Back around 1991 I was in auto body repair in my high school’s vocational program. We had a Pantera and I was best friends with a classmate whose father had a large independent car dealership and mechanical repair shop. The Pantera was there to get in good running condition and the sound and fury of that beautiful beast still resonates in my soul. God I wish I would’ve been smart enough to buy one back in my 20’s (mid to late 90’s when they were still selling at reasonable prices. One of my favorite cars of all time.
I still love the Pantera but only the chrome bumpered years. Give me a blank check and I'll still go out and get a Pantera over anything else on the road today.
@@stevejacobs8375 About 3 months ago, my Pantera was being serviced and was in the shop over the weekend. A group of us Pantera and Ferrari owners (and some with both), go to car meets and shows every Sunday. Since my Pantera was not with me, one friend who has a hangar full of late model Ferraris asked me to drive his F8 to the show we had picked. I never would have believed that I would ache to get back into my Pantera. The F8 was like driving a Cadillac Hearse, devoid of any steering feel, no road feel, absolutely no thrill to driving it, an utter snoozefest. At 30 mph the rawness of the Pantera makes it a thrilling ride. And I agree with you on the narrow bodied, small bumpered cars being the best looking of the entire run. If you're ever out in southern California, reach out, and you're welcome to take the old cat out for a spin.
My uncle Joe was a serious car collector who owned 67 cars at the time of his passing. The only cars he owned that had any foreign heritage to them were his beautiful 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 and his 1971 Pantera. Both having Ford engines and European and English built bodies. I used to love it as a kid when my uncle Joe came around. Being the only male child in the my generation and uncle Joe never having been married of having children meant I was getting to hang out with him and my dad . I have ridden in and have driven some of the greatest automotive offerings from American Aut manufacturers. And 2 of them just happened to be the Cobra and the Pantera. And the Pantera was one of my favorites out of all of them. My absolute favorite however was his 1974 Jeep CJ5 Renegade with the 304 V8 and T 18 4 speed transmission. It was definitely not the fastest of his cars but it was something different yet held all of best attributes of the cars he collected. A V8 , a convertible and off road capable. That very same CJ 5 Renegade sits in my garage as I make this comment. Only now it's much better in every way than it was originally. But I would trade it and everything else I own today just to get to hang out with my Uncle Joe one more time .
My Dad has the bulk of the collection . Including the Cobra, the Pantera along with many more cool rides . They are expensive to keep up and we are just about finished with a new 180'x 140' steel insulated and climate controlled shop at my dad's place. None of the cars were sold but my uncle left specific vehicles to family members who had a link to each vehicle in some way. Usually a ride they took in one or some memory made with my Uncle and a certain vehicle. All but 6 are still in my immediate family ( Dad & Myself ) . The other 6 were left to another uncle and his wife and a few of my uncles friends. Not all of them were pristine as most were driven and enjoyed regularly. In fact they still are. But there are some that are in amazing original condition like the Cobra , Pantera and handful of others. But the majority are in nice but obviously enjoyed condition.
You'll get to hang out with him one day in the afterlife don't worry about that I'm lucky enough to know this for sure through life experiences all the best to you and yours god bless
Saw my first Pantera when I was a kid...musta been around 1975, and my mind was blown. Gorgeous car, the lines of that car...just something about it, stunning. Years later, they still look amazingly "current" in design. What a car
@@poopy_pants_joe1194Thats ridiculous. I think you are totally off on 0-60 times bud. Plus power delivery sensation does not jibe 1:1 with 0-60. A Civic SI is extremely traction-limited.
@poopy_pants_joe1194 how fast was the honda at the time the pantera was built. Ill bet not 5.5 to 60 fast. Comparing times of cars built 40 years apart is like saying my ferrari is faster than your horse.
My brother owned 3 Panteras. A 1972, 1974 and 1975. I had the pleasure of enjoying all of them. For that period in time absolutely amazing cars. Great video, thank you for the memories!!
@@justinkase1360 agreed ,it seems that some had never seen cars from that era and think they look modern if they could see the sprt cars market from late 60´s to mid 70´s they would fall in their back
I am absolutely blown away!... I've had a thing for the Mangusta and Pantera for over thirty years and I've never once seen or heard of the 90si! If only they built more, so the prices weren't so crazy!
Between 1974 and 2006, I owned one '69 Mangusta, two '72 Pantera's, and one '71 Pantera. Even though the '71 was the most unique with the old push-buttom door handles like the Mangusta, it was the most reliable car. It was serial number 1300, one of the first 15 cars imported to the States. I never should have sold it.
Last time I saw one of these was in the 70's. Me and my buddies were on our bikes when a Pantera went by and jumped on the highway on ramp. Can still hear that engine sound 50+ years later.
Besides mine, my next door neighbor has a "Grabber Blue" Pantera that he bought new in 1973 for under $10,000. He still has it and takes it out on a rare basis. When we both get together to go to a car show on very early Sunday mornings, the two of us pulling out of our driveways at the same time wakes up everyone in the neighborhood.
Last time I saw one was Targa Tasmania 1994. It was also the first time I'd seen one. There were a few Bollwells entered that year, too, including a Nagari, unfortunately for the De Tomaso.
The Detomaso Pantera has been my favourite car for about 20 years. I’m 57, and sadly, will probably never own one. But, ya, by far the best looking car to EVER hit the road. Thanks for sharing.
I really love seeing modified Panteras and marveling at the self-expression and uniqueness embodied by what people come up with for them. Wild colors, rear wings, fearsome performance upgrades, you name it.
I bleed Ford blue...of course I would choose the Pantera. I was in the US Army, stationed in Mannheim Germany, with a Transportation Battalion, back in 82. I can remember traveling on the autobahn, and a Pantera rumbled passed me. What an awesome sound...I could hear it coming, half way up my trailer...bright red blurr...I knew it was a Pantera....That 351C 4V...when I got back to the states, I bought a 69 Mustang that had that engine, swapped in....big power. Miss those days...
@@Paul-k5l1k Really? Well, I bought the Mustang as a roller, and had the 70 351C4V kicking around in my shop, along with a big shaft toploader 4 speed...so they went into the car...not all cars are factory...
I had one but regretfully had to sell it. I grew up around the classic Italian cars of that era because my dad was a mechanic and the Pantera was by far the best that i loved from that time
The first time I saw a Pantera it was driving near a Lincoln Mercury dealership in Seattle in the early 70s. It looked and sounded so amazing, I knew then that I had to own one someday. It took a few decades to finally achieve my goal, but I’m going on my 26th year now with my 71 Pantera. They are amazing machines!
I knew a guy who had one in the 80's. It was the most exotic car I had ever seen. I've always loved them. But I've learned ownership means a lot of corrective maintenance and restorations.
Mate you’ve just hit the nail right on the head! In the late 1980’s my mates older brother bought an 85 Lambo with miles on it and the clutch went, well let me say he wasn’t a rich bloke at the time and it was the same as a house deposit here in Australia to fix.
