RE: Right-hand-drive De Tomaso Pantera for sale
Discussion
Matt_T said:
Needs the original Campagnolo wheels...
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/two-sets-of-de...
£500 for two sets!https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/two-sets-of-de...
Edited by Matt_T on Thursday 18th April 15:33
Rumdoodle said:
Matt_T said:
Needs the original Campagnolo wheels...
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/two-sets-of-de...
£500 for two sets!https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/two-sets-of-de...
Edited by Matt_T on Thursday 18th April 15:33
The way PH displays on my screen puts these two next to the main article:
So for £55K less I could have a more tasteful, more original car with a bit of TV history thrown in? Where do I sign?
And come on, PH: was it 5 references to the steering wheel being on the right (ie non-original) in the same article? It may be slightly more convenient on the odd occasion you choose to take your rare Italian supercar into a shopping centre car park, but is it really worth £55K more?
So for £55K less I could have a more tasteful, more original car with a bit of TV history thrown in? Where do I sign?
And come on, PH: was it 5 references to the steering wheel being on the right (ie non-original) in the same article? It may be slightly more convenient on the odd occasion you choose to take your rare Italian supercar into a shopping centre car park, but is it really worth £55K more?
Turbobanana said:
The way PH displays on my screen puts these two next to the main article:
So for £55K less I could have a more tasteful, more original car with a bit of TV history thrown in? Where do I sign?
And come on, PH: was it 5 references to the steering wheel being on the right (ie non-original) in the same article? It may be slightly more convenient on the odd occasion you choose to take your rare Italian supercar into a shopping centre car park, but is it really worth £55K more?
The trouble with such cars is that they can look lovely from the outside but underneath they are hiding a most of problems. I am not saying the blue one does. The advert already states something odd though. It says its early life was in the US - where it made an appearance in Breaking Bad. BB didn’t start filming until the car was 30-40 years old so not sure how that works. So for £55K less I could have a more tasteful, more original car with a bit of TV history thrown in? Where do I sign?
And come on, PH: was it 5 references to the steering wheel being on the right (ie non-original) in the same article? It may be slightly more convenient on the odd occasion you choose to take your rare Italian supercar into a shopping centre car park, but is it really worth £55K more?
Iamnotkloot said:
Rumdoodle said:
Matt_T said:
Needs the original Campagnolo wheels...
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/two-sets-of-de...
£500 for two sets!https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/two-sets-of-de...
Edited by Matt_T on Thursday 18th April 15:33
The one showing original wheels above are actually 8’s up front and 10’s on the rear - they fill the arches and thats why it looks so good.
I actually know this car and it’s completely reliable and finished to a very high standard.
Sounds fantastic and goes like the proverbial clappers!
Skeptisk said:
Turbobanana said:
The way PH displays on my screen puts these two next to the main article:
So for £55K less I could have a more tasteful, more original car with a bit of TV history thrown in? Where do I sign?
And come on, PH: was it 5 references to the steering wheel being on the right (ie non-original) in the same article? It may be slightly more convenient on the odd occasion you choose to take your rare Italian supercar into a shopping centre car park, but is it really worth £55K more?
The trouble with such cars is that they can look lovely from the outside but underneath they are hiding a most of problems. I am not saying the blue one does. The advert already states something odd though. It says its early life was in the US - where it made an appearance in Breaking Bad. BB didn’t start filming until the car was 30-40 years old so not sure how that works. So for £55K less I could have a more tasteful, more original car with a bit of TV history thrown in? Where do I sign?
And come on, PH: was it 5 references to the steering wheel being on the right (ie non-original) in the same article? It may be slightly more convenient on the odd occasion you choose to take your rare Italian supercar into a shopping centre car park, but is it really worth £55K more?
As an aside, the blue one did appear in Breaking Bad but it’s a tenuous link as it wasn’t driven iirc
Jesse, Gus and (another who I cannot remember) were looking for a car for a quick getaway with keys in the ignition.
I seem to remember the car was locked, but the question is how they would fit three men into a 2 seater..?
As a second aside, I drove an early Pantera last year, quite hard work (I think it helps to have leg muscles like Thor tbh), slightly odd driving position even in LHD form, especially if you are 6’ or above, but it didn’t half shift. Personally I think the advantage of having one is the drivetrain is easy to work on, parts for which are readily available etc but could you live with one on a regular basis compared to say a Ferrari or similar would be my thought…?
Definitely look better on the original Campagnolo wheels but I like what they’ve done with this and the price doesn’t seem excessive to me by any means when compared to other much less potent contemporaries from the 70’s.
Stateside PHer Ted Berg has a heavily modded/updated Pantera in red that he’s owned for decades as I recall?
Stateside PHer Ted Berg has a heavily modded/updated Pantera in red that he’s owned for decades as I recall?
Matt_T said:
Needs the original Campagnolo wheels...
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/two-sets-of-de...
Exacty. Big diameter modern wheels with low profile tyres on a 70's car rarely works. https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/two-sets-of-de...
Edited by Matt_T on Thursday 18th April 15:33
Give me the original smaller wheels on baloon tyres any day.
(though the wheels could be a touch smaller!!)
Ray_Aber said:
I don't for one minute think that the original car is brash. It's quite elegant. It became brash in the 1980s when all manner of addenda was applied to the car. If this is brash, so is an Aston Martin V8, Maserati Bora, Monteverdi Hai and Dino 246.
This is a lovely looking car, with an "in period" colour choice. What jars are the black wheels. Panteras did not, to my knowledge, ever have black wheels. They just look gash/naff/chav/vulgar (insert adjective). Silver wheels are far more in keeping with the car. I did a quick google image search. The only picture that came up in the first 10 rows with black wheels was this one.
I'll take an unrestomodded one though, thanks, and for considerably less.
That; the wheels look sThis is a lovely looking car, with an "in period" colour choice. What jars are the black wheels. Panteras did not, to my knowledge, ever have black wheels. They just look gash/naff/chav/vulgar (insert adjective). Silver wheels are far more in keeping with the car. I did a quick google image search. The only picture that came up in the first 10 rows with black wheels was this one.
I'll take an unrestomodded one though, thanks, and for considerably less.
t and so do the tyres, the aesthetic has been spoiled because it's apparently fashionable.This one https://classicandsportscar.ltd.uk/de-tomaso-pante... has been listed for sale for probably two years. I prefer the classic, early model look (even if it starts to take off at 100mph) and if they'd take £60k, I might be a punter for it. At £80k plus, it's apparently had no takers.
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