[DeTomaso] Reverse lock-out shift gate??

[Mike Drew]

Larry,

I have seen a chrome lockout shift gate in an all-yellow late 1980s GTS (with tan leather interior) at the factory. It was an option on 1980s Euro cars.

I have only seen the black ones in genuine Gr4 cars. That said, most current racers of those cars have likely done away with them, and collectors who don’t race them may already have them. As for value, there is only one way to find out—list them as a package on eBay with an absurd opening price, and wait to see if somebody nibbles....

Mike

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> On Dec 19, 2020, at 11:03, Larry Finch via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Mike. 
> 
> Was the reverse lockout shift plate also available in a “street” chrome version, or was the only version the black version installed on the race cars?
> 
> BTW, I also have the black chrome shift lever, sorry no photo.
> 
> Was the black shift lever also ...just... a group GR3/GR4 item?
> 
> Does a set of the two pieces command a surprisingly high price, like the OEM Ferrero two spoke steering wheels?
> 
> Larry
> 
> Sent from me using a magic, handheld electronic gizmo. 
> 
>> On Dec 19, 2020, at 10:33 AM, Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Larry,
>> 
>> That is a factory Gr3/Gr4 race car shift gate. Do NOT screw it up!
>> 
>> Use it as it is, or sell it on to somebody who might appreciate it for what it is. 
>> 
>> It’s black-chromed, too. 
>> 
>> I bought a black chrome Gr4 shift lever at the factory parts counter in Modena, in the 1990s, which is in my car now. I plan to install a chrome shift lever and offer it up for sale. One of these days....
>> 
>> It would be a good match for your shift gate?
>> 
>> Mike
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