[DeTomaso] License Plate Recess

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Bill, some Panteras as-stock from the factory have the rear plate area 
slightly offset to one side, and some have a larger recess than others, maybe 
for the long narrow Euro-type plates. Yours appears well centered between the 
tail lights. On our '72 L, I have the plate screwed directly to the body 
with no extra plate in between, and it hangs down about 1-1/2" over the 
body-break line, so it appears the whole recessed area including the mandatory 
plate light, would have to be moved upward and/or inward at least an inch, 
possibly interfering with the decklid latch on the other side. Are you sure this 
will be worth the trouble- in an area of no beneficial airflow?
If there was any beneficial airflow, maybe a formed transparent blister 
over the plate could be made- possibly incorporating those little 
anti-photo-radar striations. Then, there would at least be a reason for what looks like a 
massive amount of work in a structural area. FWIW- J DeRyke