[DeTomaso] Who can check a Texan Pantera?

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Fri May 18 12:34:39 EDT 2012


Dave,

Do you have lowered floor pans?
Do you think it would work with lowered floor pans?

Asa Jay

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On 5/18/2012 7:09 AM, David and Marilyn Bell wrote:
> I noticed that the black Pantera has Corvette C4 seats on 'electric tracks'.
> I can tell you from experience that anyone over about 5'8" won't be able to
> comfortably drive that car as the seat height will be excessive.  I
> sectioned 1-1/2" out of a set of corvette mechanical tracks trying to get
> them to work in my Pantera, but they were still had my head too close to the
> roof with C4 seats (I'm a long legged, short waisted 5'11")
>
> The Corvette electric track is another inch or two taller than the
> mechanical track and also can't be shortened.
>
> I ended up mounting the Corvette seats to the stock Pantera seat tracks, and
> then because the Corvette seats are about 1" taller than stock Pantera
> seats, removed the webbing from the Corvette seat bottoms.  That finally
> gave me enough room to comfortably wear a helmet inside the car.
>
> YMMV.
>
>
> Dave Bell
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of John Taphorn
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:01 PM
> To: The DeTomaso Registry Guy
> Cc: List
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Who can check a Texan Pantera?
>
>
> The car is outside of San Antonio.  Not far from Gray's Ranch.  Curious
> to see he has 3 Panteras for sale.  I didn't know there were that many
> in all of San Antonio - How about it, Mr  Mike Frazier?
>
> JT
>
> On 5/17/2012 7:38 PM, The DeTomaso Registry Guy wrote:
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>> Listers,
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>> A guy (Paul Brown) in the UK needs some help regarding a Pantera in Texas.
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>> http://www.affordabledreamcars-tx.com/sales/73pantera/73pantera.html
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>> The registry has a little more.
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> http://www.provamo.com/Members/Registry/RegistryImages/RTHPNMT04965/RTHPNMT0
>> 4965.asp
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>> Can someone help?
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>> I've cced Paul, you can "Reply All" or direct to his e-address.
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>> Chuck Melton
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