[DeTomaso] Driving Lights

[Dave]

1970 Camaro and 1969 H/O 442
Lights purchased from Beechcraft. One night, very late, the lights were left on. Next morning, dead battery and a melted grill on the H/O.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Lewis [mailto:lotus0005 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 7:06 PM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Driving Lights

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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