I too did a double take after just watching the VGG episode. Aside from being a different year, his car had more dents in it. I had a chopped and channeled 32 Ford 3 window hot rod from the 50s dipped back in the early 90s at a place (Reddi-Strip, It's no longer there I heard) in Jackson, MS. I was impressed at how it came out. A little more rust-out than I thought, mostly along some of the bottom areas but the body was really clean and straight for its age. I said: "wow, it looks like new money!" There wasn't E-coat back then (that I know of) so the dipper suggested epoxy primer. He also suggested I remove all the old lead, as he couldn't guarantee the chemicals didn't leach into the lead only to come back later. So when I got it home I torched out all the old lead and sprayed DP-90 on, in, under and inside everything. Fast forward to now (30 years) and I just got it in finish paint. Sanding off that DP was a chore! A painter suggested, with the age of it, it would be best to remove that and re prime, so I did. On the outside anyway. Some interior areas were just impossible to get to. LOL I enjoyed the content. Now I have to watch more!
What would be really kind of neat is doing some follow up with your early dip customers. Seeing some of the vehicles hopefully, by now, are complete and do a walk-through of those. Kind of an easy re-cut where you could take your dipping stuff and tag it on to current activity. Keep the videos coming. Fun stuff!
Agree entirely. Was looking for the next videos showing the full restoration journey only to realise that's not what this channel is! Would be great to see finished product.
Me and my friend are restoring his grandpa's 1981 Fiat 900t that's been sitting in a field for 20 years. Let me tell you, for being an italian vehicle of that era it held in pretty good shape. It only has the engine compartment completely rusted, a couple of rust holes and one jammed door (you bet it, the lockworks is too rusted)
The e-coat result looks fantastic. Taking care of all those nooks and crannies which are typically missed with other coating methods seems like a huge bonus.
Probably one of the better bodies you have dipped. No crash or repair work, and only really rust damaged area is at the bottom of the front storage area. I would love to see this once it is painted and restored.
Those cars are worth a ton of money now too. I passed up buying back in the late 80s because it had some rust. It was all original with the 351 Cleveland , but not running. He was asking $6500. I should have bought it, but I found a running 67 Mustang fastback instead.
@@crankyoldguy2the battery sat to the passenger side. The big hole was right under the brake master cylinder. They all seem to rust the worst in that spot.
The Pantera is my all-time favorite car. This design is 50 years old. I remember when they first arrived at the local Lincoln-Mercury dealers (the US distributor). This was intended to be the Mangusta replacement.
The driving position was so bad tho... All I remember was steering wheel front slightly off centered left, and all three pedals completely off to the far right. Just thinking of driving that car again hurts my sciatic nerve. 😂
@@RedLP5000S Auuhhh...not quite but close. With the 289 in the Roadster & Daytona Coupe; I wouldn't bet on the Cobras. However, either car body w/ the 427FE 'R' Code & they'll say bye to the Pantera. I'm disappointed that De Tomaso & Ford didn't do more w/ the 351C. I bought my new '73 Ford Capri(V6, 4-sp.), dark Ivy Green w/ a black vinyl roof & a tan interior in late April. Sharing the showroom floor was a Pantera w/ the ugly '73 'safety' bumpers. My Capri had safety bumpers as well...eck! My Capri listed for $2,580, the Pantera was a staggering $10K.
You probably won’t see this comment because you get so many views but I LOVE this channel. I think what you do for cars is awesome. I’m a big car guy and just love what you do. Thank you very much
This video made my day. I've had a couple of these cars over the years and was told they had a ton of lead filler from the factory. Now I know where all of it is. The car here has way more rust than anything I've ever owned though one of mine had at least three repaints and so could use that alkaline strip. This car looks like it was stored outside for a while allowing water in. I hope the owner is good at welding.
This is amazing work .. most people have their idea of what dipping is all about, but to watch this process and see this beautiful Pantera and now ready to be restored is a site to behold... Thank you so much for this video!
My Detomaso Pantera GTS was completely stripped to a bar shell. It was media blasted top to bottom inside and out. I was shocked to see all the cancer. Lucky for me the body shop was able to fabricate panels that were no longer available. You better have deep pockets and committed but it feels good to have a rust free car. Johnny Woods is still making repair panels for these cars.
What a sweet car, love these and THIS ONE is great. Very little gives me the kind of happiness these do to see something so wonderful being saved. Great stuff THANKS!
