[DeTomaso] Wheels houses

[Julian Kift]

At least 3 coachbuilders were employed by De Tomaso on the Pantera. The Ford era bodies (coaches) were made by Vignale. Post Ford the very few 75xx top 9000 series caoches were made by Maggiora and then post 9000 series are Embo coaches. The later coaches were indeed hand made and vary greatly in quality in comparison to the earlier Vignale stamped panels. Both the rear wheel housing and front tub are distinctly different (squared) on later cars. I think I'm correct in saying that some of the very early pushbuttons had square wheel housings too.

 

Julian
 
> From: cengles at cox.net
> To: adin at frontier.net
> Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 21:06:03 -0500
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso]   Wheels houses
> 
> 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
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> 
> > Anyone know about different wheel houses in the rear. When and what?
> > 
> > I'm seeing some square and some round . . . .
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