[DeTomaso] Hens Teeth on Ebay - Pre-L Dash

[Mike Drew]

Mike,

That’s a late pre-L or early L dash. Notable for the two thin pieces of sheetmetal which are screwed to the dash to prevent the vinyl trim from lifting. (They were painted black but the paint has chipped off these for some reason). This was a chronic problem with Pre-L dashboards with only two defroster vents (1971 cars had three vents and the center one kept the vinyl in place).

Ford issued these parts as a retainer kit in June, 1972 and they were featured in TSB #5. Owners of early 1972 cars could have their dashboards retrofitted with these parts for free by the dealer, and they were incorporated in the production line from that date forward. 

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Btw the seller of this dash is Jim Demick, the noted De Tomaso automobilia collector, and mega miler Pantera driver who probably has way over 200k miles on his Pantera….

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I took this pic a couple of years ago while visiting him during an airline layover in Albuquerque.   Super-good dude!

Mike

Sent from my iPad

> On Jun 27, 2021, at 15:59, Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>    This dash looks to be in pretty good shape.  I've not seen a Pre-L or L
>   dash on Ebay for eons.
> 
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>   [1]https://www.ebay.com/itm/373568541682?hash=item56fa6b93f2:g:XNYAAOSw
>   E~xgcNiY
> 
> 
>   Mike Thomas
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> References
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>   1. https://www.ebay.com/itm/373568541682?hash=item56fa6b93f2:g:XNYAAOSwE~xgcNiY
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