[DeTomaso] De Tomaso (Vignale Production) etc

[Jeff Detrich]

There are polished, bare metal  cobra bodies, and I've seen show quality
hot rods done the same way.

Jeff
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On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com> wrote:

>
> With a few exceptions the panels used on Ferrari road cars were steel.
>
> My thinking is that there is no way anyone can beat a flat piece of steel
> into a complex curved shape with hammers and have it so smooth you can
> paint it without a thin layer of putty to smooth over all the little
> irregularities.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JDeRyke <JDeRyke at aol.com>
> To: pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>
> Cc: Detomaso <Detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Sat, Jul 6, 2013 3:36 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] De Tomaso (Vignale Production) etc
>
>
> In a message dated 7/6/13 2:18:35 PM, pantdino at aol.com writes:
>
>
> So if the post-Ford panels were made without stamping machines they should
> also have this thin layer of putty, no?
>
>
> Maybe: Not sure if hand-formed aluminum body panels used on factory
> Maseratis & Ferraris equates witn hand-formed steel panels made by DeTomaso
> subcontactors, and really, after 40+ years and possible repaired road
> damage, it hardly matters. My '72-1/2 Pantera made from genuine Ford
> stamping dies had epoxy filler on the tops of both front fenders & in the
> weatherstrip channel for the decklid near the 'gills', plus body lead
> around the lower windshield posts & below the tail lights. A
> paint-thickness gauge is your best friend when shopping for a steel
> Pantera. I doubt they even work on aluminum cars which are not magnetic, so
> thats another DeTomaso advantage. Cheers- J Deryke
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