[DeTomaso] WSJ - Scott Black's '72 featured in today's WSJ

Garth Rodericks garth_rodericks at yahoo.com
Tue Nov 20 15:52:56 EST 2018


 Here's the PDF, unfortunately it doesn't include all the pics from the slideshow in the article.

    On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 12:51:08 PM PST, Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:  
 
 Here's the text from the article...


The De Tomaso Pantera: An Italian-American Love Affair
 The first time Scott Black saw one of these exotic cars, at age 16, he knew he’d have to own.


By A.J. Baime

Nov. 20, 2018 10:14 a.m. ET


Scott Black, 54, owner of TimePiece Public Relations & Digital Marketing in Carrollton, Texas,on his 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, as told to A.J. Baime.

When I was 16, I had this beat-up car, and one day I got a flat. I made it to a service station andwhen I went into the garage, there was this Pantera sitting there being serviced. I nearly had aheart attack. I was living in Joplin, Mo., and seeing a car like that in the Ozarks was like seeing aUFO. I vowed that someday I would own a Pantera.

Fast forward to the mid-1980s. You know that kind of dream when you wake up and you can’ttell what is real and what is not? I had a dream that I was driving a red Pantera. It was so real Iwoke up with my hands in steering-wheel position. I was living in Las Vegas, I had very littlemoney, and I was about to get married. But I decided it was time.

I bought my first Pantera in 1989, and I have been an owner ever since—for nearly 30 years. Theone pictured here is my second. I bought it in 1996 from a man I knew named Keith Verges. Hewas an extremely sharp businessman but he gave me an unbelievable deal—$35K.

What is a Pantera? For a lot of people my age, it was the car that inspired you to be car-crazy. Itwas also an international car. Ford Motor Co. partnered with an Italian firm called De Tomaso,and launched the Pantera in model-year 1971. The body was designed by an American namedTom Tjaarda. The engine was a 351-cubic inch Ford V-8 (American), the transaxle was by ZF(German), and the tires were Michelin (French).

Ford sold Panteras in the U.S. through Lincoln-Mercury dealers. Unfortunately De Tomaso wasnot the best at quality control, and the 1970s oil crisis didn’t help matters. Ford discontinuedthe car in the U.S. around the end of 1974.

Today, Pantera owners are a different breed. Unlike some owners of old cars, who treat them like “garage queens,” Pantera owners are known to drive these cars—to drag-race them, roadracethem, just have fun with them. It is an Italian exotic that is reasonably priced, and there isa great community around them.

One of the Pantera clubs puts out a guide with the contacts of owners. So no matter where youdrive your Pantera, you can find someone to help you out in a jam or to throw you a party.

-Contact A.J. Baime at Facebook.com/ajbaime.




  
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   Here's the PDF, unfortunately it doesn't include all the pics from the
   slideshow in the article.

   On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 12:51:08 PM PST, Garth Rodericks
   <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:
   Here's the text from the article...
   The De Tomaso Pantera: An Italian-American Love Affair
   The first time Scott Black saw one of these exotic cars, at age 16, he
   knew head have to own.
   By A.J. Baime
   Nov. 20, 2018 10:14 a.m. ET
   Scott Black, 54, owner of TimePiece Public Relations & Digital
   Marketing in Carrollton, Texas,
   on his 1972 De Tomaso Pantera, as told to A.J. Baime.
   When I was 16, I had this beat-up car, and one day I got a flat. I made
   it to a service station and
   when I went into the garage, there was this Pantera sitting there being
   serviced. I nearly had a
   heart attack. I was living in Joplin, Mo., and seeing a car like that
   in the Ozarks was like seeing a
   UFO. I vowed that someday I would own a Pantera.
   Fast forward to the mid-1980s. You know that kind of dream when you
   wake up and you canat
   tell what is real and what is not? I had a dream that I was driving a
   red Pantera. It was so real I
   woke up with my hands in steering-wheel position. I was living in Las
   Vegas, I had very little
   money, and I was about to get married. But I decided it was time.
   I bought my first Pantera in 1989, and I have been an owner ever
   sinceafor nearly 30 years. The
   one pictured here is my second. I bought it in 1996 from a man I knew
   named Keith Verges. He
   was an extremely sharp businessman but he gave me an unbelievable
   deala$35K.
   What is a Pantera? For a lot of people my age, it was the car that
   inspired you to be car-crazy. It
   was also an international car. Ford Motor Co. partnered with an Italian
   firm called De Tomaso,
   and launched the Pantera in model-year 1971. The body was designed by
   an American named
   Tom Tjaarda. The engine was a 351-cubic inch Ford V-8 (American), the
   transaxle was by ZF
   (German), and the tires were Michelin (French).
   Ford sold Panteras in the U.S. through Lincoln-Mercury dealers.
   Unfortunately De Tomaso was
   not the best at quality control, and the 1970s oil crisis didnat help
   matters. Ford discontinued
   the car in the U.S. around the end of 1974.
   Today, Pantera owners are a different breed. Unlike some owners of old
   cars, who treat them
   like agarage queens,a Pantera owners are known to drive these carsato
   drag-race them, roadrace
   them, just have fun with them. It is an Italian exotic that is
   reasonably priced, and there is
   a great community around them.
   One of the Pantera clubs puts out a guide with the contacts of owners.
   So no matter where you
   drive your Pantera, you can find someone to help you out in a jam or to
   throw you a party.
   -Contact A.J. Baime at Facebook.com/ajbaime.
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