[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14

[Dagny Kristine Bakken]

Yes Paul,i belived the "fat" brakes were specific for the GT5 serie,as their
so named in the pantera partsbook,so if there are more owners of
narrowbodied(GTS) panteras from the 80`s that can chime in to tell what kind
of brakes they have,we may sort this out.And if the owners need help to
recognise witch type of brakes,please feel free to contact me.I do not know
if the later pushbuttondesign ac-system and reclining seats were specific to
the widebodies only,but i doubt they were.

Best regards
Øyvind Bakken 

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Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14

Actually this isn't true.  I have an 83 GTS that does not have the "fat" 
brakes.  My brakes are the same as the ones on an L model.  I do have the
hand fabricated (not stamped) rear wheel wells.

How about the Maserati push button AC system or seats that can recline?

Paul

Thomas Tornblom wrote:
> Dagny Kristine Bakken skrev:
>> 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.:)
> 
> All late cars had the fat brakes.
> 
>> Øyvind Baken
> 
> Thomas
> 
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