Comments on: Take to the Road Exclusive – We drive a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera

By: Niall Julian

Niall Julian — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:16:31 +0000

Thanks the comment Ted and the feedback. That is much appreciated! Have to say your Pantera build sounds awesome. And I bet it will literally sound awesome too when it is completed! I can imagine why you can't wait to get it back. 4 years is a long wait but I am sure it will be worth it. I'd love to do my own custom build someday. Just need the funds to acquire a Pantera first All the best and yeah if I'm ever over on the west coast I'll give you a shout!

By: Ted Geldberg

Ted Geldberg — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 00:23:27 +0000

As the owner of a ’72 Pantera, I think your description of the driving experience is the best, most spot on of any ot the thousands I have read. I am getting mine back from a nearly 4 year restoration, this afternoon, and I can barely contain myself. The interesting part is I took it in to address all of the minor shortcomings that you highlighted during your drive. I found that I just wasn’t driving my Pantera at all (in light of the fact that I had a 600hp 5.0L Jaguar XKR as my daily driver, where I didn’t have to worry about any of the Pantera issues and could still be a hooligan.} So my restoration was aimed at making it a better automobile to drive. Gone is the carb in favor of fuel injection, a new 351C built engine with over 500hp/550ft/lbs, complete leather interior including boltstered Corvette seats and leather dash, hi flow cooling fans along with a previously installed aluminum radiator to help reduce the chances of overheating. A tightening and tidying up of the suspension along with big bore headers and new mufflers, and I’m in for a treat. If you ever find yourself in Southern California, let me know, and you’re welcome to take my Cat out for a day through some of the local canyons. I guarantee you’ll have fun!

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