[DeTomaso] Rocker Paint

Sat Feb 23 16:28:01 EST 2008

It would have looked better like this, but at 202 mph....who cares!

Michael in Savannah

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 4:16 PM, ProvaMo.com <Pantera007 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> What is the VIN of this car anyway?
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dagny Kristine Bakken [mailto:dagny-kr at online.no]
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:07 PM
> To: 'Mark McWhinney'; 'ProvaMo.com'; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: SV: [DeTomaso] Rocker Paint
>
> Ah,its Al"pantera kid"Bloombergs worlds fastest pushbutton.If i remember
> right ,it had a red color back in 2003, when he was on Bonneville together
> with the panterateam from Sweden, who managed a new top speed record for the
> pantera 219 MPH/353 KMH !The old record was back from 1988,when Mike Cook
> reached 202 MPH in his pantera.IMHO limegreen is definately not a color for
> those feeling uncomfortable with some attention :)
>
> Best regards from
> Øyvind
>
>
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> Fra: Mark McWhinney [mailto:msm at portata.com]
> Sendt: 22. februar 2008 23:56
> Til: 'Dagny Kristine Bakken'; 'ProvaMo.com'; detomaso at realbig.com
> Emne: RE: [DeTomaso] Rocker Paint
>
> What is lime green and goes 209 MPH (340 KPH)?
>
> A lime green Pantera.
>
> http://www.panteraclubnorcal.com/images/1071.jpg
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Dagny Kristine Bakken
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 1:55 PM
> To: 'ProvaMo.com'; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rocker Paint
>
> Well,it could be that the black color listed,is the one used on the deck
> lids and sides of the GTS cars.I think many panteras have received a new
> color one or more times in their life.How many limegreen panteras are there
> left,or brown(bronze) with black lids like our #6383 GTS were painted
> orginally!?
>
> Øyvind Bakken
>
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> Fra: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] På
> vegne av ProvaMo.com
> Sendt: 22. februar 2008 20:11
> Til: detomaso at realbig.com
> Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] Rocker Paint
>
> Thanks Mark.  Now that I finally added a car to the Registry, I really do
> need to take the full tour.  I wonder why I waited so long!  How foolish!
>
> >From what I remember, there were no "black body" cars until well after
> >the
> 1974 end of Ford participation.  As you saw from the paint code page, GTS
> Black only refers to the hood/rear deck color, not the whole car.
>
> But I would like to hear from Peter Havlik, and Mike Drew on exactly WHEN
> the Factory started painting a (Whole-Body) black car.  So my initial
> comments, below, still stand.
>
> I know my car was black at one time, but that was over original RED.
>
>
>
>
> Chuck, there is a lot of information about paint codes and other Pantera
> info on the ProvaMo site.  You ought to check it out.  :->)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of ProvaMo.com
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:29 AM
> To: 'Kjetil Finne'; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rocker Paint
>
> Kjetil,
>
> I believe Tom Tjaarda is referring to the initial production.
> Black was not a Factory color until well after 1974.
> (After some 6,000 cars were produced.)
>
> I believe (factory) black was not available until the "wide-body" cars, and
> those that were black had no rocker paint as described previously.
>
> Mike, Peter, et al; when did black first appear?
> 1980?
>
> (Yes I know someone with $$$ could commission a black car at any time.)
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
>
> Quote:
> "...Concerning the painting which we used on the first Pantera prototype and
>
> the production cars, the rocker panel was painted a matte black as was the
> front lower radiator intake (but not the bodywork) and a small srip below
> the
> rear radiator grill.   Personally I cannot remember seeing any Pantera
> delivered
> in one solid color without at least the rocker panel being the matte black
> color except when they put on the wheel flares and miniskirts.   The one
> solid
> color does in fact make the car look shorter and taller, and alters the
> 'classic' Pantera look.
>
> Not to be a smart ass, but what about the black cars. Didn't DeTomaso
> deliver any Pantera's in black? Was the black cars delivered with two tones
> off black? Also it would probably look funny with a different colour on the
> rocker panels on a black car.
>
>
> Best Regards
>
> Kjetil
> Norway
>
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