[DeTomaso] Driving Lights

[Bill Lewis]

Dave, just curious, what vehicle did you have them in?   ---BILL L

> From: dave at damardirect.com
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 16:38:53 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Driving Lights
> 
> Hmmm.....A long time ago I mounted aircraft landing lights behind a grill.  They were great to move someone out of the fast lane. Everything turned to daylight.  Would light up the tops of trees 1/4 mile away. It was a hell of a relay system. Illegal, yeah but it did not matter. The good old days.
> IndyDave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 1:09 PM
> To: michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Driving Lights
> 
> 
> In a message dated 4/19/14 9 26 51, michael at michaelshortt.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Not permanent. Just going for the rally look for this event.
> > 
> 
> >>>Here is one in a Spanish rally years ago:
> 
> http://driverphoto.foroactivo.com/t390-detomaso-pantera-en-un-rallye-madrile
> no-fuertes-fuertes
> 
> And here are before-and-after shots taken in period of a Gr3 car that rallied in Italy:
> 
> http://www.motorforum.it/rid/image_files_07/De_Tomaso_Pantera.jpg
> 
> Note in the second photo, the original spoiler has been replaced with a home-made kluge with brake cooling ducts, the bumpers are gone, turn signals jammed into the holes intended for L-model bumpers....
> 
> ...come to think of it, it's quite possible this is not two photos of the 
> same car, but rather, two different cars.   They are very similar, to be 
> sure, but the transition from Pre-L to L model front end and the different paint scheme arouses suspicion....
> 
> Anyway, it seems the light cluster is probably bolted to the hood, not an optimal solution for you.
> 
> Here's a factory Gr4 car shown on the Giro d'Italia (Italy's version of the Tour de France Auto) which shows the twin round light configuration the Gr4 cars used for night running:
> 
> http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/43480/1972_de_tomaso_pantera_gr4_ex_wo
> rks.html
> 
> Mike
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   Dave, just curious, what vehicle did you have them in?   ---BILL L
   > From: dave at damardirect.com
   > To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at poca.com
   > Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 16:38:53 -0400
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Driving Lights
   >
   > Hmmm.....A long time ago I mounted aircraft landing lights behind a
   grill. They were great to move someone out of the fast lane. Everything
   turned to daylight. Would light up the tops of trees 1/4 mile away. It
   was a hell of a relay system. Illegal, yeah but it did not matter. The
   good old days.
   > IndyDave
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
   > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 1:09 PM
   > To: michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at poca.com
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Driving Lights
   >
   >
   > In a message dated 4/19/14 9 26 51, michael at michaelshortt.com writes:
   >
   >
   > > Not permanent. Just going for the rally look for this event.
   > >
   >
   > >>>Here is one in a Spanish rally years ago:
   >
   >
   http://driverphoto.foroactivo.com/t390-detomaso-pantera-en-un-rallye-ma
   drile
   > no-fuertes-fuertes
   >
   > And here are before-and-after shots taken in period of a Gr3 car that
   rallied in Italy:
   >
   > http://www.motorforum.it/rid/image_files_07/De_Tomaso_Pantera.jpg
   >
   > Note in the second photo, the original spoiler has been replaced with
   a home-made kluge with brake cooling ducts, the bumpers are gone, turn
   signals jammed into the holes intended for L-model bumpers....
   >
   > ...come to think of it, it's quite possible this is not two photos of
   the
   > same car, but rather, two different cars. They are very similar, to
   be
   > sure, but the transition from Pre-L to L model front end and the
   different paint scheme arouses suspicion....
   >
   > Anyway, it seems the light cluster is probably bolted to the hood,
   not an optimal solution for you.
   >
   > Here's a factory Gr4 car shown on the Giro d'Italia (Italy's version
   of the Tour de France Auto) which shows the twin round light
   configuration the Gr4 cars used for night running:
   >
   >
   http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/43480/1972_de_tomaso_pantera_gr4_
   ex_wo
   > rks.html
   >
   > Mike
   >
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