[DeTomaso] Shortt List, Jan 3 at noon

Fri Jan 3 11:55:35 EST 2014

35 cars so far.

 Want to know more?

 I use Marti Reports...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.
> > >
> > >
34 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
> > >
25.57% of which were Yellow

The second most popular
 color appears to be White.

Less than 3% were GTS Models

 14% were 71's
 40% were 72's
24% were 73's
21% were 74's
> > >
So far, the rarest US Pantera is a
74 GTS in YellowGold/Blk at .0057%
of US Import Models at 30 total units.
>
The most popular Pantera is a
72 Standard Model in Yellow at

558 units or 10.6% of all cars imported.
> > >
> > >
> > >
1971
> > >
743  ALL Standard
> > >

 Cars Included

 1464   5/71     2/72
1490    5/71   12/71
1660    6/71     3/72
1661    6/71     4/72
> >

120 made in May
208 made in June
101 made in Oct
> > >
> > >

 224 Yellow      30%
87 Lime           12%
> > >
1972
> > >

 2,131 ALL Standard
> > >

 Cars included
> > >
2071    9/71     5/72
2207  10/71     6/72

2586    1/72   12/72
2761    2/72   10/72
3310    4/72     8/72
3400.   5/72     8/72
3482    4/72     9/72
3676    6/72     2/72
3960    7/72     3/73
4234    7/72     2/73
> > >
> > >

307 made in January
238 made in February
308 made in April
171 made in May
227 made in June
445 made in July
83 made in September
> >
> > >
558 Yellow    26%
517 White     24%
 436 Red       20%
 244 Blue      11%
 94 Lime.        4%
107 Silver       4%
57 Green        2%
> > >
1973
> > >
Includes some 72 Models designated as
72 1/2*  #4269 -#4839
> > >
1,258 ALL Standard
> > >
Cars Included
> > >
4443*    9/72    5/73
4566*   10/72   7/73
4665*   10/72    6/73

4860    10/72    5/73
5048    12/72    8/73
5445     3/73     9/73
5491     4/73   12/73
5906     7/73     5/74
5926     7/73     7/73
> > >
 68 in March
 83 in April
185 in July
187 in October
163 in September
113 in December
> > >
 334 Yellow       26%
 277 White.        22%
 203 Orange      16%
178 Red             14%

  90 Green           7%
> > >
> > >
 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
 7080    1/74   11/74
 7207    2/74    9/74
 7217    3/74    1/75
 7269    3/74   12/74
 7314    6/74    1/75
 7366    6/74    1/75

 > > >
142 in Jan
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 Slvr/Blk GTS       40%
60 Burg/Blk GTS     40%
30 YGold/Blk 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 Panteras 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
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