RE: Right-hand-drive De Tomaso Pantera for sale

[Panamax]

biggbn said:

I really liked the gas monkey pantera!

Yes, indeed. Enjoyed an interesting visit to Gas Monkey Garage a few years back. Fine show in its day.

[pheonix478]

Ultra cool looking thing but Koni and Wilwood scream budget job to me.

[GTRene]

I do love the looks of those cars, also still not crazy expensive, this RHD orange, still not a bad price, looks good.

ok, for me it would be the LHD car in NL, looks great as well, also like those side mirrors, lovely, and ow that brown interior, also lovely compared to most, not many blue ones around too, so, the 85k gbp, not bad for supercar looks and sound and back in the day supercar fast.



https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16432756

a month or so ago there was a lovely example for sale in Germany for 90k euro, so not expensive and looked amazing, sadly the owner who had it for many years also upgraded(also engine bored to 6.6L and now 400hp) the car a bit, sold it pretty fast after setting it for sale, he did not want a trade in car, so I could not make a deal.

was this one, it has just the right looks, not shining showroom, but the looks of a race car back in the day? cool.

Edited by GTRene on Thursday 18th April 22:12

[thegreenhell]

I love a Pantera but couldn't live with that awful colour scheme.

Why does it look like they've put a blanket over the engine in the engine bay photo?

[GTRene]

thats indeed strange to put such 'blanket' over the normally storage thing, maybe it uses different exhaust things and the normal storage thing did not fit and they put that thing there? strange, then you better look at the exhaust pipes then that

[Rumdoodle]

GTRene said:

thats indeed strange to put such 'blanket' over the normally storage thing, maybe it uses different exhaust things and the normal storage thing did not fit and they put that thing there? strange, then you better look at the exhaust pipes then that

It's alcantara. Adds at least fifty grand to the value.

Although I'm a fan of orange cars, I agree that the red and black works very well on the Pantera.

[Mr Tidy]

Fantastic car, especially in Orange!

But I'd still prefer a Maserati Bora.

[J4CKO]

pheonix478 said:

Ultra cool looking thing but Koni and Wilwood scream budget job to me.

Thought they were decent brands, what brands would you be looking for ? I operate at the more budget levels so not sure what’s above those ?

[Evercross]

What’s a deTomano Panteca?

[big_rob_sydney]

Some people seem to be complaining about things that are relatively minor to fix in the whole scheme of things. Wheels? Headrest? Come on.

If you don't personally like them because they're not to your own taste, surely you could change these things easily.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Oh Hell! Yes, yes yes. That orange is gorgeous in your face Pantera. When the numbers come in...

[AMTony]

Its not a blanket.
Its was put on to in effect provide both a seal and also to stop debris going into the storage tub.

[el romeral]

Absolutely epic cars, always been one of my favourites - but without a few of the mods please.

[Dr Interceptor]

Here's a short clip I took when it was being manoeuvred about outside back in March...

https://youtube.com/shorts/jorKt9k_Mzg?si=IHjpL1Wc...

[Simoninspalding]

RedAndy said:

very nice.

but if we're restomodding, may as well update the lights too?

Agreed, I believe contemporary road tests called out the headlights as dangerously inadequate, and we have much higher expectations (i.e. being able to see things before you hit them) than back in the 70s.

[OddCat]

Is it normal for the fit of the bumper and fog light to be out so much on these ?

Love the car - but couldn't live with that !

[Robertb]

Dr Interceptor said:

Here's a short clip I took when it was being manoeuvred about outside back in March...

https://youtube.com/shorts/jorKt9k_Mzg?si=IHjpL1Wc...

That sounds fantastic! I love the lumpy idle.

[swisstoni]

Robertb said:

Dr Interceptor said:

Here's a short clip I took when it was being manoeuvred about outside back in March...

https://youtube.com/shorts/jorKt9k_Mzg?si=IHjpL1Wc...

That sounds fantastic! I love the lumpy idle.

Bub bub bub.

[AMTony]

OddCat said:

Is it normal for the fit of the bumper and fog light to be out so much on these ?

Love the car - but couldn't live with that !

Its a bumper incorporating the indicator - sometimes had sidelights in as well.

The bumper can be adjusted, a fairly straightforward job - headlight pod removed and 2 bumper securing bolts then easily accessed.

[BVB]

Love it. What a beast.