@@MachineintheMonkey I almost bought a semi-exotic car. Then I thought about the complete absence of luggage/cargo space and how often I'd actually get to drive it. Then I thought about replacement parts. I passed it up.
So.... should we nominate some of the extra words needed,@@nucleargrizzly1776, to make a _coherent sentence_ out of that? I'll start. Let's see what you can do with *ordering, receiving* and *mark-up.* 😐
Wanted a Pantera forever, there was one in my home town of Westerham, UK in the 70's, should bought and kept one, when it was possible, now 72 years old its probably not affordable
There is one person who keeps a white Euro-spec (very de-restricted!) Pantera GT5 parked/stored in an underground garage in the small medieval centre of Copenhagen, and I swear half the city hears it when they take it out for a spin. Glorious.
I remember as a kid in the 80s my mechanic father worked on one of these. One day me and my mom went to pick Dad up at work and as we walked back to his stall i saw one of these in a dark blue. I had never seen such a car so beautiful. As I'm looking at it and dads washing his arms off so we could go he tells his co worker to fire it up one more time before they leave. That thing growled like no car I'd ever heard. I was used to Dad working on hotrods but they never sounded like this. As he revved up the car it went from a throaty growl to a mighty roar. I was smitten with it and not long after pops brought me home a bit ol poster of the car. It went right up on the wall between my lambo countach and dodge coronet posters.
One of my many dream cars. There was a yellow-orange one in my neighborhood I used to see as a kid in the early 1980s. Ever since then the cars and their story have fascinated me. Plus, nothing sounds quite like Pantera exhaust.
I was a teenager in the mid 1970's. I fell in love with Pantera's at first sight. I vividly remember seeing used Pantera's listed for sale in the Milwaukee Journal automotive classified section for $15,000.
Alejandro de Tomaso was an Argentinean son of Italian immigrants who later emigrated to Italy. The company's logo symbolizes the iron tool used to brand horses (from the family ranches), while the colors are those of the Argentine flag.
I had a fellow mechanic tell me about this car because I'd stopped reading Hot Rod, Car Craft, etc. I took one look & loved it. He said it could beat practically anything especially with the 351C. It's well represented in GT7.
One of my dad's best friends had one of the mid 70's versions of the Pantera. On one of our trips in my dad's light plane in the late '70's, my dad's friend left his Pantera at the small airport where we landed, so my dad could drive it to meet him were he was showing a prototype of a long haul truck he designed. My dad being an engine builder, had recently blueprinted the engine, so it was wicked fast. It was so cool and fun as a teenager to ride with my dad in such an exotic car. Both of them were genius level masters of the mechanical arts, and they shared ideas and shop work on several projects in the 70's and 80's.
I just a VGG video on RUclips he picked one up in Canada it's a 2 part video. And then this video pops up after watching VGG. Looking forward to seeing part 2 of VGG. very cool car.
Every time I think about selling my 73 Pantera GTS I see or read great stories about the car and thi k I need to go for a drive and feel power of this machine
I used to see a Pantera on the streets in my town back in the late 80's. It was silver in color. I may have been the owner's daily driver because one winter's day I found myself behind it at a stop light when there was snow on the ground!
I remember a guy, Eddie tell me about this car back in 1998. As I pointed to one in a car magazine ( duPont Registry ), he was explaining how low they set. I later heard from my mother at that time, that Elvis Presley had one as he went to start it . However he went and got his gun, and shot it. I remember that toy little car my Dad brought me, it was the Pantera. I'm 50yrs now, and my parents are gone and yet I can still remember our conversations as my father would stop at the magazine section so I could buy a duPont Registry and look at all the cars. This was a great video, thanks 💙👍💯 Time stamped 11:02pm(3-9-24)
G'Day From Perth Australia. I drove an early import, just once. I loved it. I thought I knew all about the Pantera, but your video showed me how little I knew! Especially that Our Aussie 351 Cleveland engines powered some of the models. I can not express how proud and surprised I am. Thank you for this amazing video. You kicked a goal with it! ♥
The look and sound of the Pantera is beautiful. I Had a 1971 and it handled poorly had a slew of quality control issues with the electrical system as well as cooling and overall build quality. The motor wasn't super powerful or snappy and the ZF trans axle was a slow shifter. Still turned heads and that was what made it fun to drive.
Despite the looks.... you hit it right on the head. Not good handling, QC issues, and motor was not strong anymore with the smog EPA issues, trans was slow. I road raced an ALFA Romeo in SCCA at the time and remember seeing some Panteras that most certainly looked wicked.... but couldn't deliver on track. Lots of cars of the day had the same issues. My neighbor had a 72 and had it tweaked to the extreme. I am sure it would have been a lot more capable than the stock one but I remember that he kept it for a short time once he finished the mods and realized that he couldn't do much with it other than ratting all the neighbors windows as he drove by ;-)
Got to drive a Pantera back in the early 80s - I worked for an upholstery shop that worked on a lot of exotics. Still on my dream car list. - I will point out, I don't think many US 351 cars stayed very "stock" on the engine - too many hot rod mods available for the Cleveland motors...
In 96’ my dad took my brother and I to an IMSA GT race at Las Vegas motor speedway, which in itself was awesome (I just got my drivers license too). Afterwards we went to tour the Hoover Dam and we happened on a Pantera club with like a hundred of them and we ended up touring with them all around that day. That was an amazing few days when I think about it.
I fell in love with the Pantera in the late 70's, but could not afford one. So I bought a RX-7 in 1980. I had no idea the Pantera was produced into the 90s. Wonderful.
The Australians continued to make the 351 Cleveland for a while also into the 1970s , in the Ford Falcon GT XA and XB . A Aussie 351 Cleveland would be awesome 👍😎 in a Pantera . But what about 390 cubic inch, it was a drag racing legend .
My dad bought a ‘71 when I was in high school. He would let me take it out and for a 17 year old me, it was amazing. I can verify that a stock ‘71 was capable of 160 mph. He then gave it to me when I was in college. I got a ticket for 120 in a 35 mph zone. Back then, it was literally a $300 ticket…no arrest. I loved the way it was balanced. I could do controlled drifts at 100+. But, one day a Z-28 t-boned me. We both ended up with serious injuries and my beloved Pantera was DOA.
Oh that's a real pity about the accident but what a great story!! Your dad is such a champ for gifting the car to you the way he did and bro, mistakes are made when you just live your life to the fullest!They way you have! PS. I was only born in 71 ☺
Very good video, about a very good car! But I would like to clarify something, perhaps, little known: Alejandro deTomaso was Argentine, not Italian. He set up his car factory in Italy for convenience, but he continued to proudly display his nationality: it can be seen, for example, in the colors of the shield of his cars, light blue and white, in reference to the Argentine flag. That said, the designs of the Vallelunga and the Pantera are the embodiments of Argentine automotive taste during the middle of the 20th century: fluid Italian lines, clearly European interiors, suspensions and transmissions, but large V-shaped engines of North American origin. I'm not crazy, I know what I'm saying: other embodiments of this “taste” were cars like the IKA Torino and Dodge GTX, for example. but it is an aside. You already know that Argentinians whenever we see our colors, we get into the conversation wanting to "teach something." AHAHAH! A big hug!
de Tomaso was italo-argentine.... grandpa and grandma was 100% italian immigrated in argentina, the car was produced in italy, the car project was italian by Giampaolo dallara and the Detomaso car company was founded in italy.......
