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 $40k. 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.

 

Exterior: The biggest change here is the all steel Group4 style fender flares. PI Motorsports handled all of the body and paint work. The door handles were shaved, along with the sidemarkers, drip rails, windshield wipers and radio antenna. The hood and decklid are carbon fiber. The black stripe down the center of the car is that carbon fiber exposed, with vinyl decals continuing the stripe over the rest of the car. The Paint is a 2006 Mitsubishi color called Sunset Pearlescent.

Details: The wheels are from Panteras by Wilkinson with custom offsets and brushed wheel hoops. 18's in the rear, 17's up front. All of the chrome trim has been blacked out. The tail lights are our own Auger Resources Carello tinted clear lenses with Pantera Electronics LED lights. The new side marker light was a good find on ebay. The side mirrors are from APR Performance and use convex glass, so despite their size, they work very well. The side scoops are functional ram air scoops from PIM that feed into a Vararam intake. The front turn signals have been relocated behind the front grill. The carbon fiber front bumperettes are from PIM.