[DeTomaso] Just the facts survey
Will Kooiman
wkooiman at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 1 12:55:22 EST 2012
Plus, whenever I drive my Pantera, it puts a smile on my face.
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On Mar 1, 2012, at 11:24 AM, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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