[DeTomaso] VIN tag geekery

[Kirby Schrader]

When I first got the Pantera I have now, the title showed it as being a Pontiac.
:-)

On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:09 PM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
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> In a message dated 4/2/13 13 41 34, gudmundfroiland at yahoo.no writes:
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>> My this is the reason that when registration this cars in Norway I have
>> only got Ford in my Title? When I say it is a DeTomaso there is not that
>> option they tell me?
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>>>>No, that is a mistake.   The manufacturer of record worldwide was always
> De Tomaso.   Ford owned De Tomaso, but Ford also owns Lincoln, yet a
> Lincoln Town car is a Lincoln, not a Ford.
>
> "They" are wrong, I think--there are probably other Norwegian owners (even
> on this forum) who have the manufacturer listed as De Tomaso--or at least
> some variant of that.
>
> Having said that, since your car is a USA car, it is possible that the
> original dealer incorrectly listed it as a Ford rather than a De Tomaso, and now
> the Norwegian authorities are simply following the old paperwork rather
> than changing it.
>
> Mine is listed as "DTMASO" because there are only so many letters
> available.   And my VWs are listed as "VOLK".
>
> Mike
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