[DeTomaso] VIN

[Mike Drew]

Richard,

Not a discrepancy at all. If you decode your own VIN you will find exactly the same phenomenon. 

The letters in the VIN break down when the car build was STARTED. The white tag shows when it was completed. 

There were a very few months where the production line was humming and both were the same (my July ‘72 car for instance). Most cars have a 1-2 month split between start and finish, while some ‘74 cars have as much as 5-6 months. 

Mike

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> On Aug 4, 2021, at 10:44, Richard Greenblum <richard at richardgreenblum.com> wrote:
> 
>    Thanks everyone.  It's a '73 which is an "N."  The guy sent me a copy
>   of the tag and it's definitely an "N" that looks a lot like an "X."
>   The second letter is an "M" making the car a March '73 car.  The same
>   tag says 5/73, but the second letter is not an "N."  Just another
>   typical discrepancy in De Tomaso documentation...
> 
> 
>   Richard
> 
>   Austin, TX
> 
> 
> 
>   From: Tom Shinrock <tmshinro at aol.com>
>   Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 11:28 AM
>   To: richard at richardgreenblum.com; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com;
>   detomaso at detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] VIN
> 
> 
>   Neither the orange Ford book or the black Detomaso parts books list a X
>   or V in their build codes.
> 
> 
>   5/73 is shown to be NB
> 
> 
>   Tom
> 
>   5186
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Richard Greenblum <[1]richard at richardgreenblum.com>
>   To: [2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com; [3]detomaso at detomasolist.com
>   Sent: Wed, Aug 4, 2021 11:08 am
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] VIN
> 
>     Does anyone have their orange parts book handy to decode "XV" in a
> 
>     Pantera VIN?  Is it 5/73?
> 
> 
> 
>     Richard
> 
> 
>     Austin, TX
> 
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