AHAH!!! Pardon me for the oversight! I see what you mean!
What this is telling me, is that DeTomaso ended up using the steering column to support the dash.....rather than the dash to support the steering column!!!
...I've never seen one cracked like that!!!!
Leads me to believe that there should be some other sort of support to keep the dash where the column bolts up to, from flexing... which is what appears to be happening....and the steering column lost over time!
Steve
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