Vehicle Description
This 1974 De Tomaso Pantera has received a complete nut-and-bolt
restoration, including improvements to enhance braking, cooling,
performance and any issues that are associated with the original
Pantera design. This is an all-steel car with GTS metal flares that
have been cut and massaged to fit the 10-inch spoke wheels. It has
a custom-design air-flow hood for significant cooling improvements,
as well as lowered floor pans to make the car more spacious and
allow for taller drivers. The attention to detail on this
restoration is extensive from top to bottom. This Pantera is
painted Ferrari Fly Yellow. It has a Ford 368CI dry-sump iron block
NASCAR-derived engine with ported SVO heads, steel crank, with
special valves and springs, roller rocker arms, 10.5:1 compression,
Jet-coated tubular shorty headers, high-performance heavy-duty
clutch, braided stainless-steel lines with aviation fittings,
Tilton super starter, racing aluminum radiator with two 14-inch
high-velocity fans, high-flow stainless-steel mufflers, ZF
transmission, Kinsler EFI injection, upgraded half-shafts in the
transaxle, all new wiring and harnesses, full custom leather
interior, new Full Pro-Comp gauge package from AutoMeter. Vintage
Air climate control system with modern components, all new
stainless-steel brake lines matched up with Wilwood brakes
(6-piston front, 4-piston rear) and tubular control arms. Le
Mans-style 10-inch spoke alloy wheels (18x9-inch in the front and
19x13-inch in the rear). MOMO race steering wheel. Custom hidden
sound system stereo with Kenwood head, high-output amplifier, pro
speakers, subwoofer, radar and laser jamming, GPS, alarm
theft-prevention components built-in. Power and tinted windows. The
Pantera was designed by the Italian firm Ghia's American-born
designer Tom Tjaarda. Unlike the Mangusta, which employed a steel
backbone chassis, the Pantera's chassis was of a steel monocoque
design, the first instance of De Tomaso using this construction
technique. The Pantera logo included a T-shaped symbol, the brand
used by De Tomaso's Argentinian cattle-ranching ancestors, as well
as a version of the Argentinean flag turned on its side, inspired
by the company's founder, Alejandro De Tomaso, who was born and
raised in Argentina. The De Tomaso Pantera is a mid-engine sports
car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer De Tomaso from 1971
to 1992. Italian for "Panther," the Pantera was the automaker's
most popular model, with over 7,000 manufactured over its 20-year
production run. More than three-quarters of the production was sold
by American Lincoln-Mercury dealers from 1972 to 1975; after this
agreement ended, De Tomaso kept manufacturing the car in ever
smaller numbers into the early 1990s. Includes custom alloy air
filters and build book with pictures. Less than 500 actual miles on
the car since build.
