[DeTomaso] Pantera AmeriSport GT5S 1987 Parts Info Request - Montana 5/18/20

[Mike Drew]

Mike,

When the global auto industry switched to 17-character VINs De Tomaso followed suit. All De Tomaso cars built after that date had both a traditional De Tomaso THPN chassis number and an alphabet soup number. The longer number is the official VIN on those cars. 

Most I have seen end in the same digits as the shorter De Tomaso VIN. Perhaps the Amerisport cars were different and just had random numbers like this one?

Mike



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> On May 18, 2020, at 11:36, Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That's not the car's VIN, is it an Amerisport serial #?
> 
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> Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera AmeriSport GT5S 1987 Parts Info Request -
> Montana 5/18/20
> 
> 
> 5/18/20
> Pantera AmeriSport GT5S 1987 Parts Info Request:
> Ser #: 1A9PN8740HD111017
> Needing Replacement or Rebuild Info of Master Brake Cylinder. Car is
> original and completely stock.
> Thanks for any information or part availability.
> Ken Montana
> 228-832-1313 / montana at montanas.com <mailto:montana at montanas.com> 
> Biloxi, MS area
> 
> Mike Drew sent me the following info and has been a great source of info as
> usual.
> As for the master cylinder, the question is not easily answered. The later
> cars like yours used a Bonaldi master that was externally identical to that
> of the early cars but with a larger-diameter bore. Thus the standard
> replacement Pantera master cylinder will not work. 
> 
> The early master was 23mm and the GT5 series use 25mm bores. 
> I THINK but don't know for sure that the one you need is shared with the
> later Ferrari Testarossa (512TR)
> Looking around at Ferrari parts sources it seems the Testarossa uses a
> 1-inch master which is right at 25mm. I see them listed for sale here in
> England:
> http://www.superformance.co.uk/flat12/brakes.html
> You could probably find a Testarossa master cylinder here easily enough.
> Here is one on eBay:
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/FERRARI-BRAKE-MASTER-CYLINDER-NEW-365-512-TESTAROSS
> A-144931-/362287026480
> And from another seller:
> https://www.awitalian.com/product/testarossa-512-365gtc-brake-master-cylinde
> r-144931.html/ << File: Untitled attachment 00286.txt >> 
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