From what I've read and heard about these, if the tub didn't do its impression of a soft taco for the initial lift for the first dip. It was a pretty solid body and frame. Any buckling though, and it would be more useful for repair panels because you'd be chasing ripples on ripples without a build jig to fit it to.
Nice Job all that primer and paint came off so Clean. As a Crane Operator for some 33 years now Retired. Grab a copy of Bob's Rigging Hand book, Take a good look at you Rope and it's Weight Rating , if anything you are using for Hoisting, is not Rated Don't use it. I'm not trying to be a hard ass but I have seen so many Failures, I would hate to see one of your ropes let go and Damage, a cool project like that. Build yourself a Spreader Bar, purpose built for your fork lift to handle Low and easy. so all four corners are pulling straight up no Torque or Twist. All poly rope are Effected by Heat,Chemicals, usage and age. Softeners on all four corners, check you local fire station, they throw away fire hose, and it makes great Softeners, to bend around sharp metals. Rigging has purpose built eyes for Shackles, all rated, any knots can reduce the Ropes Rating by Half , Rated Chain might be good going in the Dip Tank. Just a coupe of Ideas to keep old Murphy's law away from a Classic Pantera. Oh hell yes, I know you all, have Pulled your brothers, one ton 4x4 pulling a horse trailer, up hill in the snow with nothing but Wall Mart twine and the elastic from big Mikes Boxers Shorts But One Oh Shit Erases, all the Atta a boys, in a Flash.
You have my DREAM job.... making old things new again, HUGE tubs of deadly chemicals, killer power washers, CARS!! I'm sure cleaning up the mess and dealing with regulations isn't so fun.... but I'd be happy getting up in the morning to do what you do
My friend has one of these that he purchased in the mid 70's. I got a ride in it then and it was unbelievably noisy and fast. He still has it stored in a garage somewhere.
Sadly, Derek won't take the "PROPER" restoration approach that his so-called "Dream Car" deserves. Which is an absolute travesty. And it can't possibly be about the money.
I have always loved the Pantera. The combination of Italian design and American muscle creates an emotional reaction in me better left to the privacy of my mind. 😊
I , enjoyed watching this. I was 16 when the Pantera first came on the US Market. They had two or three of them on the front row at the Lincoln Dealer. Always imagined myself owning one but even though I worked with Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini for the later half of my career, I never got around to getting a Pantera.
E-Coat is awesome.. Basically sealing everything inside and out. In some instances you can paint right over it. When I worked at Harley, we did not prime anything besides "plastics". PPG E-coat ---> PPG oven cure paint --->Stripes and decals (Finesse dept.) --> HP Fuller powder clear. The only primer in the paint shop was for Buell and fiberglass saddlebags.
Thank you. That would be awesome. Such a unique and beautiful body style on that car. I remember it well seeing it here and there as a kid. @@minute_of_dangle
this is my late grandfather’s car! My father is still having it worked on, hoping to get some replacement parts soon! it’s quite the process but very exciting :)
Chemical Dipping a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera to remove all the paint and rust. I was waiting to see if anything at all came out of the dip,. Surprisingly yes it did.
I guarantee the rust you show is just the tip of the iceberg. The most critical place where a Pantera will rust is in the rear inner wheelhouses. You showed inside the engine bay but failed to show the opposite side. Rust there is catastrophic because the body is the chassis. The rust at the bottom of the B pillars indicates the structure behind is gone. The structure at the bottom of the door pillar posts is probably suspect too, along with the inner, middle and outer rockers. I’ve been through all of that and more with my Pantera and it’s a huge job to address it properly.
I can’t imagine doing and paying for such a process. I bet you get a call every other day about finding more things that need money. Every time I see an old dirty classic on a flat bed I say “ there’s a diamond in the rough and a divorce”
I've restored a few old cars and dipping would have been very helpful. When you're dipping a car like this do you also dip the doors, trunk lids, hoods and misc parts? If so, might be good to show that process as well.
@@darrengriffin9339 Not every content creator uploads their videos as soon as they are filmed. So we cant base any timelines on the moment they show up on RUclips. Having said that, I have already watched both cars and they are very different from each other, so by that , they are not the same car.
Great content, it would be nice if they were just a little longer. Don't think any would mind a 20 min. Video of your content. Keep up the great work. 🎉
Something satisfying about seeing that car being cleaned up like that
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Did you know that Alejandro DeTomaso, the creator of the company, was from Argentina (like Horacio Pagani) and was a high school classmate of the infamous Che Guevara, they led very different lives... Greetings from Argentina!
