Reply to "New Chassis?"

cribbjMember

Have had several emails with Kirk Evans now, and he seems pretty enthused with this idea. His biggest concerns are finding suitable trim pieces to make the car streetable.

I've noticed that glass for the Mangusta seems to be nonexistent? Hmmm. I figured it wouldn't be quite as simple as ordering a windshield for it from the local Lincoln-Mercury dealer, but I figured someone in the aftermarket probably had a solution for glass, weather seals, etc. But if only slightly more than 400 of these cars were made, the demand is probably waaaayyy low. But is it possible DeTomaso could have used a windshield from another car for the Mangusta?

Kirk suggests finding a salvage donor car and using it for parts (and its S/N plate) while building the composite version. Wonder how likely finding a salvage Mangusta is going to be? Perhaps there's one lurking out there that's in really rough shape and too far gone to bring back and could be used for body parts? Anyone?

11/27/108:50 AM

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