[DeTomaso] Top speed of the fastest P-car?

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There is so much lift, that a stock Pantera is like being on ice skates at high speeds. Years ago(1982), I almost ate the back end of a Maverick on the Florida turnpike at 140MPH because I had no traction due to lift and so I could not stop quickly enough. With the addition of a chin air dam, that is greatly diminshed. Ground effects were not considered enough back then.


--- On Thu, 11/22/12, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:


From: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Top speed of the fastest P-car?
To: nolan at mortarsprayer.com
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 7:52 PM



How aerodynamic is the Pantera?  From my casual look it is pretty darn good.  But, I think that I have read that it gets front-end flighty at speeds.  Other than that, it is a wedge shape and - I don't know.  --Bill

> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:57:01 -0500
> From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
> To: nolan at mortarsprayer.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Top speed of the fastest P-car?
> 
> If memory serves, a Bonneville salt flats prepared Pantera at 237ish
> 
> Michael
> On Nov 22, 2012 2:44 PM, "Nolan" <nolan at mortarsprayer.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hello Friends,
> >
> > Happy Thanksgiving!
> >
> >
> >
> > My son Nolie is wondering what it the fastest recorded speed of a Pantera?
> > Who's car was it?
> >
> > I suggested that it was either Junior Johnson or Doug Mann with the record.
> >
> >
> >
> > What do you remember?
> >
> >
> >
> > All my best,
> >
> > Nolan
> >
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