I’ve only seen one in the wild and it was a Gen 1 in 1971. As it flew by me I was stumped as to what it was until months later learning who and what it was and what it was packing. All these years later I still think it’s one of the most gorgeous car ever built.
I decided to drive up Thompson Canyon from Loveland Colorado to Estes Park on one fine Sunday. All of a sudden 2 Panteras pass me on the highway? It's my favorite car of all time! Then i see another one behind me? Now I see a line of them behind me. I let 13 of them pass me on the way up just so I could take in the engine sounds! I didn't know that they had a meeting downtown that day. 30-35 Panteras on show that day and 13 blasted my me! Nothing on earth sounds like a Pantera. I can tell a Pantera, old 5.0 Mustang and the new Dodge Demon sound from blocks away.
Back in 1973 a friend of mines father was a returning POW fighter pilot. When I was allowed to come over the next time after about 5 months of not going over, his dad came into the room with the dark shades of a fighter pilot glasses and asked if we wanted to get an ice cream? We got in his bright red brand-new DeTomaso Pantera that he was given to the store! What a cool ride and my all-time favorite car!
I have a 72 Pantera, bought it in 2001 and still have it. I have modified it to improve the problem areas. Headers, suspenison, elertronic ignition, upgraded brakes, better radiator(they all run very hot). The car is so much fun to drive, actually drove it to work.One thing about Pateras, they don't follow yearly production runs. You need to know the VIN# to know what was stock.
Love the Pantera. My hs teacher had a blue one he raced another teacher with a 300z. Pretty sure he lost but I'd rather be in a losing Pantera than a winning 300z. It was a72 I think. Loudest car I ever heard that had mufflers on it to date.
I knew a guy in 1971 that just purchased a brand new Pantera. I fell in love with it as a 17 year old kid and knew that was THE car I was going to buy. And then he told me the bad news when he said, “I paid $10,000 for this baby!” I knew right then I wasn’t going to be getting a Pantera.
I always wondered why the four bolt main 351C in the Pantera was discontinued early in production. I worked in a LM dealer in the 70's in Elgin Ill. and I was told that dealer sold 94 of those cars and I had many occasions to drive them, WOW such a ride. I guess the engine being built in Australia was the reason the 4 bolt engine was discontinued. The transaxle was from ZF and at the time only one place in Florida was allowed to repair them Stropp something as I recall so with a trans problem car was sitting in our shop for sometimes months waiting for repair. Beautiful car indeed and memories that will be with me for eternity, great video thank you.
The 351 Cleveland did not gain a larger camshaft in 1972 "Actually from a 428 Cobra Jet" (@7:25). FE Bore Spacing of 4.630" vs the 335 and Windsor bore spacing of 4.380" makes this impossible.
I remember seeing several of these growing up in the 80s and 90s in the L.A. area. Always looked and sounded so great. The rock drummer Carmine Appice lived near me and I would always see him out and about in the later 80s in his Pantera. It's a shame they let the '90s redone model go to waste considering there were so many performance parts available for the 302 at that time. Ironically, this was probably around the time that Saleen was getting the 351 Windsor-based engine certified as his own proprietary engine for the Saleen S351. There could have been a mating of the 351 Windsor and the 90s Pantera, with US certification. Even now, they should not let the 90s Pantera go to waste and license them to manufacturers as continuation cars similar to how Safir licenses continuation GT40s presently.
as an early 70's Mustang 351 owner I can tell you that aerodynamics was always peachy in the Pantera unlike the terrible car I own. Also the Mustangs have had pretty crappy aero for many years and a determination to not update things such as rear suspension and axle type. The Pantera was never weighed down by the LCD syndrome.
I live in L.A. as well and have had my '72 Pantera for nearly 30 years. Barely drivable for the first 18 years, I had it modified and restored, and now I drive it all the time without issue. My next door neighbor bought his 73 blue one (like grabber blue from Ford), new in 1973 for $9800, and he still has his. Still a stunning looking car, and there is little that sounds as good as a built Cleveland engine.
@jamesmedina2062 it would overheat before I could back 35' out of my driveway. It was impossible to start without pulling the air cleaner off and dumping gas directly into the carburetor, rarely when I did drive it did it make it to its destination. We sorted out pretty much everything, did a full high quality interior, did a rebuilt Cleveland engine transplant with 500hp, etc. And the other big improvement that made it more drivable was that I shrunk in height from my nearly 6'-3" height about 8 years ago to just under 6' , so for the first time in nearly 30 years, I fit quite comfortably in my now luxurious leather interior with beautifully upholstered C4 Corvette Seats.
@@tedgeldberg6498 You didn't tell me what cam you used. I have a friend with a Pantera named Towney Burns. I have a Mustang with stroker Cleveland and I hardly ran it at all stock. Tore it down and rebuilt with good parts and a tame hyd roller cam, Crane roller rockers, etc. 400 horse kit. Headers. A Holley 3310 with annular boosters never failed me at all not once. No choke tower either. Australian 2V heads were used in iron with port work. Besides the obvious advantages of your aerodynamics, yours all had manuals right? I wish I could easily fit a 5 speed in mine. Its 3 speed automatic.
I never knew about the 90si. I love the design, and that it has an engine I know has a huge aftermarket for performance and reliability. Now I just have to find one for my midlife crisis buy. Lol
I took a job at Ford Product Planning in 1972 after graduating from Harvard Business School with an MBA at least partially because they gave me a Pantera as a company car. (I should have been an investment banker.) I had 2. A 1973 L model followed by a 1974. I tested the top speed in a run in Canada and topped out at 145. It was night time but I tried dropping the headlights but it didn't help. 145 was it. My 62 E Type did an honest 150. It had more few quality problems too but the biggest problem was the 55 mph speed limit and Dearborn traffic. Not that much fun to drive at 55 in heavy traffic.
Absolutely gorgeous and I totally agree with you that I love the original Pantera design ! I've been dreaming of having one my entire life. Too bad I can't pick up a new one for the 10k sticker price !! Someday maybe 🤔
Walked in to a customer's garage in the summer of 08.... here in Noblesville, Indiana. He had many things, was an insurance guy, boasted of his company having the policy for The Bay Bridge during the 89 Earthquake had. I said, nice Pantera, nice v6 914. He was impressed, I said, I'm from The Bay Area, these were everywhere. He said, I know.
I owned a 71 Pantera from 1975 thru 1987. Fantastic car. Engine came with cast iron intake and Autolite carb. Replaced with aluminum intake and Holley double pumper 750 plus Hooker headers and 4 glass pack mufflers that looked like original Tires were replaced with Michelin XWX-VR . Rear wheel bearings were a big problem. Loved the car! Now own a 2002 ZO6....not so flashy but much higher performance and superior reliability..
