[DeTomaso] Another Pantera website

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/16/07 5:40:43 PM, msm at portata.com writes:


> What's the background on it?  It is 1975 but has the US-style side markers
> and the small bumpers.
> 

No, it has European side markers.   Look at it closely.   It's a 1975 Pantera 
L (I'm fairly certain it's not a GTS).

Only the 1971 and early 1972 Euro cars had the tiny front marker lights and 
none in the rear.   After that, they were built using the same panels as the US 
cars.   However, Euro cars weren't fitted with US-style side marker lights.   
Instead, body-colored sheetmetal pieces were inlaid into the chrome marker 
light surrounds, and bar-shaped amber marker lights were installed in front 
(with only a sheetmetal inlay, no lights, at the rear).

Here's a couple of photos of Bill Milburn's 1972 Euro GTS:

http://members.aol.com/mikeldrew/EuroGTSFront.jpg

http://members.aol.com/mikeldrew/EuroGTSRear.jpg

Once De Tomaso ran out of Ford-produced bodyshells around 1977, he reverted 
to what had been on the original Euro cars--simple round markers in the front, 
and (usually) nothing at the rear.

Mike


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