[DeTomaso] 3503 at a Costa Mesa dealer

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/4/13 22 13 44, fresnofinches at aol.com writes:


> Yup, noticed the missing gas tank shield, too.
> 
> But, why does this two-pod car have a fuel fill in the gill, but displays 
> an inside-the-bay aftermarket (Hall?) curved fuel filler neck?
> 
>>>The VIN is 3503, so this is a spring 1972 build, long before the outside 
fuel filler.   Somebody has replaced the gill with a later one, but not 
fully implemented the change.
> 
> >Do we know if there are any transition cars known to have come from 
> Modena built this way?
> 
> >>>There were not.   There were some two-pod dash cars built using leftover 
interior parts, in April 1973, that had the outside fill, but this is not 
one of them.

> >And are those still stock shocks, just with yellow painted springs?
> 
>>>Apparently so?

Looks like a pretty nice car overall, but ack, those gawdawful wheels!   
There are some really nice Campagnolo clones avaiable on the market, but it 
seems like everybody and his dog is trying to sell wheels to people and they 
are taking liberties with the design to differentiate them from the 
competition.   So you are left with two good options and a half-dozen bad ones....

Mke