Vehicle Description
This vehicle is located at our Zonhoven Belgium Facility and is
eligible for importation to the United States. Please contact us
for more information. Price includes delivery to our Aiken, SC
facility and all applicable title fees, insurance, bonds, duties,
import taxes, and transportation charges. Vehicle will be sold with
clean and clear South Carolina title.The Pantera was designed by
the Italian design firm Ghia's American-born designer Tom Tjaarda
and replaced the Mangusta. 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
that was the brand used by De Tomaso's Argentinian cattle ranching
ancestors,as well as a version of the Argentinian flag turned on
its side, inspired by the company's founder, Alejandro De Tomaso,
having been born and raised in Argentina.The car debuted in Modena
in March 1970 and was presented at the 1970 New York Motor Show a
few weeks later. Approximately a year later the first production
cars were sold, and production was increased to three per day.The
slat-backed seats which had attracted criticism at the New York
Auto Show were replaced by more conventional body-hugging sports
seats in the production cars: leg-room was generous but the pedals
were off-set and headroom was insufficient for drivers above
approximately 6 ft (2 m) tall. Reflecting its makers' transatlantic
ambitions, the Pantera came with an abundance of standard features
which appeared exotic in Europe such as electric windows.From the
second half of the 1972 model year the Pantera L model was
produced. The 'L' stands for Lusso, which means luxury in Italian.
This example is an 'L'.This stunning example started its life in
the USA where it was registered to its first owner back in 1974.
The second owner purchased the car in 1993 and drove it 'till 2016
before it was imported into Belgium by us at Carcave. We sold this
car to a collector in Belgium who really looked after the car. He
sold the car back to us because we managed to source a great
Pantera GTS that he wanted. This Pantera L has only had 3 owners
and a very well documented history. It comes with its original
steering wheel, working radio and 8 track cassette player, factory
air conditioning, power brakes and windows, original Pantera air
cleaner and valve covers, 4 original DeTomaso Campagnolo wheels,
etc. The black leather interior is in amazing, all original
condition. Even the original toolkit, original spare wheel and user
manual are present!It has received a high quality paint job in its
original colour by us back in 2016. We removed the wing, meaning
that the rear had to be repainted. Because the rest of the paint
was reasonable, we decided to repaint the whole car to ensure that
it is in excellent condition.The mechanicals have been maintained
just as well as the rest of the car. It runs and drives like it did
when it rolled out of the factory. The original 5-speed ZF gearbox
has recently been revised with a new clutch fitted. A lot of other
maintenance was carried out by the previous owner, paperwork is
present. Before the car leaves to its new owner, it will also
receive a fresh service and a check to make sure that it is ready
for many more fun miles.We believe that the car has its original
33.000 miles, judging by its great original condition and thanks to
the fact that the previous owner kept track of the mileage.We are
very proud to be able to present such a great and well documented
example of a DeTomaso Pantera. You don't often find them in this
condition. This Pantera is in very good condition with a lot of
maintenance work done to it to keep its quality.
