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Posted by Duz185, Feb 7, 2008 at 2:21 am
Raza76 wrote
We have come full circle...

Pretty funny!
Posted by Duz185, Feb 6, 2008 at 10:30 am
Raza76 wrote
That orange car is gorgeous!

A close second would be a Group 4 race car for the track, but then we're talking $200-$300K for a rare original one, and baby needs a new pair of shoes....

http://www.fantasyjunction.com/archive.php?id=e76dfecf5e...
Posted by Duz185, Feb 6, 2008 at 6:48 am
SMS wrote
William,
Excellent Pantera for sale on Ferrariads.com
http://www.ferrarichat.com/ferrariads/showproduct.php?pr...

Check out the interior on this one:

http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car/15381/index.html
Posted by Duz185, Feb 6, 2008 at 5:20 am
SMS wrote
William,
Excellent Pantera for sale on Ferrariads.com
http://www.ferrarichat.com/ferrariads/showproduct.php?pr...

Nice Bill - I love the interior, though a bit worn. As far as a favorite Mark, the one you pictured is a GT5. I like the GT5 also, but the only one I would trade my GTS for is this modified version of a GT5-S. I believe its in Switzerland. Although I've always loved the GTS look and prefer a stock or classic look, the Kinesis wheels and metallica orange on this modified body are just stunning!

-William
Posted by Duz185, Jan 28, 2008 at 2:05 am
Looks great Andrew. Thanks for the terrific site!

-William
Posted by Duz185, Jan 18, 2008 at 5:09 am
RocketV wrote
Will,
with a big hammer and a little bondo we could make your Pantera look just like that. We could even spray it that color if you like. I bet Krylon makes a pretty close match!

Don't tempt me...
Posted by Duz185, Jan 8, 2008 at 7:05 am
ZUL8TR wrote
Duz...came across a vintage photo of a Pantera and had to share.

Thanks ZUL8TR. That is the car (#2421) that was given to the Playboy Playmate of the Year (girl in picture), and featured in Playboy in the early 70s.
Posted by Duz185, Jan 7, 2008 at 7:20 am
SMS wrote
Duz185,
Do you know the other Panteras in the area and by chance know that one?

Bill, as far as I know, there are about 6 or 7 Panteras in the central Indiana area. Four that are not driven much (one is in Ray Skillman's museum), three that go to car shows and drive-ins on the southside, and one that is driven too fast for its own good...

Unfortunately I don't think any of them are biturbos.

-William
Posted by Duz185, Jan 7, 2008 at 2:14 am
The original Pantera sales were pretty good. It was priced at $10,000, between a Mustang @ $3K and a Ferrari @ $20K. Unfortunately a combination of the gas shortage and emmission regulations that hit in the mid 70's killed sales, so Ford pulled out. By that time DeTomaso had purchased a struggling Maserati and was busy trying to rescue it, so the Pantera project was scrapped.

The car is monocoque construction so there is no chassis, I would hope they don't repeat that. I would also hope that it not be called a Lincoln, and DEFINITELY a better interior. Keep in mind, the original car was designed in less than 9 months. Unheard of and a feat in itself, but it resulted in numerous deficiencies.

With a design like that rendering, the car would need to be completely re-engineered and in fact, re-born.
Posted by Duz185, Jan 6, 2008 at 7:58 am
DC33 wrote
like you said, one can dream and all that for 140k

You are correct. It is a dream, and with current technology it's probably not possible, but with new innovation , incentives (and lots of money) anything is possible. And I agree, a car with all this would definitely be worth more than $140K. I was being optimistic for those of us with limited budgets.

Any takers?