[DeTomaso] Mystery Pantera

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Peter,

The taillights are not the same as on the Si.

Si:
http://www.detomaso.nu/meetings/2004/Austria/Bjorn/imagepages/P7040168.html

Helix:
http://www.detomaso.nu/meetings/2004/Austria/Charlie/Web/imagepages/DSCF0534.html

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Havlik" <phavlik at pris.ca>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>; "Patrick Hals" <patrickhals at skynet.be>
Sent: den 29 maj 2007 21:06
Subject: [DeTomaso] Mystery Pantera


> The mystery Pantera is #9114, a 1979 Pantera GTS Helix belonging to 
> Daniel Weber of Switzerland. For more information, have a look at 
> Pantera International Magazine # 120, which has a three page article 
> on the car and its history. Basically, it was a collaboration between 
> DeTomaso and a Swiss auto dealer named Fausch. It was built on a 1979 
> GTS chassis, but never received an engine or transmission. The 
> rolling prototype was finished and shown at the Essen Motor show in 
> 1987. It then dropped out of site until 1998, when it was 
> rediscovered in Switzerland in very poor condition. It had not been 
> driven, just left to sit and rust away. Daniel Weber acquired it in 
> 1999, and undertook a complete bare metal rebuild. He made 
> substantial changes, including changing the colour from black to 
> yellow, completely redesigning the interior, adding a wing and 90 Si 
> tail lights, Maserati Shamal headlights, BMW M3 mirrors, 9x17 and 
> 13x17 wheels, etc. He installed a 351 Cleveland and a ZF, so it 
> became driveable for the first time.
> 
> The car may not be to everyone's taste, but there is no doubt a lot 
> of work was lavished on it and that Mr. Weber takes great pride in 
> it. You have to admire him for having salvaged a unique piece of 
> DeTomaso history which otherwise would have been lost.
> 
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> Message: 44
> Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:05:40 +0200
> From: "Patrick Hals" <patrickhals at skynet.be>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Mystery Pantera
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
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> Have you seen this strange car ?
> http://autoscout.ch/AS24Web/Detail.aspx?from=list&wl=1&lng=fra&id=3633131&qs=from%3dDefault%26allmakes%3dtrue%26make%3d25%26cur%3dCHF%26zipcountry%3dCH%26total%3d2&page=1&row=2
> Enjoy
> Patrick
> Candy 2862
> 
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