You’re awesome Mike. “Arched” is the word I was looking for. I’ve told others I would expect it should be curved (arched as it were) -because- it’s a sexy car. 😁 Thank you for confirming. Asa Jay MSgT, USAFR, Retired “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” Ronald Reagan
On Apr 28, 2025, at 16:53, Mike Drew <mikeldrew@aol.com> wrote:
AJ,
Tom Tjaarda was a design genius.
The ‘flat’ part of the decklid is arched side to side as well as front to back (as is the front hood). It’s anything but flat.
Mike
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On Apr 28, 2025, at 16:50, Asa Jay Laughton via DeTomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
Greeting to the collective,
I was recently looking at the rear edge of the deck lid mating to the rear body. Because I’m working on the future installation of a rear spoiler, I noticed there is a distinct curve upwards with the center just above the release button being nearly a quarter inch higher than the outside edges. Hopefully I’m describing this correctly.
I don’t have another Pantera in my shop to compare. Is that small shelf supposed to be curved or is it supposed to be perfectly flat? I’ve checked a series of photos and it looks like early cars had the rise and later did not. But photos and angles, etc. can be deceiving.
Can folks help me understand which it is? I’m fine with it having a curve, it just makes fabrications more interesting. If I need to supply a photo, I’ll get that later.
😁
Thank you, Asa Jay MSgT, USAFR, Retired
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You’re awesome Mike. “Arched” is the word I was looking for. I’ve told others I would expect it should be curved (arched as it were) -because- it’s a sexy car. 😁 Thank you for confirming. Asa Jay MSgT, USAFR, Retired “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” Ronald Reagan On Apr 28, 2025, at 16:53, Mike Drew <mikeldrew@aol.com> wrote: AJ, Tom Tjaarda was a design genius. The ‘flat’ part of the decklid is arched side to side as well as front to back (as is the front hood). It’s anything but flat. Mike Sent from my iPad On Apr 28, 2025, at 16:50, Asa Jay Laughton via DeTomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> wrote: Greeting to the collective, I was recently looking at the rear edge of the deck lid mating to the rear body. Because I’m working on the future installation of a rear spoiler, I noticed there is a distinct curve upwards with the center just above the release button being nearly a quarter inch higher than the outside edges. Hopefully I’m describing this correctly. I don’t have another Pantera in my shop to compare. Is that small shelf supposed to be curved or is it supposed to be perfectly flat? I’ve checked a series of photos and it looks like early cars had the rise and later did not. But photos and angles, etc. can be deceiving. Can folks help me understand which it is? I’m fine with it having a curve, it just makes fabrications more interesting. If I need to supply a photo, I’ll get that later. 😁 Thank you, Asa Jay MSgT, USAFR, Retired “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” Ronald Reagan _______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list -- detomaso@server.detomasolist.com To unsubscribe send an email to detomaso-leave@server.detomasolist.com To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages.