[DeTomaso] Shortt List, Jan 10 at 845pm

michael at michaelshortt.com michael at michaelshortt.com
Fri Jan 10 20:37:03 EST 2014


>
> 36 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.
> > > >
> > > >
> 35 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
   4520*     9/72   10/73
> 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
> 912-232-9390
>
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