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I own 9193 (red GTS). The VIN suggest it was made in August of 1981, but the seller had it titled in CA as 1979, so I left it as such. I purchased it in April of 2020 and refurbished it. With the exception of the wheels I left her stock in appearance. A few reasons for the year discrepancy could be:

1. DeTomaso assigned the VIN in 1979 but never built it until 1981, or DeTomaso was trying to inflate the number of orders in 1979 by showing VINS sold even though they weren't.

2. The prior owner (he had it for 2 years in SoCal) was trying to get around CA emissions with the 40 year old exemption, but the stupid law contradicts itself then says it must be 1975 or older.

Anyway I attached a few pics for your enjoyment.

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