[DeTomaso] (no subject)

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/18/09 12:29:53 PM, LEVITT1946 at aol.com writes:

> does anyone know how many panteras were produced each year from 1971 
> to 1975?
> 
This comes up 2-3 times a year and the answer is always the same after many 
posts: all DeTomaso (really, all Italian!) production numbers are an 
educated guess, based   on Ford import numbers to the U.S (while DeTomaso was 
busily selling Panteras to the whole rest of the world), rumoured yearly reports 
from DeTomaso to the Italian givenment for tax purposes (which we all fudge 
a bit), and other questionable sources. The only true way to know with any 
accuracy IMHO is to go to Santiago DeTomaso at the factory in Modena and 
examine all the company build-sheets. Which to my knowlege, no one has ever 
attempted. 
Certainly, less than 10,000 total 1970 to 1996, in six main varients. My 
2¢- J Deryke


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