[DeTomaso] 73 Pantera L dash

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/2/16 21 59 40, paso750 at gmail.com writes:


GoNancy's '73 is number 5250.
The date on the door jamb is 4/73 and it has the "right" dash: a 2-pod. Its
sister (or brother) car #5249 is the same, and red, too.
Nancy says that the car was lost for a time in the factory however (via the
VIN code), and was only finished in April.
It could be that the same thing happened to many of the 2-pod cars in '73.


>>>Well, the car wasn't “lost”.   It was started in January and completed 
in April '73, as were all the other cars built around the same time.   By 
way of comparison, my car was started and completed in July '72 when things 
were really hopping.   By 1974, it was taking upwards of six months to 
complete a Pantera.

Attached is a screen grab of the Ford parts book, which shows three 
different dashboards.   This list is quite incomplete however, as off the top of my 
head, I can think of at least ten (!) different dash configurations used.

1:   Two-pod, rotary wiper/washer switch, two A/C, three defroster slots, 
(used on the Euro pushbutton cars, and this is also how the 1971 cars came 
off the boat in the USA).

2:   Two-pod, rotary wiper/washer switch, three A/C, three defroster slots, 
(a third A/C vent was added as part of the big recall performed by Stroppe 
etc., and third A/C vents were apparently also added in at the production 
facility for awhile).

3:   Two-pod, rotary wiper/washer switch, two A/C, two defroster slots 
(without hold-down rib between the defroster slots)

4: Two-pod, rotary wiper/washer switch, two A/C, two defroster slots (now 
with hold-down rib between the defroster slots)

5: Two-pod, separate rocker wiper/washer switches, two A/C, two defroster 
slots (with hold-down rib between the defroster slots)   

6: Two-pod, separate rocker wiper/washer switches, two A/C, two defroster 
slots (with hold-down rib between the defroster slots), with upholstered 
wooden block with green dash light in between the A/C registers

7:   Molded single-pod (used on the '73 and '74 USA and Euro L-models)

8:   Molded single-pod, with clock above glovebox (USA GTS only)

9:   Fiberglass single pod, upholstered either in vinyl or alcantara, with 
clock above glovebox (Euro GTS and early GT5)

10:   Fiberglass single pod, upholstered in leather, with Maserati-style 
A/C vents (later GT5 and GT5-S)

Besides being incomplete, the Ford parts book is also demonstrably wrong 
when it lays out the VINS that received the single-pod dash.   Thanks to the 
registry, it's possible to see many, many cars that have not been modified, 
and don't fit the numbering convention laid out in the parts book.

FWIW….

Mike
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   In a message dated 8/2/16 21 59 40, paso750 at gmail.com writes:
   GoNancy's '73 is number 5250.
   The date on the door jamb is 4/73 and it has the "right" dash: a 2-pod.
   Its
   sister (or brother) car #5249 is the same, and red, too.
   Nancy says that the car was lost for a time in the factory however (via
   the
   VIN code), and was only finished in April.
   It could be that the same thing happened to many of the 2-pod cars in
   '73.
   >>>Well, the car wasn't alosta.  It was started in January and
   completed in April '73, as were all the other cars built around the
   same time.  By way of comparison, my car was started and completed in
   July '72 when things were really hopping.  By 1974, it was taking
   upwards of six months to complete a Pantera.
   Attached is a screen grab of the Ford parts book, which shows three
   different dashboards.  This list is quite incomplete however, as off
   the top of my head, I can think of at least ten (!) different dash
   configurations used.
   1:  Two-pod, rotary wiper/washer switch, two A/C, three defroster
   slots, (used on the Euro pushbutton cars, and this is also how the 1971
   cars came off the boat in the USA).
   2:  Two-pod, rotary wiper/washer switch, three A/C, three defroster
   slots, (a third A/C vent was added as part of the big recall performed
   by Stroppe etc., and third A/C vents were apparently also added in at
   the production facility for awhile).
   3:  Two-pod, rotary wiper/washer switch, two A/C, two defroster slots
   (without hold-down rib between the defroster slots)
   4: Two-pod, rotary wiper/washer switch, two A/C, two defroster slots
   (now with hold-down rib between the defroster slots)
   5: Two-pod, separate rocker wiper/washer switches, two A/C, two
   defroster slots (with hold-down rib between the defroster slots)
   6: Two-pod, separate rocker wiper/washer switches, two A/C, two
   defroster slots (with hold-down rib between the defroster slots), with
   upholstered wooden block with green dash light in between the A/C
   registers
   7:  Molded single-pod (used on the '73 and '74 USA and Euro L-models)
   8:  Molded single-pod, with clock above glovebox (USA GTS only)
   9:  Fiberglass single pod, upholstered either in vinyl or alcantara,
   with clock above glovebox (Euro GTS and early GT5)
   10:  Fiberglass single pod, upholstered in leather, with Maserati-style
   A/C vents (later GT5 and GT5-S)
   Besides being incomplete, the Ford parts book is also demonstrably
   wrong when it lays out the VINS that received the single-pod dash.
   Thanks to the registry, it's possible to see many, many cars that have
   not been modified, and don't fit the numbering convention laid out in
   the parts book.
   FWIWa|.
   Mike
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