, that just before the Panoramic Photo was to be taken, the announcer told the Porche guys to remove thier cars from the picture field. I counted 22 very sharp Pantera's and a new Mangusta on the field.

When you get this many Panteras together at one time, it is sad that other marque owners can be inconsiderate such as you describe. It reminds me of about 7 or 8 years ago at the Concorso Italiano when, despite my directions, a BMW M-1 owner practically drove over me (not that hard to do at 5'5") and parked his car directly across the bow of several Panteras in a driving lane! He popped out, locked the car and proceeded to walk-off. When I asked him nicely to move his car and that it was in the Pantera display, he informed me that his car was also an Italian, mid-engine car and that it was rarer than a Pantera. Taking that into account, perhaps he could have at least placed his car so it didn't stick out like a sore thumb. I did call security and the owner was compelled to relocate his car. When organizers work hard to make a show special, I wish other owners would use better judgment. This year at the Concorso Italiano, we have 60 DeTomaso cars pre-registered already and we expect to pick up another 10-20 more entries. We had over 100 entries in 1997 when the festa DeTomaso took place. We think this will be our second biggest gathering. Thank you to all the Pantera owners and Concours organizers that work to put on these type of events where our marque can participate. The Adlers