[DeTomaso] '74 Taillight Lens

Mon Nov 30 14:46:48 EST 2015

My dash was also installed with large wood screws. Some are still there.Forest
      From: Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
 To: fresnofinches at aol.com; detomaso at poca.com 
 Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 11:36 AM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] '74 Taillight Lens

  In that same vein, I found two wood screws holding my dashboard in the
  car! I seriously doubt if anyone had been digging around in there
  before me and we owned the car since 1980. Factory? Did DeTomaso
  workers also ';use what they had around' in some places?
  J DeRyke

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Larry Finch via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
  To: DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at poca.com>
  Sent: Mon, Nov 30, 2015 9:43 am
  Subject: [DeTomaso] '74 Taillight Lens
  regarding Larry Westonas two sets of tail lights: one with threaded
  machine screws, the other with awooda screws. As in all things Pantera,
  we have come to accept variations in assembly/equipment as indicative
  of factory-created variety. What we tend to forget is these cars are
  FORTY+ years old and until just recently they have not been seen as
  collector-worthy cars. Thus repairs made by all the previous owners
  have not been restricted to aoriginalitya. I have received used lights
  from Europe with numerous aincorrecta lens screws. Even in metric
  Europe, folks often tend towards the aIall use what I have on-handa
  repair approaches. And here in metric-phobia USA, not many garage
  coffee cans have 4mm phillips, filiister head machine screws. The
  observation that the awood screwa lenses do not show signs of
  screw-hole cracks just tells me that set's lenses are newer than the
  other set. I suspect that set was compiled from housings/lenses some
  time after manufacture, perhaps from different sources, and the P.O.
  fell prey to the ause what I havea option for the lens screws. The
  white nylon washers with the awood screwsa are original to Carello,
  however. They often remain attached to used lenses after the screws
  have been removed. Larry - Are all four lenses marked Carello? There
  are reproduction aCarello stylea lenses on the current market - MrFiat
  and Hall sell that version. Also, since Jeff had to reduce the diameter
  of the machine screw heads he found I suspect what he used were in fact
  pan head machine screws. The two styles are closely similar, but the
  fillister style tends to have sharper head edges and sides; some
  fillister head sides are totally flat and parallel to the threaded
  shafts. I still do not believe any Carello lights originally came with
  awood screwsa. Larry _______________________________________________
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   My dash was also installed with large wood screws. Some are still
   there.
   Forest
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   From: Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   To: fresnofinches at aol.com; detomaso at poca.com
   Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 11:36 AM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] '74 Taillight Lens
     In that same vein, I found two wood screws holding my dashboard in
   the
     car! I seriously doubt if anyone had been digging around in there
     before me and we owned the car since 1980. Factory? Did DeTomaso
     workers also ';use what they had around' in some places?
     J DeRyke
     -----Original Message-----
     From: Larry Finch via DeTomaso <[1]detomaso at poca.com>
     To: DeTomaso Forum <[2]detomaso at poca.com>
     Sent: Mon, Nov 30, 2015 9:43 am
     Subject: [DeTomaso] '74 Taillight Lens
     regarding Larry Westonas two sets of tail lights: one with threaded
     machine screws, the other with awooda screws. As in all things
   Pantera,
     we have come to accept variations in assembly/equipment as indicative
     of factory-created variety. What we tend to forget is these cars are
     FORTY+ years old and until just recently they have not been seen as
     collector-worthy cars. Thus repairs made by all the previous owners
     have not been restricted to aoriginalitya. I have received used
   lights
     from Europe with numerous aincorrecta lens screws. Even in metric
     Europe, folks often tend towards the aIall use what I have on-handa
     repair approaches. And here in metric-phobia USA, not many garage
     coffee cans have 4mm phillips, filiister head machine screws. The
     observation that the awood screwa lenses do not show signs of
     screw-hole cracks just tells me that set's lenses are newer than the
     other set. I suspect that set was compiled from housings/lenses some
     time after manufacture, perhaps from different sources, and the P.O.
     fell prey to the ause what I havea option for the lens screws. The
     white nylon washers with the awood screwsa are original to Carello,
     however. They often remain attached to used lenses after the screws
     have been removed. Larry - Are all four lenses marked Carello? There
     are reproduction aCarello stylea lenses on the current market -
   MrFiat
     and Hall sell that version. Also, since Jeff had to reduce the
   diameter
     of the machine screw heads he found I suspect what he used were in
   fact
     pan head machine screws. The two styles are closely similar, but the
     fillister style tends to have sharper head edges and sides; some
     fillister head sides are totally flat and parallel to the threaded
     shafts. I still do not believe any Carello lights originally came
   with
     awood screwsa. Larry _______________________________________________
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