I have to believe, if Alejandro DeTomaso were still alive, he would agree with Scott!
After all, didn't they epoxy DeTomaso plaques on the Ford engine's valve covers? Was his (DeTomaso's) decision to put Ford engines in most of his cars an engineering decision or a business decision? If a Pantera owner wants to put a crate motor in his or her car, and they base their decision on size, weight, output and cost, would they select a Ford crate motor? Probably not, unless the "Ford" aspect of the Pantera is important to them.
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