[DeTomaso] Detomaso Viewpoints?

[Garth Rodericks]

<<< Obviously, one cannot deny the influence that Ford had with the company, but their "contributions" have not all been good. 


I have always considered Detomaso to be that legendary Italian maker that briefly marketed a wonderful exotic here in the US, 

sold through Lincoln Mercury dealers. I often try to ignore the changes that Ford made when the Pantera was brought 

over...especially since many of those changes led to horrible press here. The Euro prepped cars were coveted by period 

foreign tests however. >>>

Interesting perspective.  I'm curious just what contributions Ford made to the Pantera that were NOT good, or what changes led to the horrible press here.  The only one I can think of is tossing the beautiful original steering wheel in favor of that ugly Capri wheel.

As for any of the other problems the press reported here, I think they were all DeTomaso original issues, not Ford contributions.