[DeTomaso] Charlie on the hook again....

[Gray Gregory]

The European Fords were very different from the USA Fords; although as
you say everything was ultimately under the control of or at least
approved by Detroit.

Ford like all the manufacturers uses outside suppliers for many of the
parts and I'm sure most of the electrical parts for Ford Europe were
sourced from European suppliers. On the Pantera the turn signal and
ignition switches are very different from those found on US cars;
however the alternator and voltage regulator are US parts and were most
likely shipped with the engines. 

Any of you old Ford guys know who they used to supply electrical parts
for Ford Europe?

Gray

-----Original Message-----
From: Roland Jaeckel [mailto:Jaeckel-Partner-GMBH at t-online.de] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 2:40 PM
To: Gray Gregory; Thomas Tornblom; Mark McWhinney
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Charlie on the hook again....

Isn't a Ford a Ford?
Everything Ford Europe does
or did was or is under control 
of Ford USA.
Roland Jaeckel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gray Gregory" 
<rgg at gregorycook.com>
To: "Thomas Tornblom" 
<Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>; 
"Mark McWhinney" 
<msm at portata.com>
Cc: "Roland Jaeckel" 
<Jaeckel-Partner-GMBH at t-online.de>; 
<detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 
9:02 PM
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] 
Charlie on the hook again....


I thought the ignition and 
turn signal switches were 
European Ford?

Gray

-----Original Message-----
From: 
detomaso-bounces at realbig.com 
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of Thomas Tornblom
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 
1:55 PM
To: Mark McWhinney
Cc: 'Roland Jaeckel'; 
detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 
Charlie on the hook again....

Mark McWhinney skrev:
>>> LUCAS was never involved 
>>> in the electrical system 
>>> of a Pantera
>
> My windshield wiper fluid 
> pump says LUCAS on it.

As does the wiper motor and 
the cooling fans.

There are other British 
electrical items, like the 
Otter fan
thermo-switches, the front 
flashers, and I would be very 
surprised if
not the entire electrical 
system around the steering 
wheel is British.
The fusebox is probably 
British as well.

Thomas
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