Phillippe
Here are some questions that you may be able to answer using data from within your archive of documents, these questions will cover only Panteras built using Vignale coaches. Of course I have question regarding the Panteras built using Embo & Maggiora coaches too, but I'll save those for another day.
(1) We know that chassis 1383 is a push button Pantera and that chassis 1385 is a square handle Pantera. But chassis 1384 has never surfaced. Do your documents indicate if 1384 is a Pushbutton or a square handle?
3 additional questions related to the Panteras with numbers in this same transitional range:
(2) What is the chassis number of the last Pantera fully assembled at the Vignale plant in Turin (actually Grugliasco)?
(3) What is the chassis number of the first Pantera in which assembly was completed at the Ford factory at Via Virgilio 9, Modena?
(4) What is the chassis number of the first Pantera in which assembly was completed at the De Tomaso factory at Via Jacopo Peri 68, Modena?
5 more questions
(5) Do Vignale coaches with chassis numbers higher than 7554 exist, such as 7555 or 7556? If so what is the highest chassis number?
(6) How many "European" GTS Panteras were built during the Ford years (chassis 2014 through 7380)? Do you have a list of numbers?
(7) How many GTS Panteras were built after the Ford years (chassis 7381 through 7554)? Do you have a list of numbers?
(8) How many Group 3 Panteras were built during the Ford years (chassis 2661 through 7380)? Do you have a list of numbers?
(9) How many Group 3 Panteras were built after the Ford years (chassis 7381 through 7554)? Do you have a list of numbers?
Thank you for the time you spend researching the answers..
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