[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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