[DeTomaso] Aqua Green '71 Pantera For Sale in the Seattle Area
John Buckman
jb841 at cox.net
Sat Jun 26 22:56:21 EDT 2010
The Ford parts book also shows that warranty plates that were attached to
the foot box started in 1972 "From Ser. 4269", which is the beginning of the
L model.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but this is also when the motor number
was first displayed on a plate.
John
On Jun 26, 2010, at 6:48 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 6/26/10 18 37 3, julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:
>
>
>>
>> Agree on the unlikelihood of the VIN# and engine# being identical. The
>> front trunk ID plate photo clearly shows 02206 as the engine#. I'd lay a bet
>> that the VIN# is 1193, which would be more fitting of a '71 (2206 is well
>> into '72) and is more in line with other registry cars of that era which have
>> early 2200 # engines.
>>
>
>>>> Ford rather arbitrarily drew the line when deciding which cars would be
> considered what model years. The Ford parts book lays it out; 1971 cars
> were those built before 2293, with 2293-4839 being considered 1972 cars.
>
> I suspect this car actually is #2206, and the engine number is something
> different. It will be interesting to find out?
>
> Mike
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