[DeTomaso] Alternate possibilities to the Pantera
Mike Drew
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Tue Sep 22 13:54:36 EDT 2015
I e seen this car in the flesh several times. It's very extreme and likely VERY hot inside. But it's certainly distinctive!
Mike
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On Sep 22, 2015, at 9:51, The DeTomaso Registry Guy <detomasoregistry at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have been researching the period around when the Pantera was new,
>
> including the challenge to produce the first mid-engined large-volume
> production sports car,
>
> with Ford racing to beat Chevy with their mid-engine Corvette, and AMC
> with their AMX/3, to market.
>
>
> As a side note I received fresh photos of a car that some may not know
> about - the Boomerang.
>
>
> You know Giorgetto Giugiaro designed the Mangusta.
>
> You know Tom Tjaarda designed the Pantera body to go over the Paolo
> Dallara chassis.
>
>
> Now what if Giorgetto Giugiaro was turned loose to design the Pantera?
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> What did he envision the future might look like?
>
>
> We are not talking about a prototype body but this is a running,
> registered, driving car.
>
>
> On the Registry "cover" page (Member Main) is a link to the Giorgetto
> Giugiaro designed Maserati Boomerang.
>
>
> Enjoy,
>
>
> Chuck Melton
>
>
>
> The De Tomaso Registry Guy
>
> [1]http://www.detomasoregistry.org/Members/ProvaMoMemMain.asp
>
> References
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> 1. http://www.detomasoregistry.org/Members/ProvaMoMemMain.asp
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