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This is our 1972 DeTomaso Pantera.
Ford sold these in the US through Lincoln Mercury dealerships from 1971
to 1974. About 6,000 were sold here, and a good number still exist today.
When I was a kid, the Pantera ranked right up there with the Lamborghini
Countach and Ferrari Testarossa. I had posters of all three on my walls.
Lucky for me, a good Pantera is still pretty affordable at around $30k.
Parts are pretty easy to come by too, and it doesn't cost an arm and
a leg to maintain (like say, an old Testarossa would) To see exactly
how we go this far with our Pantera, please visit our
Pantera History page.
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Exterior: All of the chrome trim has been blacked
out. The stance was lowered with new adjustable Koni
shocks from Pantera Performance.
The wheels are Team III Wheels
(custom offsets), 17x8's up front and 17x11's in the rear with Kumho
Ecsta V700 competition tires all around. The front and rear bumpers
are carbon fiber bumpers from PI Motorsports.
The mirrors are Carolina mirrors from Southern
Rods & Parts. The front turn signals have been relocated behind
the front grill. Tail lights are Group4 lenses purchased from ebay,
mounted ontop of modified stock buckets. Medium window tint is by Diamond
Tint.
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| Interior: The Interior is currently under heavy construction. So far, we replaced our Corbeau seats with some seats from PI Motorsports (required fabrication of our own e-brake bracket, modification of the e-brake lever and modification of the seat sliders). All of the gauges were replaced with Autometer LED lit Phantom Gauges purchased from Summit Racing. The shift boot is a custom one-off from AugerResources.com. More to come soon! | |||
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| Engine, Drivetrain and Suspension: The 351C made 339rwhp and 338rwtrq on the dyno. The previous owner did some work to it. I only needed to add a Holley 650 carb. The ZF tranny is stock except for a stainless steel clutch line and PI Motorsports Clutch Master. The half-shafts are heavy duty PI Motorsports. The braking system is improved with Carbon Kevlar pads and stainless lines, both from PI Motorsports.. The suspension was rebuilt with all new bearings and bushings. Shocks are Konis from Pantera Performance. The front swaybar is stock and the rear swaybar is a 1" swaybar with ball ends from Pantera Performance. | |||
| Cooling System: The stock hood was cut out for the vents by the original owner. Cooling of the water is performed by the Fluidyne Aluminum Radiator. The twin sucker fans are Flex-a-lite and the hi-flow aluminum water pump is Flow-Kooler. |