I remember walking through a parking lot at Ft Huachuca, AZ in 1972 .. finding and walking around a Pantera ... what I mostly remember is how low the roof was. Nothing like I had ever seen before in person.
Best one yet! I too love Pantera's, the perfect mix of European and American engineering. Nothing better than that old Cleland or drop in a Coyote with a super charger.
We used to do something like this on BMX bikes and car rims to strip them before chrome plating them. Super hard to find anyplace that’s capable of a whole body, and has the know how and delicate touch needed for classics!
Those cars used to get what we called Pantera rot, especially on the motor mounts where all the stress was. They are awesome cars, and a classic definitely worth saving. Fixed they are an investment car that will always be worth more.
Great video. You may want to suggest to the owner to use Eastwood Internal Frame Coating Rust Prevention Aerosol to prevent rusting from the inside of the frame rails.
I love the DeTomaso Pantera. Rare exotic car indeed. On my list of favorites along with the Maserati Bora and Chapparal 2D. Hope the restoration goes well.
That's a great illustration of what happens before paint bubbles appear from rust formation......first of all you get those 'black spiders' creeping outwards, that are barely visible until the paint is actually removed. That Pantera was covered in spiders.
My 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super - that I owned for 21 years - had MUCH less rust on it. (I sold the car, as it needed new blood) Looks almost as fun as peeling scabs.
Very interesting even to a guy who will probably never restore another car. Walk around and pictures of the GSX at the end were excellent, if I ever did restore another car it would be getting shipped to you!
That's a pretty sweet process. Will be cool if Vice Grip Garage got in touch with you for the same treatment with the 71 he just acquired. That's like one of his top dream finds that I'm sure will be a keeper.
I still enjoyed watching you strip. When I see people use a peanut shell air stripper, I think that’s so abrasive on the metal. I tell them of your company and maybe on local to where they are.
The cost is pretty good considering the ammount of time it takes to dip a car. It would save you weeks of sandblasting or sanding and doesnt warp the panels at all and completely cleans everything that you cant get with sandblasting/sanding. Thinking im gonna get my project dipped
Derek's restorations are very different from what I suspect this Pantera will go through. Derek's entire budget is probably less than the cost of the paint stripping and dip.
You need to show this video to Vice Grip Garage. He is in the middle of restoring one of these cars.
I was thinking the exact same thing!!
Red on top? Yellow underneath?
Yep, I think it’s that fella’s car!!
Derek's is a 71...
@@Bumblebee4788 oops
Sure is coincidence. I thought a fella mentioned that his Pantera video was about a year old?? Pennsylvania isnt too far from Tn!
I too did a double take after just watching the VGG episode. Aside from being a different year, his car had more dents in it.
I had a chopped and channeled 32 Ford 3 window hot rod from the 50s dipped back in the early 90s at a place (Reddi-Strip, It's no longer there I heard) in Jackson, MS. I was impressed at how it came out. A little more rust-out than I thought, mostly along some of the bottom areas but the body was really clean and straight for its age. I said: "wow, it looks like new money!" There wasn't E-coat back then (that I know of) so the dipper suggested epoxy primer. He also suggested I remove all the old lead, as he couldn't guarantee the chemicals didn't leach into the lead only to come back later. So when I got it home I torched out all the old lead and sprayed DP-90 on, in, under and inside everything. Fast forward to now (30 years) and I just got it in finish paint. Sanding off that DP was a chore! A painter suggested, with the age of it, it would be best to remove that and re prime, so I did. On the outside anyway. Some interior areas were just impossible to get to. LOL
I enjoyed the content. Now I have to watch more!
The algorithm thinks we’re all interested in Pantera content because we spent 2+ hours watching Derek’s video…
Me too!
“Well I’ll be dipped!”
Ha ha ! 😂
What would be really kind of neat is doing some follow up with your early dip customers. Seeing some of the vehicles hopefully, by now, are complete and do a walk-through of those. Kind of an easy re-cut where you could take your dipping stuff and tag it on to current activity. Keep the videos coming. Fun stuff!
Mine will be ready for paint in a few months. Maybe T and I can get something together
My thoughts exactly. I would LOVE to see the restoration process for this Pantera.
Agree entirely. Was looking for the next videos showing the full restoration journey only to realise that's not what this channel is! Would be great to see finished product.
