[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14

[Dagny Kristine Bakken]

Motorsports test of a GT5S in November 85,say the car was
a"cleveland"powered car,while Performance Cars had a test in May  87,of a
GT5s saying that "until recently the cleveland was the engine for the
pantera,but the factory now have switched to the windsor engine.I dont know
any thing on the GT5 and GT5S,that could not be adopted to the narrowbodied
version,and if done properly,it will be hard to see that it was orginal a
narrowbody.I guess your best chance to get a original GT5,is like Mike Drew
say,to control the VIN so that youre quite sure its from the right
period,and then check its VIN up against the registry to see if it says
something about the car.Im not sure if the narrowbody got the same "huge"
brakes as the widebodies,if it didnt i guess if you find these brakes on the
car it will likely bee a widebody,as they are quite costly to buy and my
guess is that one wanting to convert rather choose one of the aftermarket
brake systems.:)

Øyvind Baken

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vegne av Thomas Tornblom
Sendt: 15. juli 2007 13:04
Til: Charles Engles
Kopi: David Portal; detomaso at realbig.com
Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14

Charles Engles skrev:
> Dear David,
> 
> 
>                1) check the VIN.   Chuck Melton's Registry could likely
give 
> you the VIN numbers of real GT5s.
> 
>                 2)  it should have squared inner rear fenders in the
engine 
> bay.   I believe the original production cars were the only ones with the 
> stamped smooth rounded rear engine bay-inner fenders.
> 
>                 3) it will likely have a Windsor as the Clevelands 
> were mostly gone during production of the GT5s

Many late model cars, including Per Karlssons immaculate 1987 GTS, had/has a
Cleveland.

I would say that more late model cars in Sweden, including GT5:s, GT5-S:s,
GTS:s, came with Australian 2V Clevelands than Windsors. My
1984 GT5 had an aussie 2V cleveland, cast in 1979.


> 
>                     My best guess,  Chuck Engles
> 

Cheers,
Thomas
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