[DeTomaso] Front Fender construction

[L GRAY]

The street Pantera I owned at one time had non seam welded fenders on it. Chassis # 4371 a 1972-L car
   Took it entirely to the metal in 1979. 

Leslie A. Gray

> On Feb 21, 2014, at 3:18 PM, "doug351c" <doug351c at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> According to the "seasoned restoration expert" working on my car, the welded
> seam we're witnessing is a MACHINE welded seam, not a hand welded seam.  If
> he's right, the fender supplier performed the weld and delivered it whole to
> DeTomaso.  So naturally the parts books will show a complete fender.
> 
> Doug Braun
> blue 73L #5505
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of Tom Shinrock
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 11:50 AM
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Fender construction
> 
> Both the orange Ford and black Detomaso parts manuals show the front fenders
> as one stamped unit (top and sides).  When I took my car down to bare metal
> it did not have that welded seam.
> 
> Tom
> 5186
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
> To: Michael Cox <coxmichaelt at gmail.com>; detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>;
> doug351c <doug351c at gmail.com>
> Sent: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 11:37 am
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Fender construction
> 
> 
> Why would DeTomaso do that?
> 
> Wouldn't it be cheaper to die stamp the entire fender?
> 
> I guess, since everything is welded together anyway, it's not that much of
> a stretch to do a 2-part stamping for the fenders.
> 
> --
> Will
> 
>> On 2/21/14 12:45 AM, "Michael Cox" <coxmichaelt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>  My mid year '71 has that same seam, I had my car stripped and painted
>>  years ago.
>>     --michael cox
>>> We stripped the other fender yesterday and found the same weld so I
>>> tend to ag
>> ree with your opinion; what's your opinion based on?
>>> 
>>> Doug Braun
>>> blue 73L #5505
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: DeTomaso [mailto:[1]detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of R.J.
>>> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 1:14 PM
>>> To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Fender construction
>>> 
>>> Yes, they all where made that way, maybe except early prototypes.
>>> 
>>> Am 24.01.2014 22:08, schrieb doug351c:
>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm in the middle of a restoration on my Pantera and ran across what
>>>> appears
>>>> to be a machine-tig-welded seam that runs the length of the front
>>>> fender
>>>> about an inch down from the top-outer crease.  My question is - were
>>>> all
>>>> factory Pantera front fenders made in two pieces this way?
>>>> 
>>>> Doug Braun
>>>> blue 73L #5505
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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