[DeTomaso] Two Pantera Questions

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Thanks Mike,

     Anyone got pictures of the various retrofit kits?  Do any of them look 
like the factory version on the later cars?

Art



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: <artstephens at charter.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Two Pantera Questions



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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