OK, when I said everything, I was speaking more figuratively...
I didn't know about the German connection with the last 50! So they built the 10 RH drive cars?? So the pictures we've all seen of Panteras and Mangustas on the assembly line were at Ghia (body works) and from there they went to Germany for final fitting?
Which car are you referring to as the "only original Goose"? The orange car from PA? That was a 4 headlamp version that I have inspected in person years ago. Very nice! But very bad in that it suffered from non-use....
Engines: While I believe that intentions were to put the hipo 289 in Euro Gooses, I believe that this was quickly abandoned due to cost, in favor of the cheaper 302. All of the Euro cars that I have had the experience of seeing or working with the owners, have had conventional 302 engines....nothing special. It wouldn't surprise me if the cams and valve springs were replaced, but I would think this would be the extent of any mods. Just too costly to do in terms of mass production.
The stock V8 was a torquey street motor and was good for 6K rpms very easily....up to the point where the pistons all cracked....
However, if you know of info that was related to a Euro motor, I would love to hear about it!!! As I will look for this sort of thing. Presently I can only deal with part numbers (casting numbers) and date codes to tell what is what...for the most part. But they do not tell the entire story!Ciao!
Steve