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Odds are, the powertrain or rear suspension is not firmly bolted down. Remember when you're under there trying to shift things, that the powertrain weighs almost 700 lbs and you ain't gonna affect it much without serious pry-bars. If you can, remind me NEVER to shake your hand! The bolts going from the motormounts to the block typically break as the rubber vibration separators in the mounts age & collapse (or disintegrate), bending the bolts until they snap. A second possibility is, rust or unrepaired frame damage has loosened (or removed) the crossmember under the oil pan or cracked the rear subframe, allowing the lower rear a-arms to flex the whole suspension under power. One young owner with NO crossmember in his Pantera found he could pass trucks on the Interstate simply by downshifting & hammering the throttle; the car would change lanes with no steering inputs needed.... None of these possibilities are trivial and I may not have guessed right, but I urge you to continue looking as something is seriously wrong especially in a car with the capabilities of the DeTomaso Pantera..
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