[DeTomaso] Just the facts survey

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Wed Feb 29 17:00:56 EST 2012


I found this on the other forum

The early Panteras didn't have a 17 digit VIN, just 11 digits. I don't know
if there's an online copy, but the 1971/74 Pantera Chassis and Body Master
Parts Catalog FP-8085 April, 1975" contains the information you're after.
It can be purchased from Pantera
International<http://www.panteracars.com/books10.html>
  - the orange book 2/3 of the way down the website

I'm looking at my copy, and on page 6 it gives the following example:
THPNLS01859

T - DeTomaso
H - Assembled at Modena, Italy
PN - Pantera
L - 1971 (Calendar Year)
S - July
01859 - 1859th unit built

Page 9 covers the year codes...

L - 1971
M - 1972
N - 1973
P - 1974

The month codes for 1974 are:

C - September
D - November
E - December
H - June
J - May
K - October
L - January
M - July
P - August
S - March
T - April
Y - February

Hope this helps

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Cullen McCann <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey Michael, ****
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> First, I was mistaken, I misrecalled my manufacturing date, think I
> confused it from another another project, my Marti report says July of 72.
> My entire serial is THPNMD03925. One of 107 in Silver, one of 445 produced
> in July of 72. Pretty plain jane car I suppose.****
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> *From:* michael at michaelshortt.com [mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 29, 2012 3:52 PM
> *To:* Cullen McCann
> *Cc:* kermit at gabbagabbahey.net; Garth Rodericks; DeTomaso Mail List; Sean
> Korb
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] Just the facts survey****
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> What is your whole Serial number, that has the month coded within it.****
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> Michael****
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> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Cullen McCann <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>
> wrote:****
>
> Agreed. Mine is titled as a 72 (3925) and is definitely a pre-L, with
> original Pre-L bumpers, which makes sense because this says Lusso's start
> at 4269.  But according to this my car is a 73. My Marti report states
> manufactured in September of 72.
> Hmmm..
>
> Well, its so rusty and rickety I think it has lost its original identity.
>
> Cullen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On Behalf Of kermit at gabbagabbahey.net
> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 3:43 PM
> To: Garth Rodericks; DeTomaso Mail List; Sean Korb
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Just the facts survey
>
> Interesting. My car is titled as a 71, but according to this should be a
> 72.
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Just the facts survey
> > From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Wed, February 29, 2012 4:24 pm
> > To: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at realbig.com>, Sean Korb
> > <spkorb at gmail.com>
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> > Pantera production numbers from George Pence on the PI Board:
> > http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2290052674/m/2990043404
> >
> >
> > The DeTomaso web site claims there were a total of 7260 Panteras
> manufactured. My figures total 7082.
> >
> > Vignale coach
> > 1971 model year (July 1970 – June 1971) chassis 1001 – 1791: 791 Ford
> > Spec Pushbutton model:  382 (chassis 1001 – 1382) Ford Spec Pre-L
> > model:  409 (chassis 1383? - 1791)
> >
> > 1972 model year (July 1971 – June 1972) chassis 1792 – 3852: 2061 Ford
> > Spec Pre-L European GTS
> > GT4: 6
> > Group 3: 2
> > Group 4: 8
> >
> > 1973 model year (July 1972 – June 1973) chassis 3853 – 5899: 2047 Ford
> > Spec Pre-L chassis 3853 – 4268: 416 Ford Spec L chassis 4269 – 5899
> > European GTS
> > GT4
> > Group 3: 9
> >
> > 1974 model year (July 1973 – June 1974) chassis 5900 – 7222: 1323 Ford
> > Spec L Ford Spec GTS:  133 European GTS
> > GT4
> > Group 3: 2
> >
> > 1975 model year (July 1974 – August 1974) chassis 7223 – 7380: 158
> > Ford Spec L Ford Spec GTS:  5 European GTS
> > GT4
> > Group 3
> >
> > Post Ford (September 1974 – 1976) chassis 7381 – 7505?: 125 GTS
> > GT4
> > Group 3: 5
> >
> > Maggiora coach
> > (1977 – 1978) chassis 9001 – 9074?: 74 GTS
> > GT4
> > Group 3
> >
> > Embo coach
> > (1979 – 1984) chassis 9101 – 9374: 274 GTS
> > GT4
> > GT5
> > Group 3
> >
> > (1985 - 1990) chassis 9375 – 9562: 188
> > GTS: 4
> > GT5: 2
> > GT5-S: 182
> >
> > (1990 - 1993) chassis 9601 – 9641: 41
> > Si:  41
> >
> > Grand total = 7082
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