That is the best Pantera you will ever see. Italian cars of the 70's were total rust buckets. A superb find of a unique very rare "super car".
fix it again tony, amirite
To be honest all the 70's cars are subject to rust (american and german included)
*Looks better after the dip. Fix the rust, clear coat it and mount all the parts.*
Me and my friend are restoring his grandpa's 1981 Fiat 900t that's been sitting in a field for 20 years. Let me tell you, for being an italian vehicle of that era it held in pretty good shape. It only has the engine compartment completely rusted, a couple of rust holes and one jammed door (you bet it, the lockworks is too rusted)
I thought the bodies were built in Argentina? Were they actually made in Italy?!
Looks like what Derek at Vice Grip garage is in for soon enough
Doesn’t look exactly like his. Same color combo. But didn’t the drivers rear have a ton of dents?
@@therealsasquatch7779, they meant that Derek needs to do his Pantera soon.
It is interesting to see inside and compare both cars…
I think both were painted yellow originally.
I guess everyone that watched Derek's video is getting this in their recommendations!
The e-coat result looks fantastic. Taking care of all those nooks and crannies which are typically missed with other coating methods seems like a huge bonus.
It wasn't e-coated in this video. It had several acid baths.
12:41 After E-Coat
The pressure washing is so satisfying to watch! I want to have my car dipped sometime so it can be brought back to it's original form once again.
Probably one of the better bodies you have dipped. No crash or repair work, and only really rust damaged area is at the bottom of the front storage area. I would love to see this once it is painted and restored.
Those cars are worth a ton of money now too. I passed up buying back in the late 80s because it had some rust. It was all original with the 351 Cleveland , but not running. He was asking $6500. I should have bought it, but I found a running 67 Mustang fastback instead.
The front storage area also was the site for the battery, which could 'splain the rusted out metal.
@@crankyoldguy2the battery sat to the passenger side. The big hole was right under the brake master cylinder. They all seem to rust the worst in that spot.
The Pantera is my all-time favorite car. This design is 50 years old. I remember when they first arrived at the local Lincoln-Mercury dealers (the US distributor). This was intended to be the Mangusta replacement.
And the Cobra killer. ✌🏻🇺🇸
@@RedLP5000S _Mongoose!_
a lot of wedge shaped cars look badass
The driving position was so bad tho... All I remember was steering wheel front slightly off centered left, and all three pedals completely off to the far right. Just thinking of driving that car again hurts my sciatic nerve. 😂
@@RedLP5000S Auuhhh...not quite but close. With the 289 in the Roadster & Daytona Coupe; I wouldn't bet on the Cobras. However, either car body w/ the 427FE 'R' Code & they'll say bye to the Pantera. I'm disappointed that De Tomaso & Ford didn't do more w/ the 351C. I bought my new '73 Ford Capri(V6, 4-sp.), dark Ivy Green w/ a black vinyl roof & a tan interior in late April. Sharing the showroom floor was a Pantera w/ the ugly '73 'safety' bumpers. My Capri had safety bumpers as well...eck! My Capri listed for $2,580, the Pantera was a staggering $10K.
Great to see this car getting revitalized. This is from my era (I'm 74). Cheers to you.
Love the work this guy does! Starts the long process of restoring cars that really deserve saving/ restoring!
Thanks buddy!
Wow. What a survivor. Another excellent blank canvas. I prefer the restoration over the modernized custom creation. Bravo.
Nothing less than art restoration. So glad there are people that don't let these pieces rust and die.
PANTERA IN THE ACID? BYE BYE CAR
You probably won’t see this comment because you get so many views but I LOVE this channel. I think what you do for cars is awesome. I’m a big car guy and just love what you do. Thank you very much
I really appreciate that! Thank you so much!
you little ass kisser. whats that all about.
This video made my day. I've had a couple of these cars over the years and was told they had a ton of lead filler from the factory. Now I know where all of it is. The car here has way more rust than anything I've ever owned though one of mine had at least three repaints and so could use that alkaline strip. This car looks like it was stored outside for a while allowing water in. I hope the owner is good at welding.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
I can’t understand why the fenders and quarters look less than ten years old?
Or the owner is Good at spending MONEY!!!!
would’ve been cool to see the pressure washing after the second paint strip dip. that would be the most satisfying to watch 😊
This is amazing work .. most people have their idea of what dipping is all about, but to watch this process and see this beautiful Pantera and now ready to be restored is a site to behold... Thank you so much for this video!
