Reply to "ARCHITETTURA DELLA CARROZZERIA #29"

JFB, thank you for sharing a historical anecdote about our favorite topic: Panteras.

As a group, our history is important. Data is gathered, shared, new information sometimes refutes the old, and a new thread goes into the garment.

Why Ford and DeTomaso made various sales, production, engineering and marketing choices should be less about debate, and more about how it came to be. The F car pictured - and basically any car from the Enzo/Lampredi/Columbo/Dallara era - is revered for its contribution to history AT THE TIME.

The Pantera was a magnificent achievement. There is virtually zero chance of repeat. It was born as it was, spent infancy as it did, came to market as it did, and the best automotive, aerodynamic, engineering and marketing minds did what they did - in period - dealing with that world.

Flaws? Yeah, just like people are making right this second. No one's immune from idiocy. Watch a Presidential debate or ask your wife for confirmation.

This is a forum dedicated to the magnificent experiment that is the Pantera, flaws and greatness combined. (And with that, I'm going to go see if I have any of that Modenese Red Wine I hid back a few months ago. Probably ain't perfect either, but I plan to be a lenient critic!)

Thanks again JFB for sharing that interesting sliver of history with us.