Honestly among the most beautiful cars ever conceived. Neck and neck with the most beautiful Ferraris, Maseratis and Aston Martins with a kind of bad ass look I can't quite put my finger on. Although they're all truly gorgeous the early ones are my favorite. Those wheels at 9:20 😍. The Mangusta was an absolutely gorgeous as well and I never knew about those Vallelungas. Very classy looking little machine. I'd imagine their prices are stratospheric. Great vid.
I remember seeing my first Pantera while camping and waterskiing in Oregon. I was only 16 at the time, 1978, and I was in love with it, the owner explained that it was put together from parts from other manufacturers and would be easier to get while the 351ci Cleveland was an impressive and dependable power plant. I am surprised that they never built any with the 429ci 428ci or 427ci, I would have loved to see it with a side oiler and more horsepower. I have seen about 6 Panteras over my 62 years, and I am a total gearhead, so I look for cool cars, production and customs all the time. There was one here in St. Helens Oregon a couple of years ago, the kid who owned it did not have a clue how to work on it, but it was cool to see driving around town occasionally.
My Dad had the 1972. He customized it a bit with some chrome and DeTomaso parts, custom exhaust, blacked out and polished wheels, all chrome blacked out, British Racing Green. It was a blast to drive! Went around corners like a go cart! It was very low, hard to get into. It was my favorite, still to this day. He was supposed to leave it to me in his will but...
Growing up in the 90's, my best friend's dad had a red De Tomaso. Had the Ford v8. He took me for a ride once and thats about the moment I got really into cars.
I was walking down a street in a small coastal town in Central California with my wife. As we walked along the line of parked cars, a Pantera started up. The initial roar, the deep rumbling idle, and the sedate speed of this car slowly moving down the street has stayed with me for almost 20 years.
In 1976 or77 a friend of mine a a Pantera or two at his gas station. It was love at first sight for this high school kid. Didn't even know how cool it was, still love that car. Who knows, maybe next year!
I remember seeing a yellow one in Ventura, Ca when I was a young man in the late 80s. I thought it was the craziest thing I’d ever seen, it sounded incredible and was quick.
I have a 72 MACH 1 with an Australian forged Cleveland engine. Ported, polished etc. and putting down 1,100 WHP from a dual-charged set up. - I drive it, too, and I mean drive it! -- It just takes it and asks for more. -- It's 9.1 secs in the quarter with a 71 year old man behind the wheel. - One of the toughest, best sounding animal engines, I've ever had the pleasure to own. ALL Pantera inspired. I'd give up the rest of my collection in a minute if I was told I could only own one car? It would be my hybrid fat-back MACH.
The later Pantera cars had the Australian cast 351C too. That was after US production stopped and the tooling sent to Australia for 302 and 351 V8 options in Australian Falcons, Fairlanes and LTD cars. Stopped in 1982 without telling De Tomaso they scrapped the tooling.
The later Pantera cars had the Australian cast 351 Cleveland version cast in Ford Australia's Geelong engine plant. That was after US production stopped and the tooling was sent to Australia for 302 and 351 V8 options in Australian Falcons, Fairlanes and LTD cars. Stopped in 1982 without telling De Tomaso they scrapped the tooling.
Great car. I have a 1972 DeTomaso Pantera right hand drive in the UK that I paid GBP 6000 pounds for thirty years ago. It was totally stripped down for restoration, but still I bought it. Work, family and moving home a couple of times have meant the restoration has yet to start and I have the car stored in my barn. I'm 60 this year and the restoration will start when I get back from Asia where I'm currently based through work. I have already put in a space frame roll cage to put the strength into the chassis that was not there when built new and plan to up-grade the brakes and suspension which with today's technology will enhance the car massively. This car sits beside my 1968 Porsche 912 right hand drive that I have had for 35 years. Two absolute classics. Both will go to the grave with me.
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Back around 1991 I was in auto body repair in my high school’s vocational program. We had a Pantera and I was best friends with a classmate whose father had a large independent car dealership and mechanical repair shop. The Pantera was there to get in good running condition and the sound and fury of that beautiful beast still resonates in my soul. God I wish I would’ve been smart enough to buy one back in my 20’s (mid to late 90’s when they were still selling at reasonable prices. One of my favorite cars of all time.
I have the money now DIDN'T there..But no and I only drive 1K a year..😁😁😁😁
I still love the Pantera but only the chrome bumpered years. Give me a blank check and I'll still go out and get a Pantera over anything else on the road today.
@@stevejacobs8375 About 3 months ago, my Pantera was being serviced and was in the shop over the weekend. A group of us Pantera and Ferrari owners (and some with both), go to car meets and shows every Sunday. Since my Pantera was not with me, one friend who has a hangar full of late model Ferraris asked me to drive his F8 to the show we had picked. I never would have believed that I would ache to get back into my Pantera. The F8 was like driving a Cadillac Hearse, devoid of any steering feel, no road feel, absolutely no thrill to driving it, an utter snoozefest. At 30 mph the rawness of the Pantera makes it a thrilling ride. And I agree with you on the narrow bodied, small bumpered cars being the best looking of the entire run. If you're ever out in southern California, reach out, and you're welcome to take the old cat out for a spin.
Early 90s I use to deliver parts to the Pantera Shop.. 605 at 91 freeway...
Just a , what was cool about my job.. visiting them was Epic...
They may have looked cool. But they were never good cars. They were Italian "supercars", but at Ford prices and therefore quality to match.
Never knew the Pantera had such a long production run, had only knew of the 70's Panteras!
Later Panteras were brought into here in N W Ohio, USA to be updated with proper USA emissions equipment, so we knew of them...
@@buzzwaldron6195 Just not a lot of them.
I think just under 10,000 made.
Seen a guy driving one in Canada and his rear plate read " Enzo who" . I laughed and chatted with him at the red light, nice guy, wicked car
I saw a Pantera in California the plate read " Magnum PU". Making fun of the Ferrari 308.
My uncle Joe was a serious car collector who owned 67 cars at the time of his passing. The only cars he owned that had any foreign heritage to them were his beautiful 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 and his 1971 Pantera. Both having Ford engines and European and English built bodies. I used to love it as a kid when my uncle Joe came around. Being the only male child in the my generation and uncle Joe never having been married of having children meant I was getting to hang out with him and my dad . I have ridden in and have driven some of the greatest automotive offerings from American Aut manufacturers. And 2 of them just happened to be the Cobra and the Pantera. And the Pantera was one of my favorites out of all of them. My absolute favorite however was his 1974 Jeep CJ5 Renegade with the 304 V8 and T 18 4 speed transmission. It was definitely not the fastest of his cars but it was something different yet held all of best attributes of the cars he collected. A V8 , a convertible and off road capable. That very same CJ 5 Renegade sits in my garage as I make this comment. Only now it's much better in every way than it was originally. But I would trade it and everything else I own today just to get to hang out with my Uncle Joe one more time .
Damn you are lucky to have an uncle like that
Nice man. Glad you kept that CJ5. Where is that Pantera now do you know?