My Detomaso Pantera GTS was completely stripped to a bar shell. It was media blasted top to bottom inside and out. I was shocked to see all the cancer. Lucky for me the body shop was able to fabricate panels that were no longer available. You better have deep pockets and committed but it feels good to have a rust free car. Johnny Woods is still making repair panels for these cars.
What a sweet car, love these and THIS ONE is great. Very little gives me the kind of happiness these do to see something so wonderful being saved. Great stuff THANKS!
From what I've read and heard about these, if the tub didn't do its impression of a soft taco for the initial lift for the first dip. It was a pretty solid body and frame. Any buckling though, and it would be more useful for repair panels because you'd be chasing ripples on ripples without a build jig to fit it to.
Nice Job all that primer and paint came off so Clean. As a Crane Operator for some 33 years now Retired. Grab a copy of Bob's Rigging Hand book, Take a good look at you Rope and it's Weight Rating , if anything you are using for Hoisting, is not Rated Don't use it.
I'm not trying to be a hard ass but I have seen so many Failures, I would hate to see one of your ropes let go and Damage, a cool project like that.
Build yourself a Spreader Bar, purpose built for your fork lift to handle Low and easy. so all four corners are pulling straight up no Torque or Twist. All poly rope are Effected by Heat,Chemicals, usage and age. Softeners on all four corners, check you local fire station, they throw away fire hose, and it makes great Softeners, to bend around sharp metals. Rigging has purpose built eyes for Shackles, all rated, any knots can reduce the Ropes Rating by Half , Rated Chain might be good going in the Dip Tank.
Just a coupe of Ideas to keep old Murphy's law away from a Classic Pantera.
Oh hell yes, I know you all, have Pulled your brothers, one ton 4x4 pulling a horse trailer, up hill in the snow with nothing but Wall Mart twine and the elastic from big Mikes Boxers Shorts But One Oh Shit Erases, all the Atta a boys, in a Flash.
You have my DREAM job.... making old things new again, HUGE tubs of deadly chemicals, killer power washers, CARS!! I'm sure cleaning up the mess and dealing with regulations isn't so fun.... but I'd be happy getting up in the morning to do what you do
My friend has one of these that he purchased in the mid 70's. I got a ride in it then and it was unbelievably noisy and fast. He still has it stored in a garage somewhere.
I dare to say, the whole planet would like to watch this car's restoration...
head over to mymechanics. he's doing a complete datsun restoration. amazing to watch!
was thinking the same
What about a collab with VGG and their Pantera?
What I first thought as well
I thought it might be his. Same color.
Derek's is a 71
Was thinking the same thing.
Sadly, Derek won't take the "PROPER" restoration approach that his so-called "Dream Car" deserves. Which is an absolute travesty. And it can't possibly be about the money.
VGG algorithm brought me here (and Jay Leno's garage.) I hope Derek has a look at both videos!
I was just thinking this guy should reach out to Derek.
Wow! What a result !!! The car deserves to live again , but wow what a job you made of her !❤
the Roger Rabbit on the edge of the dip tank is genius
This is an impressive process. I can’t believe how great it turned out.
Sunbeam Tigers are another great car to save. A lot of power in a small footprint !
My older cousin had one of these and it was probably the fastest and scariest car I have ever been in. It was so cool
I have always loved the Pantera. The combination of Italian design and American muscle creates an emotional reaction in me better left to the privacy of my mind. 😊
i wish if you kept the sticker
Yeah.. it wasn't if he didn't know it was there either 🙄
I , enjoyed watching this. I was 16 when the Pantera first came on the US Market. They had two or three of them on the front row at the Lincoln Dealer. Always imagined myself owning one but even though I worked with Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini for the later half of my career, I never got around to getting a Pantera.
Looks like Vice Grip Garages Pantera.
The red over yellow.....sure looks like it....however Derek's car has a lot of rot on the lower quarters in front of the tires.
@@TheLikkinBranchRanch and the big oil can dent on top of the pass. Fender.
@@leemiracle6840 yup, the drinker side fender......
not the same one
Back in the 80th a Panthera was used in Dutch Stock Car racing. A fan favorite. Remarkable survival skills present in this car.
