<div dir="ltr">15 US Cars and 1 Euro Car so far<div><br></div><div>Please send your info if you have it.<br><div><br clear="all"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">US Cars</font></div><div><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1971 </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">743 ALL Standard </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Cars Included</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1490</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1660</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1661 </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">120 made in May </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">208 made in June </span></div><div><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">224 Yellow</span><br><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">87 Lime Green</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1972 </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">2,131 ALL Standard </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Cars included</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">2071</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">3482</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">3960</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">4234</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">308 made in April </span><br>
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">445 made in July </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">83 made in September </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">5</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">58 Yellow</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">244 Blue</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">57 Green </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1973 </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1,258 ALL Standard </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Cars Included</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">5906</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">5926</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">185 in July </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">334 Yellow</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">203 Orange</span></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1974 </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1,112 Produced </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">962 Standard</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">150 GTS Models</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">6143</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">6328</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">6590</span></div><div>6928<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">7207</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">7217</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">39 in Feb </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">61 in Mar </span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">65 in Aug </span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">113 in Sept </span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">224 in Oct</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">128 in Dec </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">225 Yellow</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">188 Orange</span><br></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">151 Red</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">60 Blk/Slvr GTS</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">30 Yellow-Gold GTS</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> </span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> TOTAL 5,244 Cars Imported to the US Market</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Euro Cars</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br>1971</div><div>549 Produced<br></div><div><br></div><div>1972</div><div>416 Produced</div><div><br></div><div>1973 </div><div>? Produced</div><div><br></div><div>5186 GTS</div><div>May</div><div>Blk/Silver</div><div>
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</div><div>1974</div><div>369 Produced</div><div><br></div><div><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">The following information was </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">shared with me </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">by Scott Bell </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">who credits George Pence.</span></div><div><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">The DeTomaso model year was in line with </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">the calendar year I 1971. The last 1971 Pantera</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> was #2292, built in December 1971. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Whereas North American Ford had been </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">building 1972 model Fords since July of 1971, </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">because they manufactured automobiles </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">based on the fiscal year.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> The curious part of that difference ... </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">chassis 2292 which was the last 1971 </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Pantera, probably didn't hit a Lincoln </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">showroom until February or March of </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1972. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Ford had been selling 1972 models </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">since September 1971.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">The DeTomaso model year was aligned </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">with Ford's model year in 1973 ... the</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> DeTomaso 1973 model year was cut short, </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">it was only 6 months long. DeTomaso began </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">manufacturing 1974 models in July of 1973, </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">just like Ford. </span></div>
<div><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Push Buttons (hand built models, </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">a few were actually built before </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">January, in 1970)</span></div><div><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Chassis 1001 - 1382</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">January 1971 - April 1971</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
</div><div><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> Pre-L </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">(The beginning of the assembly </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">line models)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Chassis 1383 - 2292</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> April 1971 - December 1971</span><br><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Total 1292 cars in 1971</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> Pre-L</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Chassis 2293 - 4268</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">January 1972 - August 1972</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Pantera L</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Officially called 1972-1/2 models</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Chassis 4269 - 4839</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">August 1972 - December 1972</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Total 2547 cars in 1972</span></div><div><br></div><div><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Pantera L (this is the short </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">6 month model year)</span><br>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Chassis 4840 - 5899</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">January 1973 - June 1973</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Total 1060 cars in 1973 (only 6 months)</span></div><div><br></div><div><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Pantera L (aligned with Ford's </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">production year, then extended. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Should have ended June 1974)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Chassis 5900 - 7380</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">July 1973 - August 1974</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Total 1481 cars in 1974 (14 months!)</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">The total number of Pantera’s based </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">on the above data is 6380 from 71-74</span><br>
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">5,244 US Models</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1,136 Euro Models</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">6,380-5244 =1,136</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Yearly totals = 1,334</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">not counting all of 73.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">These totals do NOT AGREE.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">More to come.</span></div><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Michael L. Shortt<br>Savannah, Georgia<br><a href="http://www.michaelshortt.com">www.michaelshortt.com</a><br>
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