My Dad has the bulk of the collection . Including the Cobra, the Pantera along with many more cool rides . They are expensive to keep up and we are just about finished with a new 180'x 140' steel insulated and climate controlled shop at my dad's place. None of the cars were sold but my uncle left specific vehicles to family members who had a link to each vehicle in some way. Usually a ride they took in one or some memory made with my Uncle and a certain vehicle. All but 6 are still in my immediate family ( Dad & Myself ) . The other 6 were left to another uncle and his wife and a few of my uncles friends. Not all of them were pristine as most were driven and enjoyed regularly. In fact they still are. But there are some that are in amazing original condition like the Cobra , Pantera and handful of others. But the majority are in nice but obviously enjoyed condition.
Damn, now every one of us misses Uncle Joe. ..... 😒😭
You'll get to hang out with him one day in the afterlife don't worry about that I'm lucky enough to know this for sure through life experiences all the best to you and yours god bless
Saw my first Pantera when I was a kid...musta been around 1975, and my mind was blown.
Gorgeous car, the lines of that car...just something about it, stunning.
Years later, they still look amazingly "current" in design.
What a car
Every time I give someone a ride in mine, they have the same reaction when I let off the throttle......They burst out laughing. It's that good.
Yeah, same here haha
Really? 0 to 60 is the same as a Honda Civic Si
@@poopy_pants_joe1194Thats ridiculous. I think you are totally off on 0-60 times bud. Plus power delivery sensation does not jibe 1:1 with 0-60. A Civic SI is extremely traction-limited.
@poopy_pants_joe1194 how fast was the honda at the time the pantera was built. Ill bet not 5.5 to 60 fast. Comparing times of cars built 40 years apart is like saying my ferrari is faster than your horse.
Your assertion is actually a fallacy of logic. B/T/W, that Honda is a 1.5 liter, 3,000lb sedan that is certified as a "Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle".
My brother owned 3 Panteras. A 1972, 1974 and 1975. I had the pleasure of enjoying all of them. For that period in time absolutely amazing cars. Great video, thank you for the memories!!
Brother soonded like a pretty cool guy!!
The Pantera still looks modern 50 years later.
Nah. It looks awesome, but not modern.
@@justinkase1360 agreed ,it seems that some had never seen cars from that era and think they look modern if they could see the sprt cars market from late 60´s to mid 70´s they would fall in their back
It always looked like a kit car!
@@DennisMerwood-xk8wp Oh hello, you're late to the party but nice to see you finally got here old boy. Here, have a seat you must be tired.
@@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt You will be old one day too my friend. And probably still an asshole!
I am absolutely blown away!... I've had a thing for the Mangusta and Pantera for over thirty years and I've never once seen or heard of the 90si! If only they built more, so the prices weren't so crazy!
Between 1974 and 2006, I owned one '69 Mangusta, two '72 Pantera's, and one '71 Pantera. Even though the '71 was the most unique with the old push-buttom door handles like the Mangusta, it was the most reliable car. It was serial number 1300, one of the first 15 cars imported to the States. I never should have sold it.
Last time I saw one of these was in the 70's. Me and my buddies were on our bikes when a Pantera went by and jumped on the highway on ramp. Can still hear that engine sound 50+ years later.
Besides mine, my next door neighbor has a "Grabber Blue" Pantera that he bought new in 1973 for under $10,000. He still has it and takes it out on a rare basis. When we both get together to go to a car show on very early Sunday mornings, the two of us pulling out of our driveways at the same time wakes up everyone in the neighborhood.
I'd pay money to hear that @@tedgeldberg6498
I have a Grabber Blue car too. Really stunning color and so different to drive than all the computers with wheels for sale today.
Last time I saw one was Targa Tasmania 1994. It was also the first time I'd seen one. There were a few Bollwells entered that year, too, including a Nagari, unfortunately for the De Tomaso.
I saw one in 1991 in a then-friend's uncle's garage. I wonder on occasion if he kept it. I hope so.
The Detomaso Pantera has been my favourite car for about 20 years. I’m 57, and sadly, will probably never own one. But, ya, by far the best looking car to EVER hit the road. Thanks for sharing.
This car is the epitome of "best of both worlds"... Timeless beauty, unbeateable sound and decent power for its time.
I really love seeing modified Panteras and marveling at the self-expression and uniqueness embodied by what people come up with for them. Wild colors, rear wings, fearsome performance upgrades, you name it.
Very well done video! I would also choose a Pantera over a similar aged Ferrari 😊
I bleed Ford blue...of course I would choose the Pantera. I was in the US Army, stationed in Mannheim Germany, with a Transportation Battalion, back in 82. I can remember traveling on the autobahn, and a Pantera rumbled passed me. What an awesome sound...I could hear it coming, half way up my trailer...bright red blurr...I knew it was a Pantera....That 351C 4V...when I got back to the states, I bought a 69 Mustang that had that engine, swapped in....big power. Miss those days...
‘69 Mustangs had the 351W not 351C.
@@Paul-k5l1k Really? Well, I bought the Mustang as a roller, and had the 70 351C4V kicking around in my shop, along with a big shaft toploader 4 speed...so they went into the car...not all cars are factory...
Thank you for your service there, mate
Aussie true blue hair
I had one but regretfully had to sell it. I grew up around the classic Italian cars of that era because my dad was a mechanic and the Pantera was by far the best that i loved from that time
It still displays the BEST WIDE tire photos of the internet. Those are some beasts. Nuff said.
The first time I saw a Pantera it was driving near a Lincoln Mercury dealership in Seattle in the early 70s. It looked and sounded so amazing, I knew then that I had to own one someday. It took a few decades to finally achieve my goal, but I’m going on my 26th year now with my 71 Pantera. They are amazing machines!
I knew a guy who had one in the 80's. It was the most exotic car I had ever seen. I've always loved them. But I've learned ownership means a lot of corrective maintenance and restorations.
When I think of getting replacement parts, the Pantera wins.
Mate you’ve just hit the nail right on the head! In the late 1980’s my mates older brother bought an 85 Lambo with miles on it and the clutch went, well let me say he wasn’t a rich bloke at the time and it was the same as a house deposit here in Australia to fix.
@@MachineintheMonkey I almost bought a semi-exotic car. Then I thought about the complete absence of luggage/cargo space and how often I'd actually get to drive it. Then I thought about replacement parts. I passed it up.
They say 125% parts availability.
So.... should we nominate some of the extra words needed,@@nucleargrizzly1776, to make a _coherent sentence_ out of that?
I'll start.
Let's see what you can do with *ordering, receiving* and *mark-up.*
😐
@@nucleargrizzly1776yes, many Fiat and Alfa Romeo parts in them. I had the Panteras predecessor, a 69 Mangusta (Mustang 289 motor)
I was a Pantera fan boy in High School in the 80s when all my friends shouted in the lunch room that ferrari or porsche was best.
Shelby Cobra.....DeTomaso Mangusta (Mongoose). 😎👍
Pretty obvious competition there.
Rikki Tikki Tavvi....
Orson Welles: there's going to be a War...
