[DeTomaso] Calif Title Question

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/23/08 10:51:38 PM, johnmckee at cox.net writes:

> 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?
> 
No, I meant there's a 1" x 3" aluminum TAG rivitted to the upper left inner 
fender that has a number that matches a number Ford/DeTomaso stamped on the 
Pantera engine blocks. The block stamping is on the left side just above the 
bellhousing flange & below the head, and its a quite large stamp. But all it means 
is the original block is present- and they weren't anything special, 
Ford-wise. Hall and other vendors sell reproductions of all the tags- without numbers- 
if someone pitched yours, but its very difficult to reproduce the peculiar 
stamp Fod/DeTomaso used, on a replacement block. Matching-numbers guys think all 
this is important but what it says to most of us is, the block is 37+ years 
old and hasn't cracked yet. Cheers- J Deryke


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