[DeTomaso] Just the facts survey
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Thu Mar 1 13:08:42 EST 2012
In a message dated 2/29/12 16 36 43, rgg at gregorycook.com writes:
> Sept 72 production date would definitely make it a 73. Remember auto
> manufactures always introduced the new year's models in the fall of the
> previous year. So as the production report stated the 73 cars were built from July
> 72 to June 73.
>
That's simply not true--in fact it's utter BS. It's bad to spread that
sort of thing without researching it.
The first 1973 Pantera was THPNMS04840, manufactured in November 1972.
4839 was a 1972 Pantera and was also manufactured in November. The
distinction was completely arbitrary between model years, but there IS a very clearly
documented distinction, and it happened sometime in November, not July.
Mike
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