Yeah definitely named with obvious intentions. .. the name Mangusta tho... 😂. Me gusta
Ha ha. A Mongoose can kill and eat a Cobra!
MY biggest car regret was not buying a restored1972 Pantera L back in 2002 for $27K. Instead I remodeled my kitchen.
the car would have netted you more profit but at the time you thought it was the inverse eh?
Ouch, that hurts..
Happy wife, happy life.
@@danpatterson8009 She ended up divorcing me and taking the house, I would've been better off with the Pantera
FR...the days of finding one that isn't in shoddy shape for under 40k are probably gone.
I had a friend who had one,(purchased a burnt one and restored it ). It was amazing.🤗
just drop dead mean looking..what a beauty..sure heads and eyes follow this car whenever and whereever it goes..
Wanted a Pantera forever, there was one in my home town of Westerham, UK in the 70's, should bought and kept one, when it was possible, now 72 years old its probably not affordable
There is one person who keeps a white Euro-spec (very de-restricted!) Pantera GT5 parked/stored in an underground garage in the small medieval centre of Copenhagen, and I swear half the city hears it when they take it out for a spin. Glorious.
I remember as a kid in the 80s my mechanic father worked on one of these. One day me and my mom went to pick Dad up at work and as we walked back to his stall i saw one of these in a dark blue. I had never seen such a car so beautiful. As I'm looking at it and dads washing his arms off so we could go he tells his co worker to fire it up one more time before they leave. That thing growled like no car I'd ever heard. I was used to Dad working on hotrods but they never sounded like this. As he revved up the car it went from a throaty growl to a mighty roar. I was smitten with it and not long after pops brought me home a bit ol poster of the car. It went right up on the wall between my lambo countach and dodge coronet posters.
thx man! De Tomaso was so cool!
One of my many dream cars. There was a yellow-orange one in my neighborhood I used to see as a kid in the early 1980s. Ever since then the cars and their story have fascinated me. Plus, nothing sounds quite like Pantera exhaust.
I have seen an immaculate bright orange one driving around my area. It is a gorgeous car!
I had a love affair with the Pantera back in the mid 70's! It was an absolute beauty in its era!
I was a teenager in the mid 1970's. I fell in love with Pantera's at first sight. I vividly remember seeing used Pantera's listed for sale in the Milwaukee Journal automotive classified section for $15,000.
Great video! I didn't realize they were still building them into the 90s. Learn something new every day!
Was twinging 2 years Hmmm
Alejandro de Tomaso was an Argentinean son of Italian immigrants who later emigrated to Italy. The company's logo symbolizes the iron tool used to brand horses (from the family ranches), while the colors are those of the Argentine flag.
I had a fellow mechanic tell me about this car because I'd stopped reading Hot Rod, Car Craft, etc. I took one look & loved it. He said it could beat practically anything especially with the 351C. It's well represented in GT7.
The first time i saw a Pantera at a car show my friend told me i started drooling...
You're excused
Cool car and cool video thanks ❤❤❤
One of my dad's best friends had one of the mid 70's versions of the Pantera. On one of our trips in my dad's light plane in the late '70's, my dad's friend left his Pantera at the small airport where we landed, so my dad could drive it to meet him were he was showing a prototype of a long haul truck he designed. My dad being an engine builder, had recently blueprinted the engine, so it was wicked fast. It was so cool and fun as a teenager to ride with my dad in such an exotic car. Both of them were genius level masters of the mechanical arts, and they shared ideas and shop work on several projects in the 70's and 80's.
There's a few that run in historic racing here in Australia.
Bad-ass!!!
I just a VGG video on RUclips he picked one up in Canada it's a 2 part video. And then this video pops up after watching VGG. Looking forward to seeing part 2 of VGG. very cool car.
Every time I think about selling my 73 Pantera GTS I see or read great stories about the car and thi k I need to go for a drive and feel power of this machine
I used to see a Pantera on the streets in my town back in the late 80's. It was silver in color. I may have been the owner's daily driver because one winter's day I found myself behind it at a stop light when there was snow on the ground!
I remember a guy, Eddie tell me about this car back in 1998.
As I pointed to one in a car magazine ( duPont Registry ), he was explaining how low they set.
I later heard from my mother at that time, that Elvis Presley had one as he went to start it .
However he went and got his gun, and shot it.
I remember that toy little car my Dad brought me, it was the Pantera.
I'm 50yrs now, and my parents are gone and yet I can still remember our conversations as my father would stop at the magazine section so I could buy a duPont Registry and look at all the cars.
This was a great video, thanks 💙👍💯
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G'Day From Perth Australia. I drove an early import, just once. I loved it. I thought I knew all about the Pantera, but your video showed me how little I knew! Especially that Our Aussie 351 Cleveland engines powered some of the models. I can not express how proud and surprised I am.
Thank you for this amazing video. You kicked a goal with it! ♥
The look and sound of the Pantera is beautiful. I Had a 1971 and it handled poorly had a slew of quality control issues with the electrical system as well as cooling and overall build quality. The motor wasn't super powerful or snappy and the ZF trans axle was a slow shifter. Still turned heads and that was what made it fun to drive.
Despite the looks.... you hit it right on the head. Not good handling, QC issues, and motor was not strong anymore with the smog EPA issues, trans was slow. I road raced an ALFA Romeo in SCCA at the time and remember seeing some Panteras that most certainly looked wicked.... but couldn't deliver on track. Lots of cars of the day had the same issues. My neighbor had a 72 and had it tweaked to the extreme. I am sure it would have been a lot more capable than the stock one but I remember that he kept it for a short time once he finished the mods and realized that he couldn't do much with it other than ratting all the neighbors windows as he drove by ;-)
Got to drive a Pantera back in the early 80s - I worked for an upholstery shop that worked on a lot of exotics. Still on my dream car list. - I will point out, I don't think many US 351 cars stayed very "stock" on the engine - too many hot rod mods available for the Cleveland motors...
I’m glad I had the opportunity to work on this amazing car way back in my early days of wrenching at the local Lincoln Mercury Dealership.
Every boy of my age (63) wanted one of these cars!
saw one in the mtns of north ga few weeks ago, it was a gorgeous dark purple
Styling of the gt5/gt5s is probably my top favorite.
1970. 17 years old.
I had a red Pantera on my bedroom wall instead of Raquel Welch.
Strange how both can make you tingle in the same areas.
In 96’ my dad took my brother and I to an IMSA GT race at Las Vegas motor speedway, which in itself was awesome (I just got my drivers license too). Afterwards we went to tour the Hoover Dam and we happened on a Pantera club with like a hundred of them and we ended up touring with them all around that day. That was an amazing few days when I think about it.
WOW 100 or so Panteras in one place has to be an amazing sight to see
I fell in love with the Pantera in the late 70's, but could not afford one. So I bought a RX-7 in 1980. I had no idea the Pantera was produced into the 90s. Wonderful.
