[DeTomaso] Ebay Race Pantera?

[L GRAY]

Leslie A. Gray

> On Nov 15, 2013, at 8:14 PM, "Mike Drew" <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
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> Guys,
> 
> It says right in the ad, it's a Chris Wilkins car. Chris has tried for years to get a group 5 Pantera kit car business off the ground, with no success. Only a handful were built and the original that Chris drives is the only one I've seen. 
> 
> He has brought it to the vegas poca fun rally several times. He was at the first Phoenix event last year too. 
> 
> I don't think it has any relation to the Long and Newman cars of 30 years ago. 
>   >>>
      It IS a L&N body Mike. ( I had a hand in designing it).  I was there when he picked up an original L&N GT-5 body from Lynn Long. 
     Lynn provided the frame also. Now Chris ( a dear friend of mine here in Phoenix) made his own mods to the body and chassis , made it all more user friendly and marketable, and went into the business with Lynn Long's blessing along with some tooling technical help. Chris has taken fiberglass car manufacturing to a whole new level with his skills and determination. 
    I'm not taking anything away from Chris Wilkins in staring the fact that that body came from. L&N  original mold. 
  >>>>>>>>>>>>
> Chris is now concentrating on custom Corvette bodies, I think. I saw him at the SEMA show about five years ago and that is what he told me then....
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Mike
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 15, 2013, at 14:25, cengles at cox.net wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Paul,
>> 
>> 
>>              IIRC,  that is a Long and Newman (?) "Pantera" kit. Square tube frame.  Pantera drive train and suspension bolt up to it.. Very think fiberglass body, so that, I am told, it weighs as much as a real Pantera.   I don't know if anyone has taken a L&N Pantera racing, but it *could* be done.
>> 
>> 
>>                         Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>> 
>> 
>>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Paul Timko wrote:
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>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/80-Detomaso-Pantera-Group-5-GT5-Replica-Racer-Rolling-replica-LOW-RESERVE-/261330077031
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> #9270
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