[DeTomaso] The strange case of...

[Julian Kift]

Great detective work Asa Jay! As they are both similar Twin Turbo setups maybe they were built by the same owner? Her in NV a plate with current registration can simply be transferred to your new vehicle.

Julian

> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 18:06:07 -0700
> From: asajay at asajay.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] The strange case of...
> 
> They are two different cars, plain and simple.  Examine the photos even 
> closer.  One has the L-interior dash while the other does not.  The 
> Turbo set-ups are entirely different.  The bellhousing is attached with 
> cap screws on the black car and with bolts on the red.  The spreader bar 
> is different, the holes in the inner fenders for the exhaust are placed 
> differently (one car has them in front of the spreader bar, the other 
> behind. There are more.
> 
> So unless they took the vin plates and moved them to a different car, 
> which I doubt, it only leaves one possibility.  I would postulate the 
> license plate was moved from one car to the other.  Perhaps one person 
> owns both cars?  No matter how... it's -not- the same car.
> 
> Are you absolutely positive the photos you took in 1997 are from 4142?
> 
> Asa Jay
> 
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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> On 10/2/2011 4:36 PM, detomasoregistry at gmail.com wrote:
> > Listers,
> >
> > I'm processing the backlog of Registry updates, and I've come across quite a few real
> > interesting cars, and their history.  The one I noticed today is Pantera #4142.
> > Login directly to:
> > http://www.provamo.com/Members/Registry/RegistryImages/RTHPNMD04142/RTHPNMD04142.asp
> >
> > Start at the bottom for the vintage photo and for sale ad, moving up. (The car was matched
> > by license plate.)  I took the photos in 1997 myself and can attest to the high quality
> > condition of the car then.
> >
> > So what gives?  It received flares, and was an award-winning show car (dark blue), then
> > what?  Back to near stock?
> >
> > I know this style of license plate is not transferable in California, in case you think
> > the plate was transferred to a different Pantera.
> >
> > Anyone know the story on this car?
> >
> > Chuck
> >
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