DeTomaso Pantera Gran Turismo Speciale

Great pictures! I would agree that the Pantera is a great touring car. Just travel light

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Originally posted by Mark Mensen:
Great pictures! I would agree that the Pantera is a great touring car. Just travel light

Thanks Mark. If I recall that day we stopped and boght furnace filters. Plenty or room in the truck. The Pantera came with generous trunk space IMO. We even had room in the front trunk for our doggie bags from the resturant we ate at that night when we came home. It was a real fun day. There is enough room for a couple of small suitcases in the trunk despite the spare and toolbag. My glove box holds all my cassette tapes, all in all, it is perfect for touring.

Great set of pics Thom! It rained all day yesterday and today I put 100 miles on my car just riding around in the sunshine. Every where I go people stop, turn, look, and the young boys drool. Nothing like it. I do'nt feel a bit pretencius either. BTW cute dog.

Thanks LPB. I know folks like the car. Especialy little kids. I love watching their eyes get all big when they see it. I think they are dissapointed that I don't wear a bat suit though. I gotta get me one of those. A batman suit.

You have a beautiful car and should be proud of it.

I like the wheels. They look great on your car. What kind are they? They look like 3-piece wheels with painted Campy-look centers??

Josh

deTom my friend,

beautiful pics of a beautiful auto. thanks for sharing.

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JK, those wheels are Hall Ultras. I was told that they were made from Campies but I can not vouche for that. All I know is yeah they do look cool. Having said that though, I am gonna take them off and go back to the original wheels. They are Gold plated and look pretty cool too. I guess they are something rare too cause they are wider than stock. Eight inch in front and ten inch in rear. But mainly I am doing it to take the spacers out so I can drop my car to the ground. I want it to follow the ground like terrain following radar. I want to look up at Ferraris. See their undercarrages from the driver seat.
So once I get the whells and tires off I may sell them if you are interested. But I gotta warn you. They were a lot of money. One guy on the board said I was an idiot to pay that much for them. Maybe so, but I was offering them for half price and he acted all pissed off about it, so I just decided to keep them. At least till I get them off the car. And then I may just keep em anyay, just for car shows and such, cause kids really love those wheels. Thirteen inch wide tires do look awesome on the car, but ya gotta jack the car up so high to keep them from rubbing it isn't near as fun to drive that way. But it is a real pain in the ass puting the spacers in and taking them out again. Aghhh, I ain't sure what I am gonna do.

Your 10/8 inch wide original Campies would also look great and give your car a nostalgic look. As you know, tire availability is a PIA with these. If you don't like the gold, I think the original paint on these was Ford Argent silver ??? Not sure though.

JK, I love the gold. It has little blue isis thingies in the center to cover up the greese caps on the hubs. It is plumb beutifull. Best of all, I get the car down to where instead of standing up to get out, it is easier just to roll out on the ground. I have to watch for snails on the road though, cause that is the only thing I can't just drive under. It will be great not having to stop for traffic anymore, just drive under whatever is in front of you.