Reply to "Just added 300th De Tomaso to Registry"

Ben, 2 questions:

(1) what does pulsante mean? my translator inteprets it as "beating". I know it has something to do with the pushbutton doors.

(2) what distinguishes a series one GTS from a series two GTS?

And one correction for you to incorporate: chassis 5900 was the first 1974 Pantera. You have some L's with higher chassis numbers listed as '73s. (In California the early '74 Panteras were redocumented as '73s, because Ford neglected to have the Cleveland motor smog certified for California for the '74 model year on time). Mine, chassis 6018 is one such car. I always tell people my car is a '74, although the registration reads '73. But I have the '74 windshield wipers.

And finally, a situation to ponder. Mechanically the GTS, GT5 & GT5-S are the same, with the better brakes, rear carriers with larger wheel bearings, improved exhaust system and what ever other improvements were incorporated into these cars. The American GTS however has none of these improvements, it is mechanically identical to the '74 Pantera L. I wonder if it is more accurate to lump the American GTS with the European GTS as you have done, or to lump it in with the Pantera Ls? A third alternative would be to give them a category of their own.

thanks my friend