[DeTomaso] Pantera colors. My story

Thomas Törnblom thomas at hax.se
Sun Dec 31 17:23:51 EST 2017


My gt5 was originally yellow metallic, but was repainted red by the original owner. If I’m ever to restore it I will paint it yellow metallic again, I think.

I’m thinking that Renault Liquid Yellow would be close to the original paint:
https://goo.gl/images/PNz3xd

> 31 dec. 2017 kl. 20:26 skrev Pantdino via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
> 
>   I like yellow best, too.
> 
>   Mine is French Racing Blue and I love it, but if I had found a yellow
>   one in as good condition I probably would have gotten that one
>   instead.
> 
>   These cars are not your average car and should be painted a color that
>   makes them stand out.  At least in So Cal, EVERYONE has a black,
>   silver, or white car.
> 
>   Jim Oddie
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Effie Richards <erichards at zogob.sdcoxmail.com>
>   To: Himes, Terry (397C) (397C) <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
>   Cc: detomaso <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Sun, Dec 31, 2017 11:12 am
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera colors. My story
>   Like I Saudi yellow us the best color to show off your Pantera! Sent
>   from Effie's iPad > On Dec 31, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Himes, Terry (397C)
>   <[1]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > > I had a similar story as
>   Jimas. Going to school (Michigan State Univ) in 1973, I spotted a
>   YELLOW Pantera in the > Lincoln-Mercury dealer in East Lansing. I did
>   some research and determined 1) I couldnat afford it (being a poor
>   student) > and 2) it was powered by a 351! So, I convinced my dad (an
>   Ex-Ford mechanic) to come with me to look at it, hoping > he would help
>   with financing. He loved it, thought it was TOTALLY impractical and
>   said, aWell maybe, someday, when your > working for NASA you can get
>   one!a Ha! > > I sold my software company (Parallax Computer Corp) and
>   started working for NASA in 1990, on the Mars Observer. > > Fast
>   forward to June, 2000. After joining POCA (and SDP) I found and bought
>   a white 1974. It was stock and I wanted a > driver, so I did all the
>   mandatory upgrades. Later, seeing some rust in the usual places, I
>   completely tore it down, put the > tail-lights back in to make it legal
>   and drove it to Coachworks in Sandy Eggo. After sanding to the metal
>   and fixing all the > rust spots (another story) I decided on ayellow.a
>   Of course! George (Coachworks owner) suggested a Corvette yellow, >
>   called Millennium Yellow. Ahrrrg!! How dare he! But I went down the
>   street to the Chevy dealer and there, sitting it the > bright sunshine,
>   was a millennium yellow Corvette. I was hooked. Some of you may flame
>   me for such a sacrilege, but damn > itas pretty. > > Now when I drive
>   my Pantera, it definitely turns heads and sparks up conversions
>   everywhere I goa| as you all know from > your own experiences! ;-)) > >
>> Terry > > > > > "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch
>   a plan, > stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!" > >
>   Terry W. Himes > JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory > Dawn Spacecraft Team >
>   Rosetta Sequence Team Lead > Phone: (818) 393-6261 > Cell: (818)
>   653-8213 > [2]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov > d--od-, > > > On 12/30/17, 8:39 PM,
>   "DeTomaso on behalf of Jim Kosloskey"
>   <detomaso-[3]bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
>   jim.kosloskey at jim-kosloskey.com> wrote: > > Here is why my Pantera is
>   Yellow. > > In 1974 when I bought it I lived in Dearborn MI and
>   commuted to work downtown Detroit. > > The Pantera in Detroit at that
>   time was pretty much one of the smallest cars on the road. One of the
>   vehicle I was driving was a Mercury Sedan and I had a number of close
>   calls commuting where others claimed they did not see my car. > > So I
>   ordered Yellow which was the brightest color available. > > Yes during
>   the summer I drove the Pantera back and forth to work day or night. I
>   worked in IT so we worked all around the clock. > > I also drove it to
>   my Softball Games all around Metro Detroit and anywhere else I wanted
>   to go. > > In 1974 I drove it to California and back. > > I never once
>   had a close call. I attribute that to mostly the other drivers
>   curiosity about the car but also the Yellow stood out. > > When I had
>   the car redone recently I had it taken completely down to the metal and
>   thus could have had any color I wanted. > > I was thinking about red
>   but I was happy with the Yellow so I kept it that way. > > Jim
>   Kosloskey #6949 > > -----Original Message----- > From: DeTomaso
>   [[4]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Jack
>   DeRyke via DeTomaso > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 2:24 PM > To:
>   [5]djenkins at vanguardtrailer.com; [6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com >
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera colors > > In a survey I did in the
>   early '80s of around 100 cars, I found that about half were some shade
>   of red, followed by black, then yellow. The least popular color was
>   green including 'seafoam-green' (the lime shade). > > Easy to check the
>   OEM color of your car: DeTomaso painted the whole shell inside & out
>   before anything was bolted on, so under the floormats or behind the
>   dash where no restorers ever repaint, is the original color. True,
>   there was a decal in the front trunk that had the paint code on it but
>   few survived even 5 yrs of driving. Cheers- J DeRyke > > >
>   -----Original Message----- > From: djenkins
>   <[7]djenkins at vanguardtrailer.com> > To: detomaso
>   <[8]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> > Sent: Sat, Dec 30, 2017 1:05 pm
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera colors > > > Dear Forum, > When
>   considering a Pantera purchase are original color cars worth more? > Is
>   there a color that is considered most desirable? > Dave > Sent from my
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   My gt5 was originally yellow metallic, but was repainted red by the
   original owner. If I'm ever to restore it I will paint it yellow
   metallic again, I think.

