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FWIW, the front and rear brake rotor assemblies are illustrated slightly differently in the early(?) Euro GTS/Gr-3 Parts Supplement, compared to the later(?) Supplement. In the early list, front & rear rotor spacers have their own part numbers, while in the late list, only the rear spacer is listed separately. On another page of the late list, the front ('anteriore') spacer is shown as part of a three-piece front rotor ass'y (rotor/hat/spacer).

Neither Parts Supplement is dated, but my early one has 11 pgs (came with the factory GR-3 brakes I installed on my partner's non-Euro pre-L in the early '80s), while Anders' later listing has 14 pgs & a few more parts. I'm assuming the first list is 'early' since pg 1 shows the famous skeltonized pushbutton Pantera with prototype multi-slat seats, while the 'later' list shows a flared-fender GTS/Gr 3 with rectangular door-pulls on pg 1.

I don't dare draw too many more conclusions based on artists' illustrations, but the later List also shows a fully baffled & trap-doored '10-liter' oil pan with rectangular pump pickup, that looks a LOT like a U.S-made Aviaid '10-qt' racing ass'y. In both Euro Parts Supplements, the GTS/GR-3 had its own front & rear upright part numbers, so the front spindles may have been a bit different from std. I know the very complete Gr-3 brake kit's rear outer stub-axles used double-row ball bearings at the inner position (to support 10" rear wheels). The '87 GT5-S used even wider straight roller bearings there (to support 13" wide rear wheels). Anders' dedicated Euro GTS/GR-3 web-site has more info and photos- (www.scuderiadetomaso.se)