[DeTomaso] Pantera in Popular Hot Rodding

[Bill Lewis]

Looking at the pictures made me wonder:  What other auto brand has such a high percent of the cars being worked on/being made better?  Pantera owners are doers!!!     ---Bill

> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:48:31 -0600
> From: gow2 at rc-tech.net
> To: spkorb at gmail.com
> CC: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera in Popular Hot Rodding
> 
> I still think there is more room for traditional old school 400's!
> 
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/ei/LidonA.jpg
> 
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/ei/LidonB.jpg
> 
> :)
> 
> 
> > 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Will
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/6/13 12:48 AM, "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>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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> > --
> > Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
> > '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
> > "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
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