I can't seem to find clubs listed by state. does anyone know about this car ? I checked a site that you can put the vin #, car was not found.
thanks...
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Frank,
My records indicate 7489 possibly belongs to a Pantera International member in New Jersey.
From the chassis number I can deduce the following: 7489 is a post-Ford Pantera because 7380 is supposed to be the last Pantera imported to North America by Ford. It is most likely a European GTS, privately imported to the US. The Vignale coach shall have been assembled in July 1974 (the date built into the VIN number) because all the "left-over" Vignale coaches sold to DeTomaso by Ford when Ford ended their involvement with the Pantera were built that month. Final assembly in Modena will be in 1975 (the date indicated on the tag in the door jam).
There is no info on this car in Bill Van Ess' registry.
My records indicate 7489 possibly belongs to a Pantera International member in New Jersey.
From the chassis number I can deduce the following: 7489 is a post-Ford Pantera because 7380 is supposed to be the last Pantera imported to North America by Ford. It is most likely a European GTS, privately imported to the US. The Vignale coach shall have been assembled in July 1974 (the date built into the VIN number) because all the "left-over" Vignale coaches sold to DeTomaso by Ford when Ford ended their involvement with the Pantera were built that month. Final assembly in Modena will be in 1975 (the date indicated on the tag in the door jam).
There is no info on this car in Bill Van Ess' registry.