[DeTomaso] Two Pantera Questions

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

Thanks Mike,

I have wondered about the fresh air pull knob, I have one of those too!

Michael in Savannah

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 7:58 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 9/17/08 16 46 17, artstephens at charter.net writes:
>
>
> >      Do any of you guys know at what VIN number the transmission support
> > upgrade began?  I would also like to know what the last VIN number might
> be
> > for the cars with the three A/C vents on the dash?
> >
>
> The third A/C vent was retrofitted by Bill Stroppe as part of the rebuild
> campaign for the early Panteras.   Those cars also got a pull-for-fresh-air
> knob,
> which is not a De Tomaso part.   I don't know where it came from, but that
> knob is probably a fresh-air knob from another Ford vehicle?
>
> Because of this, there are no factory records (in the parts books etc.)
> which
> show a VIN cutoff for this modification, I don't think?
>
> The single-mount 'problem' isn't a problem, because there are several
> retrofit kits available.
>
> Mike
>
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