DeTomaso Mailing List: March 1997, Message #144
     



From: "D.Jones" <m203253@ws2200.mdc.com>

Subject: Pantera fit Check #1

Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 15:53:58 CST



Hi All,



I got to try a Pantera on for size.  As luck would have it, there was

a nice '72 sitting outside the local credit union.  I stopped in and

chatted with the owner who volunteered to let me sit in it.  Her car

has the black rubber bumpers so I think it's an L model (she didn't

know) and had the original seats.  There are two problems.  The first

is headroom but I think that can be solved by removing the seat rails

as suggested in an earlier post.  The second problem is that, with my

foot on the accelerator pedal, my knee is wedged between the wheel and

the center console.  However, if I put my foot behind the pedal, the

interference goes away.  The probable solution there is to space the

pedals forward.  In any case, it's a tight fit but it may be doable.



In reviewing past posts, there was some discussion that '73 and '74

models might have lower floors.  This is a myth, right?



Also, it looks like rooms are scarce in Vegas for the weekend of the

POCA rally.  Does anyone know where I can get a room for the weekend?



Thanks,

Dan Jones