[DeTomaso] Fantastic fiberglass Pantera parts score

Charles Engles cengles at cox.net
Sat Mar 8 21:25:20 EST 2008


Dear Jack,


                Ach du Lieber!   The suspension parts on the L&N 351C 
Pantera (No.1 in their series, I believe) here in OKC {owned by Ray 
Krivanek} *does* use Pantera suspension bits and not GM.   Now, back to the 
fiberglass discussion, which I know nothing about.....


                               Warmest regards, Chuck Engles




----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: <johnmckee at cox.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fantastic fiberglass Pantera parts score


> In a message dated 3/7/08 10:37:03 PM, johnmckee at cox.net writes:
>
>> A carbon fiber Mangusta....... I can see hours of day dreaming coming on.
>>
> It would seem so, but I suggest you not be the first to try building 
> one....
> I inspected the molds while we sorted them into 'known', 'unknown' and
> 'possible GM' piles; one appeared to be a mold for a Corvette Grand Sport 
> hood while
> others might be Can-Am/Trans-Am race car parts. Look for an in-depth 
> report
> with photos in your POCA Newsletter. Larry was told that no body was ever 
> pulled
> from the 'Goose mold so no one really knows what "adjustments" might need 
> to
> be made on that unused 6-piece mold (+ 4 more for doors & deck wings). 
> Second,
> the complete 'glas bodies (a Pantera L, a GT-5 Pantera and a Mangusta) 
> have
> no frames, nor did Long & Newman's frame jigs come with the mold 
> collection. As
> someone who once built a fiberglas roadster from only a body shell, I can
> tell you it is a real exercise to mount any body-shell on any chassis and 
> have
> door and hood/deck openings line up correctly. Scratch-building a frame 
> for 4-
> wheel IR suspension with good geometry & handling is even more difficult. 
> Can't
> remember what suspension parts Long & Newman used on their proprietary
> square-tube frame for the few V-8 kits they built, but I'm pretty sure it 
> was GM.
> IMHO, the hundred or so molds for the many bolt-on parts for Panteras will 
> make
> valuable additions to the world DeTomaso parts inventory. The body tubs 
> will
> be less so IMHO. FWIW- J DeRyke
>
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