I always lived these cars. I had a 4V Cleveland that i built and put in a 69 Mercury Cougar, w nitrous. It was insane
351 Cleveland one of the best Ford motors ever made. Too bad it had such a short run.
In the early 80's I had a 70 Mach1 with a 351C & 4 spd, great engine and car
The Australians continued to make the 351 Cleveland for a while also into the 1970s , in the Ford Falcon GT XA and XB . A Aussie 351 Cleveland would be awesome 👍😎 in a Pantera . But what about 390 cubic inch, it was a drag racing legend .
My dad bought a ‘71 when I was in high school. He would let me take it out and for a 17 year old me, it was amazing. I can verify that a stock ‘71 was capable of 160 mph. He then gave it to me when I was in college. I got a ticket for 120 in a 35 mph zone. Back then, it was literally a $300 ticket…no arrest. I loved the way it was balanced. I could do controlled drifts at 100+. But, one day a Z-28 t-boned me. We both ended up with serious injuries and my beloved Pantera was DOA.
Oh that's a real pity about the accident but what a great story!! Your dad is such a champ for gifting the car to you the way he did and bro, mistakes are made when you just live your life to the fullest!They way you have! PS. I was only born in 71 ☺
That's was great-never knew anything about these when growing up.
Very good video, about a very good car!
But I would like to clarify something, perhaps, little known: Alejandro deTomaso was Argentine, not Italian. He set up his car factory in Italy for convenience, but he continued to proudly display his nationality: it can be seen, for example, in the colors of the shield of his cars, light blue and white, in reference to the Argentine flag.
That said, the designs of the Vallelunga and the Pantera are the embodiments of Argentine automotive taste during the middle of the 20th century: fluid Italian lines, clearly European interiors, suspensions and transmissions, but large V-shaped engines of North American origin.
I'm not crazy, I know what I'm saying: other embodiments of this “taste” were cars like the IKA Torino and Dodge GTX, for example.
but it is an aside.
You already know that Argentinians whenever we see our colors, we get into the conversation wanting to "teach something." AHAHAH!
A big hug!
de Tomaso was italo-argentine.... grandpa and grandma was 100% italian immigrated in argentina, the car was produced in italy, the car project was italian by Giampaolo dallara and the Detomaso car company was founded in italy.......
@@mattiaongaro4123
Yes, off course.
Like me, the Grandfathers of deTomaso was Italians.
I’ve only seen one in the wild and it was a Gen 1 in 1971. As it flew by me I was stumped as to what it was until months later learning who and what it was and what it was packing. All these years later I still think it’s one of the most gorgeous car ever built.
I decided to drive up Thompson Canyon from Loveland Colorado to Estes Park on one fine Sunday. All of a sudden 2 Panteras pass me on the highway? It's my favorite car of all time! Then i see another one behind me? Now I see a line of them behind me. I let 13 of them pass me on the way up just so I could take in the engine sounds!
I didn't know that they had a meeting downtown that day.
30-35 Panteras on show that day and 13 blasted my me! Nothing on earth sounds like a Pantera. I can tell a Pantera, old 5.0 Mustang and the new Dodge Demon sound from blocks away.
Back in 1973 a friend of mines father was a returning POW fighter pilot. When I was allowed to come over the next time after about 5 months of not going over, his dad came into the room with the dark shades of a fighter pilot glasses and asked if we wanted to get an ice cream? We got in his bright red brand-new DeTomaso Pantera that he was given to the store! What a cool ride and my all-time favorite car!
I have a 72 Pantera, bought it in 2001 and still have it. I have modified it to improve the problem areas. Headers, suspenison, elertronic ignition, upgraded brakes, better radiator(they all run very hot). The car is so much fun to drive, actually drove it to work.One thing about Pateras, they don't follow yearly production runs. You need to know the VIN# to know what was stock.
When I worked for Tullio Abbate, Lake Como, Italy in the 70s, we would get the Ford 351C from De Tomaso .
Love the Pantera. My hs teacher had a blue one he raced another teacher with a 300z. Pretty sure he lost but I'd rather be in a losing Pantera than a winning 300z. It was a72 I think. Loudest car I ever heard that had mufflers on it to date.
300Z doesn't even make 160 hp.
I love the Pantera and is still my dream car
One of the greatest cars ever made!
Didn't know they were rare, but good job.
Those later ones are pretty hard to look at. '70 - '72 all the way!
In the 70s when I was a kid a guy down the street had one. IT'S been on my bucket list ever since
I knew a guy in 1971 that just purchased a brand new Pantera. I fell in love with it as a 17 year old kid and knew that was THE car I was going to buy. And then he told me the bad news when he said, “I paid $10,000 for this baby!” I knew right then I wasn’t going to be getting a Pantera.
I always wondered why the four bolt main 351C in the Pantera was discontinued early in production. I worked in a LM dealer in the 70's in Elgin Ill. and I was told that dealer sold 94 of those cars and I had many occasions to drive them, WOW such a ride. I guess the engine being built in Australia was the reason the 4 bolt engine was discontinued. The transaxle was from ZF and at the time only one place in Florida was allowed to repair them Stropp something as I recall so with a trans problem car was sitting in our shop for sometimes months waiting for repair. Beautiful car indeed and memories that will be with me for eternity, great video thank you.
The 351 Cleveland did not gain a larger camshaft in 1972 "Actually from a 428 Cobra Jet" (@7:25). FE Bore Spacing of 4.630" vs the 335 and Windsor bore spacing of 4.380" makes this impossible.
Love it!!!!!!!!!! Since 1983!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember seeing several of these growing up in the 80s and 90s in the L.A. area. Always looked and sounded so great. The rock drummer Carmine Appice lived near me and I would always see him out and about in the later 80s in his Pantera. It's a shame they let the '90s redone model go to waste considering there were so many performance parts available for the 302 at that time. Ironically, this was probably around the time that Saleen was getting the 351 Windsor-based engine certified as his own proprietary engine for the Saleen S351. There could have been a mating of the 351 Windsor and the 90s Pantera, with US certification. Even now, they should not let the 90s Pantera go to waste and license them to manufacturers as continuation cars similar to how Safir licenses continuation GT40s presently.
as an early 70's Mustang 351 owner I can tell you that aerodynamics was always peachy in the Pantera unlike the terrible car I own. Also the Mustangs have had pretty crappy aero for many years and a determination to not update things such as rear suspension and axle type. The Pantera was never weighed down by the LCD syndrome.
I live in L.A. as well and have had my '72 Pantera for nearly 30 years. Barely drivable for the first 18 years, I had it modified and restored, and now I drive it all the time without issue. My next door neighbor bought his
73 blue one (like grabber blue from Ford), new in 1973 for $9800, and he still has his. Still a stunning looking car, and there is little that sounds as good as a built Cleveland engine.
@@tedgeldberg6498 what made it more driveable than before?What cam did you use ?
@jamesmedina2062 it would overheat before I could back 35' out of my driveway. It was impossible to start without pulling the air cleaner off and dumping gas directly into the carburetor, rarely when I did drive it did it make it to its destination. We sorted out pretty much everything, did a full high quality interior, did a rebuilt Cleveland engine transplant with 500hp, etc. And the other big improvement that made it more drivable was that I shrunk in height from my nearly 6'-3" height about 8 years ago to just under 6' , so for the first time in nearly 30 years, I fit quite comfortably in my now luxurious leather interior with beautifully upholstered C4 Corvette Seats.
