[DeTomaso] New Ford Engine Race Car

[Dave Londry]

OK I see it mentioned on the panteraplace site and several others, but 
here's the whole thing.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=tdgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=popular+mechanics+1981+pantera&source=bl&ots=bp7QtNdHut&sig=UwACJ-1Usg7bcNTv2vjZzhSsldQ&hl=en&ei=LkFcTIWXGIL4sAPcqdXiDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false
<http://books.google.ca/books?id=tdgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=popular+mechanics+1981+pantera&source=bl&ots=bp7QtNdHut&sig=UwACJ-1Usg7bcNTv2vjZzhSsldQ&hl=en&ei=LkFcTIWXGIL4sAPcqdXiDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false>

Dave Londry wrote:
> Mark,
> We should have the piece from that listing available for reference when 
> we see the **dumb** quotes.
>  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> In 1981, Popular Mechanics magazine conducted a test with 16 of the 
> world’s most exotic cars. The cars were run on a 17 mile loop in 
> Southern California, including country roads, freeways, stop and go 
> traffic, dirt roads, and medium speed sweepers. They also took the cars 
> to Ontario Motor Speedway for performance testing. At Ontario, they 
> spent two days running acceleration, braking, skid pad, and slalom 
> tests. The results? The Pantera was the overall winner, and by a wide 
> margin. It was rated the most consistently excellent car in the test.
>
> Phil Hill and Stirling Moss were two of the test drivers. Of the 
> Pantera, Stirling Moss said:
>
> “It really is a sharp looking machine and quite nicely appointed inside. 
> I like the gated ZF five speed gearbox, and the engine really delivers a 
> tremendous amount of torque. It’s a real boy- racer. The road holding is 
> quite good, and the brakes are superb.”
>
> Phil Hill said:
>
> “The Pantera is very good when you’ve missed an apex through 
> overindulgence, or in some other emergency. You can do little tricks 
> with it you couldn’t do with a front engined car and actually cut 
> yourself a new apex.”
>
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> I'm going to find the original (maybe)
> dave
>
> tmshinro at aol.com wrote:
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>>  I see that there was a Pantera listed under the Race Cars For Sale (see link)
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>> http://www.motorsportsmarket.com/pages_new/car_detail.asp?car=35
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>> Tom
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tom Borcich <tborcich at msn.com>
>> To: Pantera REALBIG forum <detomaso at realbig.com>; Pantera Michael Short <michael at michaelshortt.com>
>> Sent: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 1:30 am
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] New Ford Engine Race Car
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>> Michael, that's a great idea. A new formula car or a closed body sports 2000 
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>> type race car would be awesome and inexpensive.
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>> It reminds me of the original 68 CanAm series when small blocks were used...that 
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>> new 5.0L putting out 480-500 hp 
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>> in a 1300-1500 pound car would be quite a drive.  A sealed motor like formula 
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>> Atlantic would be very dependable and keep
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>> the expenses down.
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>> Below are some interesting formulas of the past....imagine the car in the wave 
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>> movie below at the hill climb with
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>> two more cylinders(I think that is a BMW straight 6 powering the car)
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>> http://testudladry.free.fr/jcc_videos2005/2005_gemenos_castellana.wmv
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>> http://www.motorsportsmarket.com/pages_new/car_pics.asp?car=124&picnumber=114
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>> http://www.motorsportsmarket.com/pages_new/car_detail.asp?car=66
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>> http://www.motorsportsmarket.com/pages_new/car_detail.asp?car=133
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>> http://www.motorsportsmarket.com/pages_new/car_detail.asp?car=11
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>> http://www.motorsportsmarket.com/pages_new/car_detail.asp?car=9
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>> Best Regards,
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>> Tom
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