the most insulting was "...aint that a Briklin?"
5177,
That's funny. I had the same Bricklin comment a few months ago. I think they run the same tail light so who wouldn't confuse them - LOL.
Devin
That's funny. I had the same Bricklin comment a few months ago. I think they run the same tail light so who wouldn't confuse them - LOL.
Devin
Yes, same tail light as the Bricklin.
1972 Alfa Romeo Berlina.
Maserati:
Bora , Meraks, Khamsin , & Indy
1972 Alfa Romeo Berlina.
Maserati:
Bora , Meraks, Khamsin , & Indy
I had a guy walk up to me and ask what kind of car it was?
I was standing in the back of the car and pointed to the Detomaso Pantera script on the car.
The guy says "yes, I see that, but what kind of a car is it?"
I shrugged my shoulders and said "red".
I was standing in the back of the car and pointed to the Detomaso Pantera script on the car.
The guy says "yes, I see that, but what kind of a car is it?"
I shrugged my shoulders and said "red".
Mine resided in Troy and Lavonia MI
"Kit car?"
"No, they did not all come from the factory with Ford 351C engines. I know, my neighbor's car came with a Chevy motor."
"That must be real expensive being a Ferrari"
"Kit car?"
"No, they did not all come from the factory with Ford 351C engines. I know, my neighbor's car came with a Chevy motor."
"That must be real expensive being a Ferrari"
My wife gets so sick of telling people what it is that she tells them "it's a psychedelic love machine sent back from the future to save the world". 
One night my wife was following me in her 69 Mustang and a guy was pulled up beside her at a set of lights and asked her what my car was.
One night my wife was following me in her 69 Mustang and a guy was pulled up beside her at a set of lights and asked her what my car was.
At least people are askin'....
Better than when you drive aroung in your Accord!
Myself, I'm disappointed when I drive by a bunch of teenagers at the bus stop, and they don't even look up.... That's really the bad thing for our sport...
Rocky
Better than when you drive aroung in your Accord!
Myself, I'm disappointed when I drive by a bunch of teenagers at the bus stop, and they don't even look up.... That's really the bad thing for our sport...
Rocky
One of the great things about Pantera is that not everybody knows what it is. Many haven´t even heard about it.
I recently got a "OMG Ford sold a sports car?"
I get Lotus all the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXcDcmxcEN4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXcDcmxcEN4
The few times I was able to take my GT5 to car shows, I would walk around the crowd and hear them talk about what a nice kit car it was.
It had the DeTomaso script on the side but they still did not get it.
Most of the time I did not correct them, if they enjoyed looking at the car, I was happy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgVOwyF6b2k
It had the DeTomaso script on the side but they still did not get it.
Most of the time I did not correct them, if they enjoyed looking at the car, I was happy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgVOwyF6b2k
quote:Myself, I'm disappointed when I drive by a bunch of teenagers at the bus stop, and they don't even look up.... That's really the bad thing for our sport...
My best experience was when I parked outside a bycycle repair shop in our car-backwards country. 3 teenagers working there came out. I expected: "Is it a Ferrari?", but one of them said/yelled: "Oh vauw! It's a Pantera, the Porsche-killer!"
I was at a car show and a young guy (17 ish) comes up to me and asks, "would it be alright if I show your car to my girlfriend?"
It's kind of unusual of a request simply because everyone is walking up to the car and looking at it anyway, but I said, "sure, of course".
In a few minutes he comes back with her, and they are obviously arguing about something, so he gives her the tour.
So he asks her, "so what do you think now?" She snaps back at him, "so it's a Corvette...big deal".
I hope he didn't marry her?
It's kind of unusual of a request simply because everyone is walking up to the car and looking at it anyway, but I said, "sure, of course".
In a few minutes he comes back with her, and they are obviously arguing about something, so he gives her the tour.
So he asks her, "so what do you think now?" She snaps back at him, "so it's a Corvette...big deal".
I hope he didn't marry her?
Another vote for the GTS colour scheme - did a quick search on car resale based on colour, and silver is currently topping the list in virtually every category from coupes to luxury sedans (it was 2nd place for SUVs) ... Kelly Blue Book on Car Color and Resale ... of course the info doesn't necessarily apply to 40 year old supercars.
As for what I hear about the car - first show I took it to the guy at the 'gate' asked if it was a kit, haven't heard that since, and it's been 5+ years.
Do teens think the car is cool?...
A few months back a teenager with his girlfriend pulled up next to me at the lights and suggested a car swap (I forget what he was driving, a prelude or maybe a sunfire) ... I smiled and said no, then he offered to throw in the girlfriend - she was half hanging out the window for a better look at the car, but got back in and gave him a punch in the arm
I have the good fortune of having friends with both a Delorean and a Bricklin so when we go to shows, people can see the differences first hand - although I have come back from walking around the show to hear them telling people my car is a kit built on a Fiero, but I've been known to suggest Massey Ferguson might have had something to do with one of the other cars, and copious amounts of whisky went into the design and construction of t'other!
BTW, the story I've heard about the Bricklin tail lights is that the designer, Herb Grasse, was trying to work out what the tail lights should look like, and went outside, took the tail lights off his Pantera, and stuck them into the clay model of the Bricklin.
As for what I hear about the car - first show I took it to the guy at the 'gate' asked if it was a kit, haven't heard that since, and it's been 5+ years.
Do teens think the car is cool?...
A few months back a teenager with his girlfriend pulled up next to me at the lights and suggested a car swap (I forget what he was driving, a prelude or maybe a sunfire) ... I smiled and said no, then he offered to throw in the girlfriend - she was half hanging out the window for a better look at the car, but got back in and gave him a punch in the arm
I have the good fortune of having friends with both a Delorean and a Bricklin so when we go to shows, people can see the differences first hand - although I have come back from walking around the show to hear them telling people my car is a kit built on a Fiero, but I've been known to suggest Massey Ferguson might have had something to do with one of the other cars, and copious amounts of whisky went into the design and construction of t'other!
BTW, the story I've heard about the Bricklin tail lights is that the designer, Herb Grasse, was trying to work out what the tail lights should look like, and went outside, took the tail lights off his Pantera, and stuck them into the clay model of the Bricklin.
My bright red GP4 with a wing is mostly mistaken for a Lamborghini and I have to constantly point towards the large Pantera script at the bottom of the doors. After that I am usually asked "what is it" ? Silver is nice but I rather be mistaken for a Lamborghini than a Delorean.
? Silver is nice but I rather be mistaken for a Lamborghini than a Delorean.