When I bought my car, it had the same problem.
First I found that the secondaries didn't open all the way. The Pantera needs a "special" throttle cable bracket to allow the butterflies to fully open.
Second, the choke wire was connected as Charlie described already.
Both corrected gave a substantial improvement.
Check these two areas, then reply, the "collective" will continue to help you.
Chuck
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