I have to agree with David Berman's comments. I understand both Mother's and Motor Trend named the RB Pantera the best car at SEMA. That's pretty high praise considering there were approximately 1,500 custom cars there. The automotive web site Jalopnik wrote about the RB Pantera: "If this isn't awesome I don't know what is".
As far as the black box in the right rear of the engine compartment is concerned, I don't think it's the fuel tank. Quite some time ago, Ring Brothers posted a photo of the Pantera's fuel tank on their web site. It was clearly designed to be mounted in the front trunk.
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