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Originally posted by Bosswrench:
According to our moderator George Pence who keeps track of such things, only one (1.0) other Pantera is known to carry an 8000-series number: THPNRT08471- a 1979 Euro GTS. So who knows if 8735 was faked; maybe Santiago DeTomaso in Modena, but it will cost you to have him look it up in the factory records.
I just re-read this comment by Jack and I thought I'd update everyone regarding what I know about Pantera's with chassis numbers in the 8000 range. There are actually several Panteras thus numbered. In each case it appears the 8000 series number was not the original chassis number, but each Pantera thus numbered has been re-numbered by the factory. I do not know what the circumstances were, but the re-numbering appears to have occurred while the Pantera was at the factory, either for service or for some sort of revision. The re-numbered Panteras are not numbered sequentially, the new numbers appear to be randomly chosen. I ran this by Chuck Melton a while back and he was basically in agreement. I do not know if Chuck's opinion has changed since that time.