[DeTomaso] Mystery '71 Cut Chassis Vin Number

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/12/07 6:04:32 PM, thefuture98070 at yahoo.com writes:


> For those of you that were curious, the Vin # of my cut chassis is 
> THPNLS02006.  Does this mean anything to anyone?
> 

Indeed!

TH:   De Tomaso Modena

PN:   Pantera 

L:   1971

S:   July

02006:   Sequential build number; the first Pantera was #1000, so yours is 
the 1006th Pantera built.

Normally the chassis build date and the car's completion date are about a 
month apart.   The number was stamped in the chassis when the body was first laid 
down, up in Turin.   The bodies were then trucked down to Modena (250 miles I 
believe?) for completion at the De Tomaso factory.   This process took some 
time, and so it's normal to see about a one-month spread.   However Italy shuts 
down during the month of August, so it it's possible that a July body has a 
September completion date.   

That information is found on a white plastic tag attached to the inside of 
the driver's door jamb. 

Cheers!

Mike


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