@@tedgeldberg6498 You didn't tell me what cam you used. I have a friend with a Pantera named Towney Burns. I have a Mustang with stroker Cleveland and I hardly ran it at all stock. Tore it down and rebuilt with good parts and a tame hyd roller cam, Crane roller rockers, etc. 400 horse kit. Headers. A Holley 3310 with annular boosters never failed me at all not once. No choke tower either. Australian 2V heads were used in iron with port work. Besides the obvious advantages of your aerodynamics, yours all had manuals right? I wish I could easily fit a 5 speed in mine. Its 3 speed automatic.
I never knew about the 90si. I love the design, and that it has an engine I know has a huge aftermarket for performance and reliability. Now I just have to find one for my midlife crisis buy. Lol
Great video.
I took a job at Ford Product Planning in 1972 after graduating from Harvard Business School with an MBA at least partially because they gave me a Pantera as a company car. (I should have been an investment banker.) I had 2. A 1973 L model followed by a 1974. I tested the top speed in a run in Canada and topped out at 145. It was night time but I tried dropping the headlights but it didn't help. 145 was it. My 62 E Type did an honest 150. It had more few quality problems too but the biggest problem was the 55 mph speed limit and Dearborn traffic. Not that much fun to drive at 55 in heavy traffic.
I owned a 1971 DeTomaso Pantera and loved all 14 years of it. ❤
Absolutely! I to prefer the Tomaso Panthera above any Ferrari.
Absolutely gorgeous and I totally agree with you that I love the original Pantera design !
I've been dreaming of having one my entire life. Too bad I can't pick up a new one for the 10k sticker price !!
Someday maybe 🤔
Walked in to a customer's garage in the summer of 08.... here in Noblesville, Indiana. He had many things, was an insurance guy, boasted of his company having the policy for The Bay Bridge during the 89 Earthquake had.
I said, nice Pantera, nice v6 914. He was impressed, I said, I'm from The Bay Area, these were everywhere. He said, I know.
I owned a 71 Pantera from 1975 thru 1987. Fantastic car. Engine came with cast iron intake and
Autolite carb. Replaced with aluminum intake and Holley double pumper 750 plus Hooker headers and 4 glass pack mufflers that looked like original Tires were replaced with Michelin XWX-VR . Rear wheel bearings were a big problem. Loved the car! Now own a 2002 ZO6....not so flashy but much higher performance and superior reliability..
Honestly among the most beautiful cars ever conceived. Neck and neck with the most beautiful Ferraris, Maseratis and Aston Martins with a kind of bad ass look I can't quite put my finger on. Although they're all truly gorgeous the early ones are my favorite. Those wheels at 9:20 😍. The Mangusta was an absolutely gorgeous as well and I never knew about those Vallelungas. Very classy looking little machine. I'd imagine their prices are stratospheric. Great vid.
I remember seeing my first Pantera while camping and waterskiing in Oregon. I was only 16 at the time, 1978, and I was in love with it, the owner explained that it was put together from parts from other manufacturers and would be easier to get while the 351ci Cleveland was an impressive and dependable power plant. I am surprised that they never built any with the 429ci 428ci or 427ci, I would have loved to see it with a side oiler and more horsepower. I have seen about 6 Panteras over my 62 years, and I am a total gearhead, so I look for cool cars, production and customs all the time. There was one here in St. Helens Oregon a couple of years ago, the kid who owned it did not have a clue how to work on it, but it was cool to see driving around town occasionally.
My Dad had the 1972. He customized it a bit with some chrome and DeTomaso parts, custom exhaust, blacked out and polished wheels, all chrome blacked out, British Racing Green. It was a blast to drive! Went around corners like a go cart! It was very low, hard to get into. It was my favorite, still to this day. He was supposed to leave it to me in his will but...
Growing up in the 90's, my best friend's dad had a red De Tomaso. Had the Ford v8. He took me for a ride once and thats about the moment I got really into cars.
I was walking down a street in a small coastal town in Central California with my wife. As we walked along the line of parked cars, a Pantera started up. The initial roar, the deep rumbling idle, and the sedate speed of this car slowly moving down the street has stayed with me for almost 20 years.
Well done great info!
In 1976 or77 a friend of mine a a Pantera or two at his gas station. It was love at first sight for this high school kid. Didn't even know how cool it was, still love that car. Who knows, maybe next year!
Great video, thanks
Still one of my top 5 dream cars.
This was one of my dreamcar as a child. Even today it has lost nothing of its fascination
I remember seeing a yellow one in Ventura, Ca when I was a young man in the late 80s. I thought it was the craziest thing I’d ever seen, it sounded incredible and was quick.
I have always loved the pantera. So slick and not too fragile in the engine. I saw one two months ago at a car parade. Nice and rare.
I have a 72 MACH 1 with an Australian forged Cleveland engine. Ported, polished etc. and putting down 1,100 WHP from a dual-charged set up. - I drive it, too, and I mean drive it! -- It just takes it and asks for more. -- It's 9.1 secs in the quarter with a 71 year old man behind the wheel. - One of the toughest, best sounding animal engines, I've ever had the pleasure to own. ALL Pantera inspired. I'd give up the rest of my collection in a minute if I was told I could only own one car? It would be my hybrid fat-back MACH.
The later Pantera cars had the Australian cast 351C too. That was after US production stopped and the tooling sent to Australia for 302 and 351 V8 options in Australian Falcons, Fairlanes and LTD cars. Stopped in 1982 without telling De Tomaso they scrapped the tooling.
The later Pantera cars had the Australian cast 351 Cleveland version cast in Ford Australia's Geelong engine plant. That was after US production stopped and the tooling was sent to Australia for 302 and 351 V8 options in Australian Falcons, Fairlanes and LTD cars. Stopped in 1982 without telling De Tomaso they scrapped the tooling.
By the time those headlights pop up It'll be the morning ! reminds me of my old TR7 😁
Great car. I have a 1972 DeTomaso Pantera right hand drive in the UK that I paid GBP 6000 pounds for thirty years ago. It was totally stripped down for restoration, but still I bought it. Work, family and moving home a couple of times have meant the restoration has yet to start and I have the car stored in my barn. I'm 60 this year and the restoration will start when I get back from Asia where I'm currently based through work. I have already put in a space frame roll cage to put the strength into the chassis that was not there when built new and plan to up-grade the brakes and suspension which with today's technology will enhance the car massively. This car sits beside my 1968 Porsche 912 right hand drive that I have had for 35 years. Two absolute classics. Both will go to the grave with me.
A 90 Si Pantera with a slightly optimised and tuned 351C Is my ultimate dream Car!
The Pantera GTS was a beautiful car for its time. I remember when they came out. Wanted one then.
I still want one!!
My all time favourite super car, adore the Pantera!
Great video!