[DeTomaso] De Tomaso (Vignale Production) etc

[bill gaino]

I own and operate my own body shop. Yes the metal can be shaped and polished without any fillers. It is an art in itself, I don't have the skills or patience to do it. Bill 1362

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 7, 2013 11:26 AM
>To: Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>
>Cc: Detomaso at poca.com, JDeRyke at aol.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] De Tomaso (Vignale Production) etc
>
>There are polished, bare metal  cobra bodies, and I've seen show quality
>hot rods done the same way.
>
>Jeff
>6559
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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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