[DeTomaso] Beautiful stock green Pantera in Maryland....

MikeLDrew at aol.com MikeLDrew at aol.com
Mon Apr 1 00:29:39 EDT 2013


In a message dated 3/31/13 20 31 55, pantdino at aol.com writes:


> 
> Did cars come with non-black side and cowl grills?
> Were they body color, I assume?
> 

>>>On the early '71 cars they were mostly black, with polished 
chrome-looking accents.   John's lime green car has those features.   I suspect this 
particular car might be an early '72; #2206 is painted the same color as the 
one in the video and its trim pieces are all black.

The '71 cars came in many more colors than the '72 and later cars.   The 
car in question in the video is painted V305, Medium Green.

Actually, the proper Italian name for the color is Smalto Sintetico Verde 
Umbria (which translates to Synthentic Enamel Green Umbria; Umbria is a 
region in central Italy).   The paint manufacturer was Glidden Salchi S.p.A., 
Milano.   When I was visiting De Tomaso back in September I got to look at a 
'71 color chip chart (which was sadly incomplete, missing the factory yellow?) 
and got photos of all three green hues on offer that year.

Mike


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