That's gonna be a beautiful car once restored👍
E-Coat is awesome.. Basically sealing everything inside and out. In some instances you can paint right over it. When I worked at Harley, we did not prime anything besides "plastics". PPG E-coat ---> PPG oven cure paint --->Stripes and decals (Finesse dept.) --> HP Fuller powder clear. The only primer in the paint shop was for Buell and fiberglass saddlebags.
Absolutely gorgeous car. Fantastic work. Hope to be lucky enough to see the car after it's been fully restored someday.
I’m going to message the ecoater and have him take some pics after it’s finished. I’ll try and get pics of when the whole things finished too
Thank you. That would be awesome. Such a unique and beautiful body style on that car. I remember it well seeing it here and there as a kid. @@minute_of_dangle
this is my late grandfather’s car! My father is still having it worked on, hoping to get some replacement parts soon! it’s quite the process but very exciting :)
Original Pantera yellow was awesome. Neighbour of mine bought one new and I recall it vividly. Super cool new car that only started half the time.
Sweet... I would really like to keep an eye on the rebuild on this one if possible. Nicely done!
Thank you! I’m really hoping he sends me some pics. I’ll definitely try and get pics after ecoating also
im really enjoying watching videos on people's hard work. so soothing to watch
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy it!
Chemical Dipping a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera to remove all the paint and rust.
I was waiting to see if anything at all came out of the dip,. Surprisingly yes it did.
I love it when you can see the history of hundreds of dollars worth of repairs revealed under the paint.
My favorite part of the job
I guarantee the rust you show is just the tip of the iceberg. The most critical place where a Pantera will rust is in the rear inner wheelhouses. You showed inside the engine bay but failed to show the opposite side. Rust there is catastrophic because the body is the chassis. The rust at the bottom of the B pillars indicates the structure behind is gone. The structure at the bottom of the door pillar posts is probably suspect too, along with the inner, middle and outer rockers. I’ve been through all of that and more with my Pantera and it’s a huge job to address it properly.
I can’t imagine doing and paying for such a process. I bet you get a call every other day about finding more things that need money. Every time I see an old dirty classic on a flat bed I say “ there’s a diamond in the rough and a divorce”
I guarantee no one fuckin cares about the rust ….
@rosco3659 you sound like a person with a full and joyful life.
@@Creepin294whats the matter poopsie ?? Did you get triggered ???
My life be like oooo ahhhh!
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That clean frame is like a blank canvas for repairs 🤤
It would be super satisfying to weld in plates to patch up that floor.
I've restored a few old cars and dipping would have been very helpful. When you're dipping a car like this do you also dip the doors, trunk lids, hoods and misc parts? If so, might be good to show that process as well.
Watch their previous videos
An absolutely best way of respraying a Car..preparation is everything...
In your case it’s preparation H
Looks like Vice Grip Garage's Pantera...bet it is.
no
Derek just got his. This was done 9 months ago.
@@darrengriffin9339 Not every content creator uploads their videos as soon as they are filmed. So we cant base any timelines on the moment they show up on RUclips. Having said that, I have already watched both cars and they are very different from each other, so by that , they are not the same car.
Agree after seeing the second episode from Vice Grip, it's not the same color red and the paint is nicer....it's not
My most favourite car. I had a Dinky toy model of one as a 5 year old and have loved them for the fifty years since. Happy new year all.
Great content, it would be nice if they were just a little longer. Don't think any would mind a 20 min. Video of your content. Keep up the great work. 🎉
Thank you! I can try to make some a little longer. Hopefully it will hold people’s attention
@@minute_of_dangle2 weeks in the tank , do you have to change chemicals after each car ?
Something satisfying about seeing that car being cleaned up like that
Did you know that Alejandro DeTomaso, the creator of the company, was from Argentina (like Horacio Pagani) and was a high school classmate of the infamous Che Guevara, they led very different lives... Greetings from Argentina!
very satisfying. watching the paint come off like butter
I read this as chemical dipping De Tomato Pasta.
Great. Now I want tomato pasta.
I remember walking through a parking lot at Ft Huachuca, AZ in 1972 .. finding and walking around a Pantera ... what I mostly remember is how low the roof was. Nothing like I had ever seen before in person.
Would love to see pictures when done, epic job my man.
Best one yet! I too love Pantera's, the perfect mix of European and American engineering. Nothing better than that old Cleland or drop in a Coyote with a super charger.
I just watched vice grip pick one up... I wonder if this us it.
no
No his was a metallic red
That baby is in great shape and looks fast sitting still! Great job!
