Reply to "GT5-S TARGA"

David B,

It would be great to see you all again! Keep me posted on what's happening, especially if you're down my way. I definitely want to hit some events this season and catch up with some friends.


David (adobe),

It's been a while! How's the Pantera? Did it come out the way you expected? Is Pantera ownership all that you'd thought it would be? How do you like driving it? I heard the targa option added 50% to the price of the Pantera. So your 90k GT5-S would have totaled about 135k if it were a Pavesi Targa. Definitely a hunk of change!

Incidentally, all of the Pavesi Targa Panteras were GT5-S models, which were made beginning with model year 1985 and ending with 1990 (of which, I'm told, about 129 were produced). The exceptions were the prototype, which was a 1975 GTS, and the 4 Si's, which were all 1993's (with successive serial numbers).

Of all the Pavesi Targas made, only 2 made it to the U.S. Besides mine, there is a red with black one possibly still lurking here that was once owned by Mike DeGonnis of M&D Engineering in Queens, NY (It was a very serious Pantera shop back in the day). I saw it one time at his shop (easily 20 years ago), but had no idea at the time what I was looking at. I do remember it quite distinctly, though, as it made an impression on me. I got the feeling that he liked the earlier cars better, and he sold it shortly after I saw it. I haven't seen or heard about it since. It is possible that it found it's way back to Europe.

One red with red/black interior GT5-S Targa Pantera was converted to look like an Si. There are several cues that give away that is not an original Si, like the Campy (rather than Technomagnesio) wheels, the side skirts, fender gills, mirrors, the fuel filler (on the wrong side), the older gauges, switches, and climate controls, to name a few. I didn't see the engine bay. Besides, the 4 Si targas are burgundy/tan, blue/tan, gold/black, and yellow/black. It's hard to tell by the small and low quality pictures whether or not this Pantera is, in fact, a Pavesi conversion.


tajon,

Shoot me a PM the next time you're headed this way and we'll see if we can meet up!



ALFA4FUN,

If that Targa Pantera sold in 4 days, I'm sure he got close to his asking price which bodes well for Pantera owners everywhere, particularly those with rarer models!


Michael