[DeTomaso] Just the facts survey
Bill Lewis
lotus0005 at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 1 12:24:45 EST 2012
This list (or one like it) should be on every Pantera club's website. ---Bill
> From: jjdetrich at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 11:03:02 -0600
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Just the facts survey
>
> Here's my top 10, in no particular order.
>
> Jeff
> 6559
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> 1. Race bred chassis designed by Gian Paolo Dallara. Dallara designed the
> Muira, some Maseratis, and went on to design F1 cars and currently builds
> the Indy Car chassis.
>
> 2. 14 factory produced Gr4 cars raced successfully at LeMans and are
> currently enjoying a comeback at events like Classis LeMans.
>
> 3. Uses the ZF transaxle which was also used by the LeMans winning Ford
> GT40s, the Bora, and the BMW M1.
>
> 4. 7260 cars produced by DeTomaso Automobili from 1971 to 1993 of which
> 5400 were imported by Ford to the USA from 71 to 74.
>
> 5. The Pantera was one of the first production cars to use a mid-engine,
> monocoque chassis with a fully independent suspension, well before Ferrari.
> 6. There are active owners clubs in the USA, all over Europe, and in other
> parts of the world.
>
> 7. Properly updated and maintained cars are very reliable. Parts are
> readily available and reasonably priced and the car is relatively easy to
> maintain, especially compared to other exotics.
>
> 8. Tom Tjaarda, designer of the Pantera, also worked at Ghia
> and Pininfarina, where he did work for Ferrari and other car companies.
>
> 9. Panteras a good club racers and do surprisingly well against much newer
> cars at open road races like the Silver State Challenge and the Big Bend
> Open Road Races.
>
> 10. The cabin has luxurious creature comforts, including air conditioning,
> power windows and brakes, and a large trunk.
>
> 11. Pantera restorations are mostly of the "resto-mod" variety. A large
> community of vendors produce original and upgraded parts that make the cars
> competitive drivers today.
>
> 12. The Cleveland Engine is easily massaged to 400 horsepower making the
> 3200 pound car a great performer, especially compared to other cars of the
> era..
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