Thank you!
Ficou excelente trabalho, gostaria muito de poder ver o trabalho de funilaria que seria feito depois.
Crazy to think how nice these would have looked rolling out the factory back in 1972
I wonder if that's the vice grip garage Pantera.... (originally yellow and painted over red)
No, there is no roll cage
@kirkjohnson1115 ahhhh, good point, that's something I would have taken out🤔
We used to do something like this on BMX bikes and car rims to strip them before chrome plating them. Super hard to find anyplace that’s capable of a whole body, and has the know how and delicate touch needed for classics!
That is so cool! Does the e-coat also act like a primer or do you need to prime it as well?
my first question was .. .is this Dereks Pantera .... this was soooooo satisfing .... like others said, Derek needs to see this
Max load is 430 lbs ? Well , that excludes nearly 40% of Americans.
Those cars used to get what we called Pantera rot, especially on the motor mounts where all the stress was. They are awesome cars, and a classic definitely worth saving. Fixed they are an investment car that will always be worth more.
The thing i think I am most grateful for is being a white person
Whoa... a mythical beast of a car this one... You may not see another one.
very cool Process ! It sure beats the old ways with Aircraft Stripper and brushes!
Imagine what this bad boy will look like after a full renovation 🤔👌
PANTERA IN THE ACID? BYE BYE CAR
Great video. You may want to suggest to the owner to use Eastwood Internal Frame Coating Rust Prevention Aerosol to prevent rusting from the inside of the frame rails.
That one was in excellent shape. Not many of those left. Nice work getting it ready for body repairs.
Rust looks like it was where the water settled. Great to see it stripped back to what looks like a blank canvas.
I love the DeTomaso Pantera. Rare exotic car indeed. On my list of favorites along with the Maserati Bora and Chapparal 2D. Hope the restoration goes well.
It's not rare, they made 7000 of them.
And that’s how you wash a car. Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
That was one of the most satisfying things to watch ever...
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it
I can see you love your work and take pride in your outcomes! 😎👍
That's a great illustration of what happens before paint bubbles appear from rust formation......first of all you get those 'black spiders' creeping outwards, that are barely visible until the paint is actually removed. That Pantera was covered in spiders.
"My name's Trevor and I'll be your stripper today" Magic Mike music intesifies
This was always my dream car, I always found them really beautiful.
Beautiful paint removal job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Imagine how long it would take to even come close to that level of clean without dipping it, Its freaking mind boggling.
Who else thought this whole process took a day or two 🤦♂️🤦♂️
I've said it before, but I'll say it again, Great Content.
Great Channel.
A lot of people think that lol. Thank you so much! I appreciate that.
My 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super - that I owned for 21 years - had MUCH less rust on it.
(I sold the car, as it needed new blood)
Looks almost as fun as peeling scabs.
Very interesting even to a guy who will probably never restore another car. Walk around and pictures of the GSX at the end were excellent, if I ever did restore another car it would be getting shipped to you!
Thank you for preserving these magnificent pieces of history. ✌🏻🇺🇸
I’ll keep it up! Thank you for watching!
Watching power washing is much more satisfying than doing power washing.
So fresh and so clean.
It's all about the phresh.
It must be terribly exciting to get a perfectly clean car back to begin work… I’d imagine if I were the client and that were my car I’d be ecstatic
The algorithm is a funny thing! This popped up for me too because of the VGG episode I just watched! So cool!
The Pantera was a good looking car. Elvis had one... and got so mad at it that he shot it with his Colt .45 1911. It must have been a real sweetheart.
That's a pretty sweet process. Will be cool if Vice Grip Garage got in touch with you for the same treatment with the 71 he just acquired. That's like one of his top dream finds that I'm sure will be a keeper.
I still enjoyed watching you strip. When I see people use a peanut shell air stripper, I think that’s so abrasive on the metal. I tell them of your company and maybe on local to where they are.
The cost is pretty good considering the ammount of time it takes to dip a car. It would save you weeks of sandblasting or sanding and doesnt warp the panels at all and completely cleans everything that you cant get with sandblasting/sanding. Thinking im gonna get my project dipped
Derek's restorations are very different from what I suspect this Pantera will go through. Derek's entire budget is probably less than the cost of the paint stripping and dip.
Brings me back to when I used to strip and clean silk screens for printing lol that pressure washer hehe
Inside and out, those cars are such a work of art
I agree