[DeTomaso] Real GT5 for sale

[Julian Kift]

I had previously sent the link to this auction to a friend in Europe as I think this represents a great value GT5 at the BIN price and that is despite the lack of the all important Campi wheels which will set you back $10K..... but it needs them back badly. I have to wonder what happens to all these original wheels as I have seen so many wide body cars for sale without them.
 
On the question of compatibility and interchange with early cars; everything with De Tomaso depends on what was available and more so on the 9,000 series cars as they were literally hand built at this point after Ford's departure and anything could be had by way of options for a price. My early GT5 #9178 is prior to later changes on the e-brake location and addition of the Maserati Bi Turbo vacuum heater and A/C controls.
 
The engine bay inner fenders are squared off as Embo was building coaches for De Tomaso at this point, brakes are different Girling GR3 (if still original) and rear uprights beefier with different wheel bearings and axles. Sway bars are the GTS 7/8" diameter (although I've gone upt o 1"). FWIW the rear bulkhead window has a defroster/heat trace built in! Interior is the crinkle leather and burl wood as can be seen, but on my car pretty much everything else is interchangeable with a 70's Pantera.
 
This is stated as Euro spec car, but it does have the US spec fender side lights/reflectors so not sure how it came into the Country. John Scotti imported a number of GT5 cars to Canada, so perhaps this is one of them and stayed local all its life. There should not be an issue with importing it into the US given that it is more than 25 years old. I just moved to Canada and exported my GT5 with me, no hassle except haggling on valuation as it impacted the amount of tax Revenue Canada were due.
 
Julian
 
> From: rimovp at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:54:50 -0800
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Real GT5 for sale
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> Why couldn't I be rich,,, or even a few more dollars in my piggy bank. Nice looking real GT5 for sale. Any one purchased a car in Canada and brought it back to the US? Any one know if the suspension on the GT5 and the L and pre-L are the same and Detomaso just stuck higher offset wheels to compensate for the wider body or are they actually unique to the car?
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> Cheers  Paul
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   I had previously sent the link to this auction to a friend in Europe as
   I think this represents a great value GT5 at the BIN price and that is
   despite the lack of the all important Campi wheels which will set you
   back $10K..... but it needs them back badly. I have to wonder what
   happens to all these original wheels as I have seen so many wide body
   cars for sale without them.

   On the question of compatibility and interchange with early
   cars; everything with De Tomaso depends on what was available and more
   so on the 9,000 series cars as they were literally hand built at this
   point after Ford's departure and anything could be had by way of
   options for a price. My early GT5 #9178 is prior to later changes
   on the e-brake location and addition of the Maserati Bi Turbo vacuum
   heater and A/C controls.

   The engine bay inner fenders are squared off as Embo was building
   coaches for De Tomaso at this point, brakes are different Girling GR3
   (if still original) and rear uprights beefier with different wheel
   bearings and axles. Sway bars are the GTS 7/8" diameter (although I've
   gone upt o 1"). FWIW the rear bulkhead window has a defroster/heat
   trace built in! Interior is the crinkle leather and burl wood as can be
   seen, but on my car pretty much everything else is interchangeable with
   a 70's Pantera.

   This is stated as Euro spec car, but it does have the US spec fender
   side lights/reflectors so not sure how it came into the Country. John
   Scotti imported a number of GT5 cars to Canada, so perhaps this is one
   of them and stayed local all its life. There should not be an issue
   with importing it into the US given that it is more than 25 years old.
   I just moved to Canada and exported my GT5 with me, no hassle except
   haggling on valuation as it impacted the amount of tax Revenue
   Canada were due.

   Julian

   > From: rimovp at gmail.com
   > Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:54:50 -0800
   > To: detomaso at poca.com
   > Subject: [DeTomaso] Real GT5 for sale
   >
   > Why couldn't I be rich,,, or even a few more dollars in my piggy
   bank. Nice looking real GT5 for sale. Any one purchased a car in Canada
   and brought it back to the US? Any one know if the suspension on the
   GT5 and the L and pre-L are the same and Detomaso just stuck higher
   offset wheels to compensate for the wider body or are they actually
   unique to the car?
   >
   >
   > Cheers Paul
   >
   >
   >
   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Makes-Pantera-GT5-1984-de-tomaso-pantera-
   gt-5-euro-spec-/301486524175?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4631ff470f&item=3
   01486524175&pt=US_Cars_Trucks
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