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I need more...please send yours.</p>
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11/18 Note: A valid point has been </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">raised about build date versus release </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
date, Thus the build date for each car </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">will be listed next to it's serial number, </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
followed by the release date which is </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">more likely when it was finished and </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
ready for shipping.</p>
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<div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">21 US Cars and 1 Euro Car so far, </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Please send your info if you have it.</p>
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<br>US Cars</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">TOTAL 5,244</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Imported to the US Market<br>
<br>1971 <br><br>743 ALL Standard <br><br>Cars Included<br>1490 5/71 12/71<br>1660 6/71 3/72<br>
1661 6/71 4/72<br><br>120 made in May <br>208 made in June <br><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">224 Yellow<br>
87 Lime Green<br><br>1972 <br> <br>2,131 ALL Standard <br><br>
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2071 9/71 5/72</p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">2761 2/72 10/72<br>3482 4/72 9/72<br>3960 7/72 3/73 <br>4234 7/72 2/73<br><br>238 made in February</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">308 made in April <br>445 made in July <br>83 made in September <br><br>558 Yellow</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
517 White<br>244 Blue<br>57 Green <br>
<br>1973 <br> <br>1,258 ALL Standard <br>
<br>Cars Included</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">4665 10/72 6/73</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">5048 12/72 8/73</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">5491 4/73 12/73<br>
5906 7/73 5/74<br>5926 7/73 7/73</p><div>83 in April</div>185 in July</div><div>187 in October</div><div>113 in December <br><br>334 Yellow<br>203 Orange<br><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px">1974 </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">1,112 Produced <br>
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962 Standard</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">150 GTS Models<br>
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6143 8/73 2/75<br>6328 9/73 9/74</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">6480 10/73 8/74<br>6590 10/73 8/74<br>6928 12/73 11/74<br>7207 2/74 9/74<br>
7217 3/74 1/75</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
7314 6/74 1/75</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">39 in Feb </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
61 in Mar</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">69 in June </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">65 in Aug <br>113 in Sept <br>224 in Oct<br>128 in Dec <br><br>225 Yellow</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
191 White</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">188 Orange<br>151 Red<br>60 Blk/Slvr GTS<br>30 Yellow-Gold GTS<br>
<br><br><br><br><br><br>Euro Cars<br><br>1971<br>549 Produced<br><br>1972<br>416 Produced<br>
<br>1973 </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"> ? Produced<br><br>5186 GTS<br>May<br>Blk/Silver<br><br>1974<br>369 Produced<br><br><br>> The following information was <br>
> shared with me by Scott Bell <br>> who credits George Pence.<br>
><br>> The DeTomaso model year was in line with <br>> the calendar year I 1971. The last 1971 Pantera<br>> was #2292, built in December 1971. <br>><br>> Whereas North American Ford had been <br>> building 1972 model Fords since July of 1971, <br>
> because they manufactured automobiles <br>> based on the fiscal year.<br>><br>> The curious part of that difference ... <br>> chassis 2292 which was the last 1971 <br>> Pantera, probably didn't hit a Lincoln <br>
> showroom until February or March of <br>> 1972. <br>> Ford had been selling 1972 models <br>> since September 1971.<br>><br>> The DeTomaso model year was aligned <br>> with Ford's model year in 1973 ... the<br>
> DeTomaso 1973 model year was cut short, <br>> it was only 6 months long. DeTomaso began <br>> manufacturing 1974 models in July of 1973, <br>> just like Ford. <br>><br>> Push Buttons (hand built models, <br>
> a few were actually built before <br>> January, in 1970)<br>><br>><br>> Chassis 1001 - 1382<br>> January 1971 - April 1971<br>><br>> Pre-L <br>> (The beginning of the assembly <br>> line models)<br>
> Chassis 1383 - 2292<br>> April 1971 - December 1971<br>><br>> Total 1292 cars in 1971<br>><br>> Pre-L<br>> Chassis 2293 - 4268<br>> January 1972 - August 1972<br>><br>> Pantera L<br>> Officially called 1972-1/2 models<br>
> Chassis 4269 - 4839<br>> August 1972 - December 1972<br>><br>> Total 2547 cars in 1972<br>><br>><br>> Pantera L (this is the short <br>> 6 month model year)<br>> Chassis 4840 - 5899<br>> January 1973 - June 1973<br>
><br>> Total 1060 cars in 1973 (only 6 months)<br>><br>><br>><br>> Pantera L (aligned with Ford's <br>> production year, then extended. <br>> Should have ended June 1974)<br>> Chassis 5900 - 7380<br>
> July 1973 - August 1974<br>><br>> Total 1481 cars in 1974 (14 months!)<br>><br>> The total number of Pantera’s based <br>> on the above data is 6380 from 71-74<br>><br>> 5,244 US Models<br>> 1,136 Euro Models<br>
><br>> 6,380-5244 =1,136<br>> Yearly totals = 1,334<br>> not counting all of 73.<br>><br>> These totals do NOT AGREE.<br>> More to come.</p></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
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