[DeTomaso] Calif Title Question

[John McKee]

Jack,

I guess I missed the day in Pantera class where they talked about the left 
rear inner fender panel having the engine number stamped into it.
That might be gone on mine as the engine bay has been smoothed.  Where 
exactly would one look for this stamp?
You do mean stamped and not riveted right?

Thanks,
John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: <6d9gt500 at comcast.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Calif Title Question


> In a message dated 9/23/08 4:49:46 PM, 6d9gt500 at comcast.net writes:
>
>> but there is no vin on the brake clutch box.
>>
> The serial number stamping on the steel box was done by DeTomaso to make 
> the
> car legally saleable in the U.S. and the only way it could be gone is if
> someone cut that whole upper panel off and welded in a substitute. Its 
> kind of hard
> to think of a reason to do this other than massive crash-damage or 'funny'
> business. Crash-repaired cars are called "splitters" from using the front 
> of one
> and the back of another, and often, the chop-shops that create them aren't
> aware of all the places where serials are or should be.
>
> The tag on the clutch/brake toe-box actually lets the factory stamping 
> thats
> underneath show through. I've seen customized Panteras where trunk 
> upholstery
> covers the toe-box, but underneath, the stamping is still there. Maybe 
> yours
> is that way? I wonder if there's a second sheet of steel over the original
> box's top for some weird reason? A reproduction 4x 8" aluminum tag with a 
> slot in
> it is available from any of the Pantera parts vendors, if thats actually
> what's missing. Then you cut a 1/2" x 6" long slot in the upholstery and 
> the number
> will be visible. A second place for the serial was a rivited tag on the 
> left
> top of the dash that duplicated the toe-box stamping. At least one of 
> these
> should be visible or the DMV is gonna ask lots of questions of the 
> prospective
> new owner, and maybe not allow the thing to be registered. I'd definitely 
> get
> this straightened out before offering it for sale.
>
> As I said, the serial was also stamped in the original headlight buckets- 
> at
> least thru early '73, and on the left rear inner fender panel, the 
> original
> engine number was stamped, matching a number stamped into the original 
> block 9if
> its still in place), just above the bellhousing on the left. All this 
> stuff
> should be visible to an inspector except the bucket-numbers. Good luck- J
> Deryke
>
>
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