[DeTomaso] Pantera 2862
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Thu May 22 19:56:20 EDT 2008
In a message dated 5/22/08 9 26 19, eanderson at geotracinternational.com
writes:
>
> Les Gray gave me a detailed tour of his Gr4 Pantera. Man, to see the
> stamped lightening holes and other racing mods is something to behold.
> Anyway, the one interesting thing that Les pointed out about the VIN was
> that the Gr4 apparently used a different "A" in the VIN code. It was a
> pointed "A" - not rounded like the standard stamp used by De Tomaso. He
> mentioned that this was a key determiner in judging whether or not the
> car is authentic.
>
>>>Interesting, and that jives with what I have seen. I always wondered
about that.
>
> I believe only 14 Gr4 race cars were ever built? And, only 12 survive?
>
>>>One was scrapped. One *should* have been scrapped (the Warren Tope car),
but instead it was restored recently. I've heard they did an excellent job,
fabricating a substantial portion of the car out of thin air. But it is
definitely a genuine car, even if much of it is new.
Mike
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