[DeTomaso] Pantera in Popular Hot Rodding

[Sean Korb]

The Pantera is the perfect platform to show off a motor.  But I agree
the LS motors have been done to death.  Go big or go home.

I still want to see one of those hidiously large Boss 428 derivatives
in there, or one of the Can-Am dual camshaft exotics, a W8 or heck,
even a Turbo Buick motor is more interesting.

Just don't pick out a long motor.  The Pantera is not so good at that :)

sean

On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
> That's a complete lack of imagination.  Sure, the LS engines are plentiful
> and make great power, but they are boring.  They may as well use a Toyota
> engine.
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> I prefer Ford power, but if you don't do a Ford, use something interesting
> like a 392 Hemi, BMW V8, etc.  ANY Chevy is just plain boring.
>
> Of course, we've beat this subject to death.
>
> One problem is they are starting with a car that is very sound from a
> design perspective.  There isn't much they can do to showcase their shop,
> so they tend to resort to stupid mods.
>
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> Will
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> On 3/6/13 12:48 AM, "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
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>>FWIW:  In the latest edition (April) of Poplar Hot Rodding, on page 39,
>>there's a brief story about a Pantera that is being refurbished by the
>>Ring Brothers.  They are going to add their personal touches to it as
>>they have done with other cars, and although they do quality work (it
>>appears), I have not liked the few projects I've seen them do.  They
>>claim they aren't going to make too many changes to the basic design of
>>the car, but then they talk about adding some body mods, and putting an
>>LS engine in it...
>>Chris
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'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
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