Can anyone provide a photo of an original piston from a closed chamber, high compression Pantera Cleveland?Read More...

Just bought this “Ferrero” steering wheel and hub from a guy in Italy is it a fake/replica?. 12 1/2 inches in diameter, aluminum spokes and hub, pcd is 63mm, plastic wrapped,no stitching. with a pcd of 63mm I find no hubs that work, all are 70 or 75mm at this time I have the stock capri wheel on a 71 pb therefore I plan to use the lower section of the stock column as I know it fits the splines and make a round plate to be welded to the top of the column. this plate will be drilled and tapped...Read More...

A couple weeks ago I found the Jehle Deauville, in what seemed to have been its Tomb over the last couple decades. As there seem to be very little activity around the Longchamps and Deuville around the web, I figured a "project thread" could serve a purpose. It's also nice to have a log of what has been done to the car. The car was posted on the local classifieds site (Finn.no), only a few miles of where I live. Having never owned anything Italian, and hardly ever seen a De Tomaso, natural...Read More...

Yesterday short ride, a clicking noise appears then gets louder but is not continuous, sometimes very loud, sometimes nothing. I came home back slowly and today I found a valve with 0.5 mm (0.02'') clearance and another with 2.4 mm (3/32''). The adjustment nuts were not loose, the rockers are in perfect condition and I suspect the needle bearing of the lifters. What do you think? I bought the lifters at BULLET RACING but they are MOREL.Read More...

Recently I had the opportunity to run the car on a track at the AZPOCA INDE Track Day. We put the car together back in 2017 and it has been driven sparingly but have finally decided it's time to run it a bit. After a few laps it started to develop a noise coming out of the rear of the car. Strangely the noise only could be heard during the turns (both right and left) but nothing could be heard when running light or hard in a straight line. The volume of the noise started low and stayed low...Read More...

Hi, I`m searching for a transaxle main housing (ZF 5DS-25-2) in good condition. My damaged housing has part no. 1031 401 116 (Date 74/43). Thanks in advance PhilRead More...

I purchased a pair of window switches from Wylkinsona few weeks ago, apart from not being aesthetically identical to the original ones, they are of poor quality. Of the two there was one that didn't work and Wylkinson sent one back to me; the second one starts not working every time even though I have only activated it about ten times. I learned today thanks to the WhatsApp discussion group "Pantera French Connection" that Bosch still markets switches for old BMWs which have an identical...Read More...

Call me stupid, but my car ran great and for no particularly good reason I added a can of octane booster during the fill-up a few days ago. Now the car runs poorly and backfires a lot unless I keep my foot real steady, not too much gas, not too little. The motor is fed by Webers. I am assuming that the extra octane requires different timing. What can I do to get past this tank of gas? TomRead More...

Rare ítem to find. Both Lft and right, each formed of two aluminum parts, assembled together.Read More...

Dear Pantera brothers, I bought #3331 18 years ago (as I’ve posted on here) and she’s been doing great. She was becoming hard to start a few weeks ago so I figured it was time for a tuneup. I’ve only put 20,000 miles on and this is the third time I give her a tuneup. She has a restored original engine when I bought her and has dual point ignition with a 650 cfm Edelbrock. When I bought her I did the dwell and gap adjustment and determined they needed a 0.019” gap. She’s run great all these...Read More...

This is the project Pantera that I received in February. I am trial fitting the engine and it looks like it will go in just fine. At first I was thinking I might need to pull the alternator but now it seems unnecessary. Today I am hoping to sort out all of the EFI harness routing and connections to the engine.Read More...

Selling our 1971 DeTomaso Pantera, s/n 1744 after 34 years of ownership. Group IV fiberglass flared car. Starts, stops, and runs as it should. Details follow below. $79.5K. Car is located in San Diego. Please contact Lee at 858-232-5492 or panteralee99@gmail.com FOR SALE 1971 DeTomaso Pantera – s/n 01744 This 1971 DeTomaso Pantera, Chassis THPNLY01744 built June 1971 and sold new in St. Louis in 1972 has been in the same family ownership for over 34 years. It was refinished in factory...Read More...

Hi everybody I'm selling this De Tomaso emblem taken out from my Cleveland, asking 20 euro + shippingRead More...

I would like to take some detail pics and try doing vids, BUT the temptation to just DRIVE overcomes. 5177 is now stored in a different building rather than the shed it stayed in 20+ years. I added a centering line and delineators to help keep me straight. open the rollup and fire it up, walk the exit to ensure it is clear back off the concrete pad and into the yard. did show, but I have to angle due to transition and spoiler draggging. down the long dusty path to the paved road. head into...Read More...

Hi, foreign to me. Does anyone know what this is or was for? Seems original from the factory as the rivets holding it are under the vinyl. Questioning, as I'm in the process of reupholstering the dash, if I have to keep it. Thanks, JochenRead More...

All: Went out today to drive the car this morning. Up until today, there have been no issues with the car. Starts, charges, all normal. Battery is on a BatteryTender at all times when not driving. Last time car was driven was the day before. Car starts and warms up fine. I immediately notice once RPMs get about 2500, the ammeter is on full charge (+ 80 amp side of gauge). Note, I have a VDO ammeter that I installed many years ago in place of the original meter that Lance Nist had installed...Read More...

This is on my Pantera project that I received in February. The engine is rebuilt, mostly assembled, the heads are installed, and it has not been fired. The intake valve in cylinder #1 is not seating. Perhaps there is some debris that is keeping it from sealing. The engine is out of the car. I am thinking of pulling the spring and spinning the valve with a drill in an effort to clear any debris that might be in the seat. All of the other intake valves are sealing. Any ideas and insight that...Read More...

For those folks that live in Texas, I am selling a car currently registered in California. The CA DMV Title only requires a mileage recording and signature on the front of the title. The back of the title is to be completed by the Buyer. I also provide our Bill of Sale. I understand Texas form 130-U is used by the Buyer. That form has a Seller signature line. Do I have to sign his form 130-U being out of state? Does this all sound correct and true? I just would like to confirm this with a...Read More...

I am still on the original gas tank and would like to remove it this winter for a good cleaning and to replace/repair the sending unit. I know the sending unit can be removed easily without removing the tank, I've done it before. Should the tank need replacement, who has replacement tanks? Thank you, TomRead More...

Former President of Mexico's Mangusta on the auction block https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/29935/preview-lot/5849462/1969-de-tomaso-mangusta-chassis-no-8ma-886-engine-no-41935/#photos MHRead More...

I had inadvertently completely discharged my Red Top Optima battery. It was reading ~6.2 V. Just watched this video, and performed this procedure, and got my Optima Red Top (2020 vintage) back to full charge. It took a while… it took me a couple attempts with batteries set up in parallel to get the Optima to play nice with my charger. I guess Optima is getting tired of getting what they say are “good” batteries back from angry customers, so they now tell you a method to recover them without...Read More...

Hello all, l am new to this site. I do not have a Pantera but l joined the site to see if l could learn some information on a set of valve covers l purchased and when searching the web l saw where they were popular among Pantera owners. Anyhow what are these valve covers worth if anyone knows, l can’t find anything about them. I purchased them from a guy that said he never used them and they sat in his shed for 35 years. All hardware is with them but the factory packaging has almost...Read More...