De Tomaso Pantera GTS

[System]

http://www.motorworld.net/pictures/coolwall/217.jpg

[fabro_s]

Well, I never undesrtood this car, is a mixture of a Countach, a Ferrari and an American Muscle car, so I guess it never had its own personality, uncool for that.

[nthfinity]

Subzero, but the wrong car is pictured... a 71/72 Pantera GTS would be the photo/model I'd choose.

DeTomasso actually "Out lamborghini'd Lamborghini" with the Pantera... this car came out years before the Countach did, and was far more exess in design then anything Lamborghini had done at the time... changed the design at Lamborghini with this car, and ultimately, effected the design of the Diablo, and Cizeta too :)

Besides, mixing italian supercar with detroit Iron is a sweet concept ;) ... too bad the Isis was never able provide a finished product ....

[satcomvato]

I agree with nthfinity, the wrong car is pictured. The early Pantera was the best of both worlds, combining Italian styling with a Ford 351. This makes it a car that someone could rebuild on a modest budget compared to an old Italian 12 cylinder.

[r2r]

DeTomasso actually "Out lamborghini'd Lamborghini" with the Pantera... this car came out years before the Countach did, and was far more exess in design then anything Lamborghini had done at the time... changed the design at Lamborghini with this car, and ultimately, effected the design of the Diablo, and Cizeta too :)


Didn't Lamborghini Urraco which Pantera resembles somewhat came out before the Pantera's production in 1971?

I believe the Urraco was introduced in October of 1970 as a concept by Lamborghini!

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd221/rtur/urraco.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd221/rtur/pantera.jpg

[xbeakerx]

a guy in our MR2 Owners club has a GTS. let me find the pictures of it...

[nthfinity]

Didn't Lamborghini Urraco which Pantera resembles somewhat came out before the Pantera's production in 1971?

I believe the Urraco was introduced in October of 1970 as a concept by Lamborghini!





At which point it is easy to point the finger at the Mangusta as being a very influential design ;) Out lamborghini'ing Lamborghini at the time.

Still, the Pantera is the better looking of the two (vs. the urraco) ;)

[r2r]

...Still, the Pantera is the better looking of the two (vs. the urraco) ;)

Agree, I never really liked the Urraco.

[nthfinity]

Agree, I never really liked the Urraco.

:P ;)

did you see the G spider photos yet?

[r2r]

did you see the G spider photos yet?

I did now. Great stuff :thumbup:

[gigdy]

These things are powered by the souls of sad children! subzero!

[xbeakerx]

here are those pics of the GTS i saw at one of our Meets

it was even better looking in person. he told me that he couldnt even use his windshield wipers above 65mph!! he said the would just go up and not come down...

http://www.kbox.ca/upload/files/67/Pantera.jpg
http://www.kbox.ca/upload/files/67/Pantera%202.jpg

[nthfinity]

here are those pics of the GTS i saw at one of our Meets

it was even better looking in person. he told me that he couldnt even use his windshield wipers above 65mph!! he said the would just go up and not come down...




Except for the tacked on fenders, that looks fantastic!


http://nthimage.com/Detroit/events/Concours_d_Elegance_2005/concorso_italiano/De_Tomasso_Pantera_2.jpg
That is the one I'm thinking of ;)

[xbeakerx]

he told me that the car is completely original! he hasnt even rebuilt the engine or anything...

[79TA]

It was kind of the spiritual successor of the GT40 and despite the dissappointing performance from the stock 351's, they've been built and modified into all sorts of levels of insanity. I'm going with cool.

[HeilSvenska]

I dunno. I was more of a Mangusta man. I don't know what to say. I like the GT5 better then the GTS.

[F250]

http://www.pim.net/10042007RP64.jpg

[enzoferrari]

Zubzero,Italian=is fast,i like it,love those wide tires
http://www.kbox.ca/upload/files/67/Pantera%202.jpg

[HeilSvenska]

Zubzero,Italian=is fast,i like it,love those wide tires

I don't know about the fast part. Its engine was detuned from 330hp to 250hp for those years, at least in the US. And they didn't all come with fat tires. (They were pretty wide, but not that much.)

[xbeakerx]

the picture displayed is a GT-5 not a GT-S. so i dont know if someone needs to change this or not...

[xbeakerx]

here is more pictures of the car.

http://www.kbox.ca/upload/files/67/dsc04782.jpg

http://www.kbox.ca/upload/files/67/dsc04784.jpg

[yg60m]

I would like to say subzero but honestly for me it's only cool

[Evo8]

Clearly cool. The interior looks cool, the exterior is not original, but still somewhat cool.

But far from subzero, lacks that extra factor.

[Vansquish]

Brilliant car...Italian styling panache, American running gear and reliability (shitty cooling though). A simple and extremely intelligent concept, that had an unfortunately small following. Absolutely Subzero.