[DeTomaso] FORD GT Numbers

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No, I stated that the first Panteras had a higher loss than the Late Model
Panteras.  (People learned)
And this is similar to the Viper loss rate.  I think it was also similar to
the F-GT loss rate.

Chuck


  So what are you saying Chuck?

  That Pantera drivers crashed more cars early than Ford GT drivers crashed?

  Michael in Savannah


  On 6/8/07, www.DeTomasoRegistry.org <pantera007 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    Y es I found the attrition rate high, but you can't accurately
interpolate
    linearly.

    When the Vipers were first sold, there was a similar loss rate.  Then
the
    dealers mandated
    a owners/driver's school.

    The numbers dropped even as the HP rose as the later versions arrived.

    But it begs the question(s)

    How Many Mangustas are still pseudo-functional/drivable?
    How many Panteras?

    Anyone care to pose an educated guess?


    I suspect the rate of loss for Panteras was higher in 1971 and 1972,
than
    say when the GT5 and GT5-S models were released.

    Experience can be a good thing.

    When I was learning to drive I "totaled" a number of cars, but they were
    cheap & plentiful! Grin.

    Chuck

    Looked thru the Ford GT forum and found some stats.
    4,038 cars built
    378 exported
    217 known destroyed

    That approx 5.5% gone in 2.5 years ( being generous, because 2004 only
had
    3 months and all the ones sold in 2007 were leftover 2006 )
    That's about 2.2% per year
    So if you give them the life span of a Pantera ( using 1972 as the
    median ), we have 35 years
    times 2.2% = 77% total destroyed by the time they are 35 years old.

    So what are we looking at?
    5,500 ( ? ) Panteras with 1,500 Survivors ?
    If so, that's an attrition rate of 73% destroyed over 35 years.

    Guess we had a few wieners buying ours back in the day as well!

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