[DeTomaso] "The Shortt List" Nov 25 @ Noon

michael at michaelshortt.com michael at michaelshortt.com
Mon Nov 25 11:38:07 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.


22 US Cars and 1 Euro Car so far,

Please send your info if you have it.


US Cars

TOTAL  5,244

Imported to the US Market

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           30%
87 Lime Green    12%

1972

2,131 ALL Standard

Cars included

2071    9/71     5/72
2761    2/72    10/72
3482    4/72     9/72
3960    7/72     3/73
4234    7/72     2/73

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

558 Yellow   26%
517 White     24%
244 Blue       11%
  57 Green       2%

1973

1,258 ALL Standard

Cars Included

4665    10/72    6/73
5048    12/72    8/73
5491     4/73   12/73
5906     7/73    5/74
5926     7/73    7/73

 83 in April
185 in July
187 in October
113 in December

334 Yellow      26%
203 Orange     16%


1974

1,112 Produced

962 Standard

150 GTS Models

6143    8/73    2/75
6328    9/73    9/74
6480   10/73    8/74
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
7366    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    20%
191 White      17%
188 Orange   17%
151 Red         13%
 60 Blk/Slvr GTS            40%
 30 Yellow-Gold GTS   20%



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
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michael at michaelshortt.com
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www.michaelshortt.com
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912-232-9390


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