always liked panteras 25 years ago in high school ,these two spoiled brothers had them.needless to say they had no problem pulling the tail with not much effort.cant say my 71 vw bus had the same effect!
I've always loved the look of the DeTomaso Pantera, but never thought that they were affordable to a man of my meager means, but hey I was wrong. I've noticed that unlike the other expensive Italian exotics, Panteras increase in value if you update them and make changes for the better, and no body cares about matching numbers. The engines are good ol' American Ford 351's....And another thing, all Panteras that were imported to the US before 1974 are smog exempt in California! (I know, so are all cars).
I know that these cars are 30 to 35 years old, but I've seen really clean rebuilds going for $50,000 - $60,000. I know that sounds like a lot for a 30 year-old car, but what other Italian exotic can be had for that much? Jeez, early Camaros and Corvettes are going for that, and you can't even touch a Shelby Mustang for that.
Anyone out there in ***boatland that has a Pantera that would want to pass on some things that I should look for before getting excited about a particular car?
Thanks,
GB
always liked panteras 25 years ago in high school ,these two spoiled brothers had them.needless to say they had no problem pulling the tail with not much effort.cant say my 71 vw bus had the same effect!
I have always been a fan of Panteras. Bitchen car, and they sound so awesome.
Probably one car will never own.
Brian
Pantera sites (http://www.pim.net)
panteras for sale (http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=det...8&fr=slv8-msgr)
Just a yahoo search
I was hoping you were getting a Pantera boat. Nice cars BTW
The first Pantera I saw was at a car show on Euclid in Ontario. I was about 10 years old or so.
I thought that car was bad ass. All black, polished engine and transaxle.
I wanted on for a long time, I figured I would paint a hotrod all black and that would have to do.
Brian
I've always loved the look of the DeTomaso Pantera, but never thought that they were affordable to a man of my meager means, but hey I was wrong. I've noticed that unlike the other expensive Italian exotics, Panteras increase in value if you update them and make changes for the better, and no body cares about matching numbers. The engines are good ol' American Ford 351's....And another thing, all Panteras that were imported to the US before 1974 are smog exempt in California! (I know, so are all cars).
I know that these cars are 30 to 35 years old, but I've seen really clean rebuilds going for $50,000 - $60,000. I know that sounds like a lot for a 30 year-old car, but what other Italian exotic can be had for that much? Jeez, early Camaros and Corvettes are going for that, and you can't even touch a Shelby Mustang for that.
Anyone out there in ***boatland that has a Pantera that would want to pass on some things that I should look for before getting excited about a particular car?
Thanks,
GB
You need to look here:
http://www.pim.net/pim1.html
http://www.panteracars.com/carpage.html
I prefer the Mangusta
The Pantera has always been my favorite affordable exotic hot rod. Being a chevy guy, I always thought it would be neat to install a 427 small block in one. When I was a kid my dad had a Lotus Europa which seemed exotic then, but underpowered.
http://www.***boat.net/forums/attach...id=19778&stc=1
http://www.***boat.net/forums/attach...id=19779&stc=1
http://www.***boat.net/forums/attach...id=19780&stc=1
The Pantera has always been my favorite affordable exotic hot rod. Being a chevy guy, I always thought it would be neat to install a 427 small block in one. When I was a kid my dad had a Lotus Europa which seemed exotic then, but underpowered.
http://www.***boat.net/forums/attach...id=19778&stc=1
http://www.***boat.net/forums/attach...id=19779&stc=1
http://www.***boat.net/forums/attach...id=19780&stc=1
funny the 2 kids in high school had a yelloe and red one.