[DeTomaso] How come Alejandro de Tomaso called his most famous car a Pantera ?

MICHAEL DREW mikeldrew at aol.com
Thu Dec 9 23:30:24 EST 2021 




Glen,

Nope.  Close but different. I had to Google it:

https://pediaa.com/difference-between-cougar-and-panther/amp/

Mike

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> On Dec 9, 2021, at 17:37, racerglen at aol.com wrote:
> Aren't a cougar and pantera the same animal?
> 
> Glen
> 
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> On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 5:33 PM, MICHAEL DREW via DeTomaso
> <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> Originally they were going to use the Cobra name. Early magazine reports of the prototype call it that. 
> 
> I believe it was Rick McBride, the guy who did the initial press photography of the yellow prototype, who first suggested Pantera? Could be urban legend though….
> 
> Mike
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> > On Dec 9, 2021, at 17:24, Michael Becker <mikebecker679 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> >   Maybe it had something to do with the mindset of Ford and Lincoln
> >  Mercury at the time.A  Lincoln's theme catch phrase at the time was
> >  "the sign of the cat". A popular car in their lineup at the time was
> >  the Cougar. Maybe they wanted a another cat name with a foreign twist.
> >  Mike
> > 
> >  On Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 11:21 Patrick HALS <[1]patrickhals at gmail.com>
> >  wrote:
> > 
> >    A  A Everyone knows why the Mangusta is called the Mangusta.A
> >    A  A But why exactly is the Pantera called the Pantera ?
> >    A  A Thank youA
> >    A  A Patrick Hals
> >    A  A Candy 2862
> >    A  A ADA 9628
> >    A  A Garanti sans virus. [1][2]www.avast.com
> >    References
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> >    A  A 1.
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> >    [4]https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&
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> >    file://localhost/tmp/tmpNuNQRD.html#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9
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> >  1. mailto:patrickhals at gmail.com
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> >  3. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail
> >  4. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail
> >  5. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> >  6. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
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   Glen,

   Nope.  Close but different. I had to Google it:

   [1]https://pediaa.com/difference-between-cougar-and-panther/amp/

   Mike

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     On Dec 9, 2021, at 17:37, racerglen at aol.com wrote:

   Aren't a cougar and pantera the same animal?
   Glen
   [2]Sent from the all new AOL app for Android

   On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 5:33 PM, MICHAEL DREW via DeTomaso
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

   Originally they were going to use the Cobra name. Early magazine
   reports of the prototype call it that.
   I believe it was Rick McBride, the guy who did the initial press
   photography of the yellow prototype, who first suggested Pantera? Could
   be urban legend though....
   Mike
   Sent from my iPhone
   > On Dec 9, 2021, at 17:24, Michael Becker <[3]mikebecker679 at gmail.com>
   wrote:
   >
   >   Maybe it had something to do with the mindset of Ford and Lincoln
   >  Mercury at the time.A  Lincoln's theme catch phrase at the time was
   >  "the sign of the cat". A popular car in their lineup at the time was
   >  the Cougar. Maybe they wanted a another cat name with a foreign
   twist.
   >  Mike
   >
   >  On Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 11:21 Patrick HALS
   <[1][4]patrickhals at gmail.com>
   >  wrote:
   >
   >    A  A Everyone knows why the Mangusta is called the Mangusta.A
   >    A  A But why exactly is the Pantera called the Pantera ?
   >    A  A Thank youA
   >    A  A Patrick Hals
   >    A  A Candy 2862
   >    A  A ADA 9628
   >    A  A Garanti sans virus. [1][2]www.avast.com
   >    References
   >    A  A Visible links
   >    A  A 1.
   >
   [3][5]https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&
   >    utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail
   >    A  A Hidden links:
   >    A  A 3.
   >
   [4][6]https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&
   >    utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail
   >    A  A 4.
   >
   file://localhost/tmp/tmpNuNQRD.html#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9
   >    FDF2
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   >  2. [10]http://www.avast.com/
   >  3.
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   m_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail
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   [12]https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&ut
   m_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail
   >  5. mailto:[13]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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References

   1. https://pediaa.com/difference-between-cougar-and-panther/amp/
   2. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aolapp
   3. mailto:mikebecker679 at gmail.com
   4. mailto:patrickhals at gmail.com
   5. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&
   6. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&
   7. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   8. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
   9. mailto:patrickhals at gmail.com
  10. http://www.avast.com/
  11. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail
  12. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail
  13. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
  14. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
  15. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
  16. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
  17. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
  18. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso

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