[DeTomaso] R&T Article

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/6/13 7 43 50, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:


> I was told that the front fenders were hammered over wooden forms And 
> that's why the headlight doors are stamped with the vin # because they are not 
> universally interchangeable.  If this is not factual it still made a good 
> story ( but it does seem to make sense).
> 

>>>Not true.   Or rather, not exactly true.   The fenders were stamped, as 
were the headlight buckets.   But they then received hand-finishing/leading, 
making them unique to each car.   They were painted separately from the 
car, and then reunited, which is why they stamped them.

Mike