[DeTomaso] Wheels houses

[Charles Engles]

Dear David,


                As an amateur Pantera historian, I believe the round wheelhouses went through the original run through 1974--75.   As I understand it when Ford decided to shut it down and sell it back to Alejandro, they decided to scrap the stamping forms and/or machines for the wheel houses.   As a consequence of that, De Tomaso continued to build Panteras but had to fabricate the rear wheelhouse by hand (?) or in pieces so that they were no longer rounded.   Due to the nature of their new circumstances and manufacture they became "square".   AFAIK.

                Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David in Durango" <adin at frontier.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso]   Wheels houses


> Anyone know about different wheel houses in the rear.  When and what?
> 
> I'm seeing some square and some round . . . .
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