George - I would give RS Corse in Modena a call or e-mail. Talk to Rafaelle.
They have the complete archives in their offices. I've seen the archives and wen't through them with him this summer. We looked up a number of cars, including my two panteras.
It would be easy for him to check for cars in the #8000 range - it's very organized - they would all have been euro (or non-us) cars, so they definately should be there.
Someone should talk to them about a write-up of the history of the pantera - before everyone that was actually part of it is out, or, before the documentation is lost.
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