[DeTomaso] Ignition switch

Thu Nov 12 15:43:28 EST 2015

Besides what Roland and Julian said, DeTomaso is known to have used FIVE different ignition switches over the years and some will need wiring changes to work in certain Panteras. I've also seen the mechanical lock-lug that enters the steering shaft get gummed up, causing sticking problems. The internal spring often breaks and its possible for a broken end to get caught between the locking-lug and shaft. 

To remove the mechanical portion of a switch, see Steve Liebenow's recent POCA Newsletter article on drilling a release hole in the switch body so it can be removed from the car.
J DeRyke

-----Original Message-----
From: R.J <willibillie at live.de>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 12:31 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ignition switch

Thinking, these switches are easy to find is a totally mistake ! These
   are
rarer than hens teeth. The central parts storage of Ford Europe was
   destoyed
in a big fire in the eighties. Ford never made a new
   production of those
switches. After years now, all the common sources
   dried out on these. Last
new switch, i saw this summer on ebay UK went
   for roughly 450 pounds ! This
switch was NOT avertised as a DeTomaso or
   TVR part, it was just avertised as
a normal Ford Capri part. I was
   lucky enough, to locate a former DeTomaso
dealer in Germany, who stored
   a ton of parts in his basement for more than
20 years. There, i found
   quite rare parts, like a few of those switches new
and used as well as
   other rare parts, like NOS early dashboard vents with
surrounds and
   other long time not seen parts.
   Roland Jaeckel

   Am
12.11.2015 um 08:53 schrieb Mike Drew via DeTomaso:

   In a message dated
11/11/15 23 46 47, [1]edducati at mac.com writes:

     My friend in New Zealand
needs an ignition switch for his 1974
     Pantera Euro spec GTS. Does anybody
have one with the key. Please
     let me know as soon as possible and what
price you want and how much
     for shipping to New Zealand.

   >>>You're
talking about taking coals to Newcastle.
   The Pantera ignition switch is
lifted directly from period European
   Fords (Escort, '71-'73 Capri etc.)
which are comparatively rare in the
   US, but were and are common in the
antipodes.
   There should be plenty of sources of parts for those cars
there,
   including the ignition switch.  They cost a fortune from Pantera

sources....

Mike

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   Besides what Roland and Julian said, DeTomaso is known to have used
   FIVE different ignition switches over the years and some will need
   wiring changes to work in certain Panteras. I've also seen the
   mechanical lock-lug that enters the steering shaft get gummed up,
   causing sticking problems. The internal spring often breaks and its
   possible for a broken end to get caught between the locking-lug and
   shaft.
   To remove the mechanical portion of a switch, see Steve Liebenow's
   recent POCA Newsletter article on drilling a release hole in the switch
   body so it can be removed from the car.
   J DeRyke

   -----Original Message-----
   From: R.J <willibillie at live.de>
   To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 12:31 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ignition switch
Thinking, these switches are easy to find is a totally mistake ! These
   are
rarer than hens teeth. The central parts storage of Ford Europe was
   destoyed
in a big fire in the eighties. Ford never made a new
   production of those
switches. After years now, all the common sources
   dried out on these. Last
new switch, i saw this summer on ebay UK went
   for roughly 450 pounds ! This
switch was NOT avertised as a DeTomaso or
   TVR part, it was just avertised as
a normal Ford Capri part. I was
   lucky enough, to locate a former DeTomaso
dealer in Germany, who stored
   a ton of parts in his basement for more than
20 years. There, i found
   quite rare parts, like a few of those switches new
and used as well as
   other rare parts, like NOS early dashboard vents with
surrounds and
   other long time not seen parts.
   Roland Jaeckel

   Am
12.11.2015 um 08:53 schrieb Mike Drew via DeTomaso:

   In a message dated
11/11/15 23 46 47, [1][1]edducati at mac.com writes:

     My friend in New Zealand
needs an ignition switch for his 1974
     Pantera Euro spec GTS. Does anybody
have one with the key. Please
     let me know as soon as possible and what
price you want and how much
     for shipping to New Zealand.

   >>>You're
talking about taking coals to Newcastle.
   The Pantera ignition switch is
lifted directly from period European
   Fords (Escort, '71-'73 Capri etc.)
which are comparatively rare in the
   US, but were and are common in the
antipodes.
   There should be plenty of sources of parts for those cars
there,
   including the ignition switch.  They cost a fortune from Pantera

sources....

Mike

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