[DeTomaso] Marti Report Compilation "The Shortt List" Nov 20, 2013

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Wed Nov 20 17:15:51 EST 2013


I need more...please send yours.

11/18 Note: A valid point has been raised about build date versus release
date, Thus the build date for each car will be listed next to it's serial
number, followed by the release date which is more likely when it was
finished and ready for shipping.

17 US Cars and 1 Euro Car so far

 Please send your info if you have it.

US Cars

1971

743  ALL Standard

Cars Included
1490    5/71    12/71
1660    6/71      3/72
1661    6/71      4/72

120 made in May
208 made in June

224 Yellow
87 Lime Green

1972

2,131 ALL Standard

Cars included
2071    9/71      5/72
3482    4/72      9/72
3960    7/72      3/73
4234    7/72      2/73

308 made in April
445 made in July
83 made in September

558 Yellow
244 Blue
57 Green

1973

1,258 ALL Standard

Cars Included

5491     4/73     12/73
5906     7/73       5/74
5926     7/73       7/73

83 in April
185 in July

334 Yellow
203 Orange


1974

1,112 Produced

962 Standard

150 GTS Models

6143      8/73      2/75
6328      9/73      9/74
6590   10/73      8/74
6928   12/73    11/74
7207      2/74      9/74
7217      3/74      1/75

7314      6/74      1/75

39 in Feb

61 in Mar

69 in June

65 in Aug
113 in Sept
224 in Oct
128 in Dec

225 Yellow

191 White

188 Orange
151 Red
60 Blk/Slvr GTS
30 Yellow-Gold GTS



TOTAL  5,244 Cars Imported to the US Market



Euro Cars

1971
549 Produced

1972
416 Produced

1973

 ? Produced

5186 GTS
May
Blk/Silver

1974
369 Produced


> The following information was
> shared with me by Scott Bell
> who credits George Pence.
>
> The DeTomaso model year was in line with
> the calendar year I 1971. The last 1971 Pantera
>  was #2292, built in December 1971.
>
> Whereas North American Ford had been
> building 1972 model Fords since July of 1971,
> because they manufactured automobiles
> based on the fiscal year.
>
>  The curious part of that difference ...
> chassis 2292 which was the last 1971
> Pantera, probably didn't hit a Lincoln
> showroom until February or March of
> 1972.
> Ford had been selling 1972 models
> since September 1971.
>
> The DeTomaso model year was aligned
> with Ford's model year in 1973 ... the
>  DeTomaso 1973 model year was cut short,
> it was only 6 months long. DeTomaso began
> manufacturing 1974 models in July of 1973,
> just like Ford.
>
> Push Buttons (hand built models,
> a few were actually built before
> January, in 1970)
>
>
> Chassis 1001 - 1382
> January 1971 - April 1971
>
>  Pre-L
> (The beginning of the assembly
> line models)
> Chassis 1383 - 2292
>  April 1971 - December 1971
>
> Total 1292 cars in 1971
>
>  Pre-L
> Chassis 2293 - 4268
> January 1972 - August 1972
>
> Pantera L
> Officially called 1972-1/2 models
> Chassis 4269 - 4839
> August 1972 - December 1972
>
> Total 2547 cars in 1972
>
>
> Pantera L (this is the short
> 6 month model year)
> Chassis 4840 - 5899
> January 1973 - June 1973
>
> Total 1060 cars in 1973 (only 6 months)
>
>
>
> Pantera L (aligned with Ford's
> production year, then extended.
> Should have ended June 1974)
> Chassis 5900 - 7380
> July 1973 - August 1974
>
> Total 1481 cars in 1974 (14 months!)
>
> The total number of Pantera’s based
> on the above data is 6380 from 71-74
>
> 5,244 US Models
> 1,136 Euro Models
>
> 6,380-5244 =1,136
> Yearly totals = 1,334
> not counting all of 73.
>
> These totals do NOT AGREE.
> More to come.

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Michael L. Shortt
Savannah, Georgia
www.michaelshortt.com
michael at michaelshortt.com
912-232-9390


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