quote:wrong thinking Julian ,the later Pantera's has also a aluminum tank.
No, I'm with Julian on this one.
Well known to long time owners was that the earliest cars had aluminum tanks that USA DOT thought too weak, thus the mandated removal of those tanks and their covering with several layers of fiberglass cloth and resin.
As with most things Pantera, there may be a late Ford Pantera with an aluminum tank, but it was either a true odd ball using a left over tank, or had its tank changed somewhere in its four decade history. Or perhaps, Simon's exposure has been mostly European sold cars and they retained the aluminum tanks?
Sorry, but as for the Ford cars, the incorrect thinking is from Simon.
Larry