   I'm thinking that Renault Liquid Yellow would be close to the original
   paint:

   [1]https://goo.gl/images/PNz3xd

   31 dec. 2017 kl. 20:26 skrev Pantdino via DeTomaso
   <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:

     I like yellow best, too.
     Mine is French Racing Blue and I love it, but if I had found a yellow
     one in as good condition I probably would have gotten that one
     instead.
     These cars are not your average car and should be painted a color
   that
     makes them stand out.  At least in So Cal, EVERYONE has a black,
     silver, or white car.
     Jim Oddie
     -----Original Message-----
     From: Effie Richards <[3]erichards at zogob.sdcoxmail.com>
     To: Himes, Terry (397C) (397C) <[4]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
     Cc: detomaso <[5]detomaso at detomasolist.com>
     Sent: Sun, Dec 31, 2017 11:12 am
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera colors. My story
     Like I Saudi yellow us the best color to show off your Pantera! Sent
     from Effie's iPad > On Dec 31, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Himes, Terry (397C)
     <[1][6]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > > I had a similar story as
     Jimas. Going to school (Michigan State Univ) in 1973, I spotted a
     YELLOW Pantera in the > Lincoln-Mercury dealer in East Lansing. I did
     some research and determined 1) I couldnat afford it (being a poor
     student) > and 2) it was powered by a 351! So, I convinced my dad (an
     Ex-Ford mechanic) to come with me to look at it, hoping > he would
   help
     with financing. He loved it, thought it was TOTALLY impractical and
     said, aWell maybe, someday, when your > working for NASA you can get
     one!a Ha! > > I sold my software company (Parallax Computer Corp) and
     started working for NASA in 1990, on the Mars Observer. > > Fast
     forward to June, 2000. After joining POCA (and SDP) I found and
   bought
     a white 1974. It was stock and I wanted a > driver, so I did all the
     mandatory upgrades. Later, seeing some rust in the usual places, I
     completely tore it down, put the > tail-lights back in to make it
   legal
     and drove it to Coachworks in Sandy Eggo. After sanding to the metal
     and fixing all the > rust spots (another story) I decided on
   ayellow.a
     Of course! George (Coachworks owner) suggested a Corvette yellow, >
     called Millennium Yellow. Ahrrrg!! How dare he! But I went down the
     street to the Chevy dealer and there, sitting it the > bright
   sunshine,
     was a millennium yellow Corvette. I was hooked. Some of you may flame
     me for such a sacrilege, but damn > itas pretty. > > Now when I drive
     my Pantera, it definitely turns heads and sparks up conversions
     everywhere I goa| as you all know from > your own experiences! ;-)) >
   >

     Terry > > > > > "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to
     hatch

     a plan, > stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!" > >
     Terry W. Himes > JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory > Dawn Spacecraft Team
   >
     Rosetta Sequence Team Lead > Phone: (818) 393-6261 > Cell: (818)
     653-8213 > [2][7]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov > d--od-, > > > On 12/30/17,
   8:39 PM,
     "DeTomaso on behalf of Jim Kosloskey"
     <detomaso-[3][8]bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
     [9]jim.kosloskey at jim-kosloskey.com> wrote: > > Here is why my Pantera
   is
     Yellow. > > In 1974 when I bought it I lived in Dearborn MI and
     commuted to work downtown Detroit. > > The Pantera in Detroit at that
     time was pretty much one of the smallest cars on the road. One of the
     vehicle I was driving was a Mercury Sedan and I had a number of close
     calls commuting where others claimed they did not see my car. > > So
   I
     ordered Yellow which was the brightest color available. > > Yes
   during
     the summer I drove the Pantera back and forth to work day or night. I
     worked in IT so we worked all around the clock. > > I also drove it
   to
     my Softball Games all around Metro Detroit and anywhere else I wanted
     to go. > > In 1974 I drove it to California and back. > > I never
   once
     had a close call. I attribute that to mostly the other drivers
     curiosity about the car but also the Yellow stood out. > > When I had
     the car redone recently I had it taken completely down to the metal
   and
     thus could have had any color I wanted. > > I was thinking about red
     but I was happy with the Yellow so I kept it that way. > > Jim
     Kosloskey #6949 > > -----Original Message----- > From: DeTomaso
     [[4][10]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of
   Jack
     DeRyke via DeTomaso > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2017 2:24 PM > To:
     [5][11]djenkins at vanguardtrailer.com;
   [6][12]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com >
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera colors > > In a survey I did in the
     early '80s of around 100 cars, I found that about half were some
   shade
     of red, followed by black, then yellow. The least popular color was
     green including 'seafoam-green' (the lime shade). > > Easy to check
   the
     OEM color of your car: DeTomaso painted the whole shell inside & out
     before anything was bolted on, so under the floormats or behind the
     dash where no restorers ever repaint, is the original color. True,
     there was a decal in the front trunk that had the paint code on it
   but
     few survived even 5 yrs of driving. Cheers- J DeRyke > > >
     -----Original Message----- > From: djenkins
     <[7][13]djenkins at vanguardtrailer.com> > To: detomaso
     <[8][14]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> > Sent: Sat, Dec 30, 2017
   1:05 pm

     Subject: [DeTomaso] Pantera colors > > > Dear Forum, > When

     considering a Pantera purchase are original color cars worth more? >
   Is
     there a color that is considered most desirable? > Dave > Sent from
   my
     Verizon LG Smartphone >
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