DeTomaso Mailing List: July 97, Message #58
     



From: DtomasoCat@aol.com

Subject: Re: front fender louvers

Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 16:06:13 -0400 (EDT)



To Scott and All,



The fender louvers you are thinking about installing on your car were an

original factory installation on late ''70's Panteras.  If you have seen the

book "Detomaso Pantera" by Jan P. Norbye shows a GT5 frontal view with the

vents in the fenders.



I have only seen one Pantera in person with these vents on the fender tops.

 I liked the way they looked but my first reaction was that it must throw a

lot of road grime up at the windshield. Also, it must spray water like a

rooster tail out the vents when driven in the wet!  



I don't believe that they did anything to aid in cooling of the car unless

they created some kind of "vacuum" effect when the tires were spinning.



Hope this helps,



Jim Demick 



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