[DeTomaso] Rare Colors

[Richard Greenblum]

Euro GTSs were available in that color of gold, not US models.  The US GTS
cars looked more like a hot mustard color.  I've seen several of them that
were original paint, and one that has been repainted back to the original
color.

I don't know if Chuck's registry includes it, but a repainted yellow US GTS
is in Laredo, Texas.  I'm familiar with the owner and can contact him.  I
have a couple of pictures of his car after the restoration.

Chuck, do you have any yellow US GTSs in the registry?

Richard
Austin, TX
Silver US GTS 7080



From:  MikeDrew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
Date:  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:12:42 -0500 (EST)
To:  <detomasoregistry at gmail.com>, deTomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com>
Subject:  Re: [DeTomaso] Rare Colors


In a message dated 1/11/12 20 01 56, detomasoregistry at gmail.com writes:


>  
>  Talking about common and rare colors...
>  
>  Does anyone have a USA GTS in the original (even a repaint) Yellow/Gold?
>  (It looks like orange with the  black, but the factory/Ford papers call it
>  "Yellow/Gold"
>  and it is only on the USA GTS.)
>  
>  There is a guy that was selling Pantera side script decals on eBay...
>  He uses his USA GTS as the photo.  This may or may not be the original
>  paint and hue.
>  But I don't think his car is in the registry.
>  

Tim Hobley in Denmark has a US GTS that was repainted in traditional
Pantera yellow.   But he pulled the doorpanels and underneath it's the
beautiful 
yellow-gold.

There was one that used to come to the POCA Fun Rally, years ago.   I
believe that one year it was involved in a head-on collision while at the
Fun 
Rally; thankfully it wasn't destroyed.   The owner was a So-Cal guy.   I
don't 
remember who it was, or where it went. (The collision may have been a silver
GTS, but I think it was the Yellow-gold one).

I just now remembered that I shot a single photo of the car when attending
my first POCA Fun Rally in 1990.   After a 30-minute search through dozens
of photo albums, I came up with that actual photo.   It's a bit faded after
21 years, but you still can get the idea of what it looked like:

http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=34558

Note that it's wearing (presumably non-original) Euro GTS side markings.

Mike
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