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For Sale - 1974 DeTomaso Pantera

Background Information: I originally bought this car to do some clean-up to the black paint and sell quickly. However, once I started looking through the paperwork and looking closer at the car, it became very clear that this car has been valued and loved since day one. There are over 200 neat and tidy pages of invoices and history included in a binder going all the way back to its import into the U.S. The import documents take up 20 pages by themselves. It has had dozens of upgrades and modifications over the years with the best ones installed over the last decade. In fact, we ran a quick tape on this of only the bigger stuff which came to $58,153 - not including our body and paint work! Add in our bill and this car has somewhere north of $75,000 spent on it. This car even still has its Italian gauges and all of the Italian paperwork, including the original invoice. Luckily for you and I - I bought it right and we only worked on this when we were slow over the winters so you don't have to pay even close to that price.

Mileage: The Italian Odometer shows 86,050km (53,649 miles). The car had 48,878km (29,327 miles) when shipped from Italy in October of 1985 to its 1st U.S. owner. The Pantera had 65,500km (39,300 miles) when sold to its 2nd U.S. owner in August of 1995 (they drove the car about 1000 miles/year for six years). Mileage grew to 74,038km (44,422 miles) when sold to its 3rd U.S. owner in March of 2001 (this is the owner who put the 351W in and many modifications below). He drove the car 7,463 miles over 9 years. Finally, the car had 86,050km (53,649 miles) when sold to its 4th U.S. owner (Lake Mac Auto Classic Car Restorations) in August of 2010. The car has only had 12,012km (7,463 miles) since the 351W motor was installed!

VIN Number: THPNNG-06140

Recent Modifications and Upgrades (March 2001 to May 2014):
• New Seat Covers and Interior
o New hush mat door kit
o New shift knob
o New Pantera seat upholstery
o New carpet kit
• Body and Paint (2014)
o Full body and paint job (red) to match the attitude and fiery spirit of this car
 4 coats clear with color sand and detail 3-stage buffing
 Undercoated entire car
o Removed wing and re-welded holes (The wing is in good condition and included. It is very easy to re-
drill the holes and reinstall.)
o Installed new windshield
o Upgraded exhaust and refit to shaved back panel with rear bumper (Rear bumper is in good condition and
comes with the sale.)
 Shortened exhaust tips and installed mufflers
• Engine and Mechanical Modifications
o Replaced original 351 Cleveland with a 351 Windsor that produces 471.74 HP and 506.1LB FT (Dyno report
and full documentation included)
 GTS coated 351W headers
o Brakes replaced with Wilwood brakes
o 4 Kinesis K58 wheels (2x18x9; 2x18x12)
o 4 Pirelli P-O tires (2x245/35R18; 2x335/335/35R18)
o Aluminum Flywheel
o High performance starter
o Front and rear sway bars (1” chrome)
o Distributor
o Mallory fuel pump
o A/C condenser (4 row core)
o Rotary A/C compressor R-134
o Koni gas shocks (steel body)

Sale Information: Lake Mac Auto specializes in classic car restorations and we have put a lot of work into this beautiful car. We were originally asking for $60,000, which we believe is perfectly reasonable given the amount of extensive upgrades and modifications. However, it is now lowered by $7,000! Price is $53,000. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask or call our business at 308-284-1200. Thanks for looking!



















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It appears all the marker / signal / brake lights have been tinted black to the point of being non-functional.

Are the headlights likewise non-functional?

These 42" tall cars are already below many SUV drivers' zone of attention. Reducing the efficiency of the OEM lighting, which is marginal at best in today's world, seems unwise.

Style at the expense of safety?

Or am I missing something?

For example - Can you see the Pantera brake lights in the photo below?

Wink

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The lenses that were blackened were done in a special process and are still very bright and safe (as well as legal). The headlights are not blackened, however. This is a technique that is very popular with many of our customers. Under all circumstances are the headlights, brake lights, etc. fully functional and plenty bright. Style and safety in the same package.

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