100% Original Pantera (for sale)

There is a white 74 on ebay that is also original and very low miles.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-PANTERA-DETO...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I see a great group 4 clone in that car

George,

A question from a newby. Is that the factory radio and speakers in the door panels? Were radios installed at the factory or were they dealer installed?

A couple of more "originality" questions (nitpickey, I know). It appears as if there is some Ford blue overspray on the top lip of the ZF. Would this have been factory or someone's (I guess the only owner's) attempt to repaint the engine at some time? Also, are the headers factory stock?

I don't recognize the radio in this car, but that doesn't mean it's not the oem radio.

The radios were a dealer installed option. I've seen both Becker and a couple of Blaupunkt models installed by the original dealers. The radio in my car is a Blaupunkt. The Becker had a vertically oriented dial specifically for the Pantera.

Of course, some owners installed their own radios too, in that case nothing had been installed by the dealer.

Some dealers carved the speakers into the doors (ugh!), others put them in the center console, under the dash.

Various antennas were used too. The dealer installed antenna in 6018 is a power type.

Notice the big "bubble" installed in the trunk tub as an afterthought? That was one of the a/c fixes retro-fitted by Ford.

Not only is there overspray on the bell housing, but the vacuum diaphragm on the air cleaner snorkel, the oil filler cap and the oil pressure sending unit are all sprayed blue. somebody in this car's history touched up the motors paint and didn't bother masking anything off.

Good eyes noticing the exhaust headers. They look oem to me, but they have either been recently refurbished or they were recently replaced. Perhaps PI Motorsports?

cowboy from hell

I think this car is a good candidate for someone that wants an original car.
(Sadly this likely means someone like a museaum)

Truely original cars are now very rare, and although I support the idea of driving the cars, I realize that time-capsule cars are occasionally needed.

As far as the radio question goes, I have photos of original LM paperwork documenting that a Becker radio was offered by the dealers.

Just my .02

Chuck Melton
www.ProvaMo.com