[DeTomaso] The strange case of...

[Asa Jay Laughton]

It's not a turbo... it's a Red Herring.  ;)

Sorry, couldn't resist.
The absolute coincidental part of the whole thing is that both cars are 
twin turbo cars and wore the exact same license plate at one time.  The 
black car looks very much like a Hall Super Pantera (or whatever it was 
called).  The red one may have been an earlier turbo set up by the same 
folks.  Perhaps both cars were at Gary's shop at one time?  My bet is on 
the same owner.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 10/2/2011 6:48 PM, Julian Kift wrote:
> 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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>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
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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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