When we removed the plate, we discovered many holes and even rivets left on the footbox of our car. The following picture compares the period picture of the chassis plates (as published here above) with the footbox of our car found in 2016. There are not only the four holes corresponding to the regular chassis plate fitted in 1979 when the car was stamped with the new number 8263, there are also the holes drilled in 1972 to fit the Vallelunga plate as well as the holes (and rivets) for the long chassis plates where the chassis number was probably stamped.
This shows a strong evidence that our car is nothing else but the original factory Pantera Group 4 2263.
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