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Peter Saywell’s Pantera is a 1989 model, chassis #9532. Ben Tyer on his QV500.com web site reports Saywell originally bought the car from Pullicino Garage in Wandsworth, London. Phil Stebbings who says he is a close friend of Peter Saywell, reports the Saywell GT5S Pantera is the subject of an article in a recent Classic & Sportscar Magazine (if anyone can find this article, scan it and send it to me, I would be most grateful).

The car was offered for sale this year on the Oakfields web site (http://www.oakfields.com/), and the description read as follows:

This Right Hand Drive car was first registered in the UK in August 1989 and has covered 15534 miles (25000kms). Finished in black with Cream leather trim. An exceptionally good car maintained regardless of cost. Features include a Brook speed 5.5 Ford SVO V8 engine. Recently serviced, air conditioning. Special Alloy wheels. A1 condition throughout.
Brookspeed Engine built in 2001 Ford SVO V8 5.5ltr compression ratio of 10-1 BHP 503.3 @ 67500 RPM Complete with Dyno sheets; Engine Spec includes;
Crane cam shafts, 4 bolt main bearings, internal balance steel crank, balanced Carrillo rods, Cosworth pistons, Lightened and balanced flywheel, Tilton 3 piece race clutch, Race spec roller cams, stage 3 full race spec heads, high ratio race roller rockers, x plane high rise competition inlet manifold, high flow 4 barrel holly carb (750 cfm), fully internally baffled deep sump.

The guys in the UK DeTomaso Drivers Club say that Saywell is nice guy and a genuine car enthusiast. If I recall correctly, he was involved in their club.