[DeTomaso] Another Odd Pantera on ebay

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

What I wanted to point out was that the smaller opening is universal for the early cars (to my knowledge) as is the wider opening to the later cars. The shape of the rear wheel wells and the front trunk could mean that a very late narrow body car inherited the chassis number from an early car with US papers. That doesn't explain the missing letter in the vin though.

For reference, check out this pic of a 1980 (#9131) engine bay: http://www.alfapower.nu/gallery/skokloster-06/Skokloster_06_032

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
To: "'Tomas Gunnarsson'" <guson at home.se>; <detomaso at realbig.com>; "'Dave Doddek'" <pantera at pobox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Another Odd Pantera on ebay


>I think what he meant by odd waas not as much the metric speedo and US plate
> opening as much as the fabricated engine bay and US  plate opening. Or at
> least that is what *I* thought was odd. I'm thinking that it was a rusted to
> shreds US car (or early Euro-car) that was rebuilt by fabricating all new
> major parts.  
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de Tomas Gunnarsson
> Enviado el: Saturday, 01 March, 2008 10:33 AM
> Para: detomaso at realbig.com; Dave Doddek
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Another Odd Pantera on ebay
> 
> Euro cars have the same license plate recession as US cars so there's
> nothing odd about that. It has the US side markers and that's a much harder
> retrofit than the speedo. It does have the "park left" wipers and roof
> antenna though. There are other things I don't recognize too like the remote
> mount brake fluid reservoirs and the straight front wall of the front trunk.
> 
> Tomas
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Doddek" <pantera at pobox.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 4:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Another Odd Pantera on ebay
> 
> 
>> Something is odd because it has a metric speedo, but has an american
>> license plate opening.  Looks like some serious rust repair in the rear
>> section.
>> 
>> Dave "and i know rust" D
>> 
>> At 12:01 PM 2/29/2008 -0800, you wrote:
>>>This car has some odd features:
>>>
>>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-DeTomaso-Pantera-Euro-AC-18k-miles-RARE-
>> Look_W0QQitemZ110227338382
>>>   
>>>  The rear fender wells are fabricated from sheet metal like post US cars
>> and it looke like there are holes for the small rear bumpers.  They say
> the
>> floor pans were replaced, maybe the entire rear of the car too ????
>>>   
>>>  Just curious.
>>>   
>>>  Ken
>>>  
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