Pics From Monterey?

I have TONS of pics. Just need to resize and upload them. Give me a couple of days and I'll post a link.

I have 1209 pictures...theyre on their way to pantera international...I have started a photo album on my myspace...www.myspace.com/charityag...if ya want a cd of all the pictures just contact me at PinkPonyTales@aol.com

On your MySpace, given the choice of "view my pics or videos" I can click on videos and see your "Cat Thief" video but get a Myspace Home page when I click on pics.

Post a few here so we can all see what we missed!

Thanks.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/MrsGannon/DSC_0750.jpg
Shhhhh....be wery wery quiet. Bobs hunting Ferrari's

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Originally posted by MissPantera:
I have 1209 pictures...theyre on their way to pantera international...I have started a photo album on my myspace...www.myspace.com/charityag...if ya want a cd of all the pictures just contact me at PinkPonyTales@aol.com

Two Pantera's??? come on lets see the Pantera that runs on batteries!

If anyone's interested, there is a free utility for photo manipulation that I use for Windows PCs. It has a batch resizing feature that's perfect for this kind of stuff.

http://www.irfanview.com/

hold onto your butts....the slide show is almost done...im husteling for yall...havent left my desk yet. k...keep checking in..i have 1208 pictures to go through and post

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Originally posted by Mark M:
... come on lets see the Pantera that runs on batteries ...

There was no Pantera that runs on batteries, Tom had an orange Pantera there that was Cleveland powered, fitted with new front & rear bumpers/facia designed by him. The bumpers help modernize the looks of the Pantera. He plans to market the bumpers via his company Tjaarda Design, which has an office in San Diego now.

A battery powered Pantera is in the works, but not a reality yet. Tom's company has partnered with 2 other companies to promote the battery powered automobile technology they have developed. Tom will of course be doing the design work for their show cars and possible future production cars.

cowboy from hell

http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/MrsGannon/?action...current=d120f157.pbw

Very nice shots Charity. Those would look good in print.

It took me a minute to figure out why there was no grass under the cars and then I remembered the venue change. Looks like a good turnout.

Thanks for sharing the images!

Mark

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Originally posted by MissPantera:
hold onto your butts....the slide show is almost done...im husteling for yall...havent left my desk yet. k...keep checking in..i have 1208 pictures to go through and post

LOL...

Nice job on the pictures and slide show!

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Tom had an orange Pantera there that was Cleveland powered, fitted with new front & rear bumpers/facia designed by him.

Here is a shot of the front.

My opinion? Looks like a cheap fiberglass piece stolen off the front of some ricer.

Doesn't seem to fit around the front outside corners. Kirk Evans' mini fronts are much nicer.

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Tom had an orange Pantera there that was Cleveland powered, fitted with new front & rear bumpers/fascia designed by him.

Here is the rear. Now this one seems to work much better. But even on this low mile mule, the problem of exhaust deposits is very evident.

The bumpers are the wrong color. They look out of place. Black or orange color would flow much better with the lines of the car . Chuck

Thanks Charity. And I thought you were just another pretty face! Great slideshow!

I have enormous respect for Mr. Tjaarda's work, but this does not seem like his best effort. Those might look a lot nicer on a GT5Si, but I agree with Larry that they do not look right on an early Pantera.

Anyone from the event posting photos on a simple photo page? The My Space sites and slide shows make my computer go nuts.

Here is a link to photo taken by one of the GT40 guys. I still find it strange not seeing grass under the cars.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9422868@N02/sets/72157606807993788/

Here's a video from the Concorso

Concorso Italiano by MySpace TV

What was the bottom line with the venue change? Did it feel like just another car show on asphalt?

Michael

The Pantera owners who spoke to me about the venue were OK with it and said they would return, after all, its still an opportunity to spend a day with your fellow owners, catch up with old friends, share stories. We still judged the cars and awarded trophies. Pantera owners voted with their attendance. Last year we had 60 cars, a good number, fairly average for Concorso attendance. This year we had 34 registered & 25 show up. Its hard to say what all contributed to the low attendance. There's the change of venue, some people may not have been happy with the move to an air field, others just don't like change of any sort. The economic situation has tightened money for some. And I didn't advertise the event in a magazine. All contributing factors I'm sure. All marques experienced the same low attendance and vendor attendance was down too.

It was a very large, flat, square shaped venue covered in asphalt. Spectator parking was conveniently close and also on asphalt; the spectator parking was a big improvement. The wind was too much in the afternoon, there's no natural wind break or trees, by 2:00 many people were ready to leave. Airports are normally built were the wind is strong to aid take-offs & landings. The asphalt reflected the sun's rays and everyone got sun-burned. The Concorso people did their best to give the venue a festive feel, with large white tents, flags, and such things. The event did not have the same ambiance as it did when it was held at a country club on the greens, but I would say it still had somewhat of an expansive, festive feel. More than a parking lot car show for sure. If you were used to the previous venue, this was a let down. I'm sure first time attendees were quite happy with their experience.

cowboy from hell

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/MrsGannon/miss_pantera_2008.jpg

Thanks for the impression, George.

Now can you do DiNiro?

Michael

Ok, here are my pics from the Historic Automobile Weekend in Monterey. Great fun!

The Tour d'Elegance:
http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd303/garth66/2008-0...Tour%20d%20Elegance/

Baja Cantina on Thursday night:
http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd303/garth66/2008-08-14%20Baja%20Cantina/

Concorso Italiano:
http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd303/garth66/2008-0...Concorso%20Italiano/

Monterey Historic Races Saturday and Sunday:
http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd303/garth66/2008-0...onterey%20Historics/

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Originally posted by Cyboman:
... Now can you do DiNiro ...

Michael, check this out ...

DiNiro as a car salesman

LOL, that was funny, George!

Michael

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Originally posted by Mark Charlton:
Here is a link to photo taken by one of the GT40 guys. I still find it strange not seeing grass under the cars.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9422868@N02/sets/72157606807993788/

Thanks for the link. I agree, rather strange without grass. CA has the best grass.

The venue was way down on cars from last year. To be expected considering the economy and the site change. Personally I did not mind the airport at all.

I spent about 30-40 minutes talking to Doug Timmons about his "DeTimmons" that I forgot to take any pictures of it. Very well sorted car with a lot of neat personal touches. Thanks for the words of wisdom to my son, Doug.

My real complaint about the entire weekend is there is just too much to do in three days.

http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd273/fahrenheit351/...onterey%20Historics/

http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd273/fahrenheit351/2008%20Concorso/

Where can I see more shots of that new rear bumper? I'm not crazy about the front, which coesn't matter as I have a GT5, but that rear bumper accomplishes a few things that I have been trying to do on my own.

R.

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Where can I see more shots of that new rear bumper?

Check out my Concorso pics (link posted above).

This is the only one I cared about, after all, once you've seen one Ferrari, you've seen them all :-)

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Originally posted by garth66:
Check out my Concorso pics (link posted above).

Thanks. I took a look.

Still not sure if I like that rear bumper. I have been trying to come up with a way to integrate my exhaust better and not have the big cans sticking out, and I like the pipes coming out of the hole, but the rest feels wrong.

Maybe if it was molded in rather than stuck on? But then it would be hard to remove.

R.