Chip Foose

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I heard he cut them off of an original Mangusta he has out back?

This comment is very "Doug" LMAO

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This comment is very "Doug" LMAO

Was it a comment or a question?

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Originally posted by David_Nunn:

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This comment is very "Doug" LMAO

Was it a comment or a question?

More of a mystery why Foose would do that? He must have thought it was some kinda' Fiat?

the car is going to be painted pearl orange. its a great color on pantera. i will have one for sale in about a month that i have been working on for 3 years that i painted pearl orange.

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
I heard he cut them off of an original Mangusta he has out back?

Ouch! Hard to believe.

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Originally posted by king:
the car is going to be painted pearl orange. its a great color on pantera. i will have one for sale in about a month that i have been working on for 3 years that i painted pearl orange.

Any pictures? I'd love to see it.

latest update Jun30
https://twitter.com/chipfoose/...s/615935405595062272

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:

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Originally posted by dvil:
Very interesting.
I would like to know where he got parts for converting the doors to pushbuttons.
Is it an original Pushbutton Pcar?

I heard he cut them off of an original Mangusta he has out back?

I know a guy who works at Foose Design. He said that they are Mangusta parts, but they were not cut from a real goose Apparently Mangusta push buttons are cheaper than Pantera push buttons.

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I know a guy who works at Foose Design. He said that they are Mangusta parts, but they were not cut from a real goose Apparently Mangusta push buttons are cheaper than Pantera push buttons.

Something in my dim memory banks seem to tell me those push buttons were taken from a fairly common Italian marque of the era, I believe Fiat.

Larry

Those marker lights at the rear looks wrong. If he's doing a pushbutton-replika, no reason to put any markers at all, as the early euro-pb's didn't have them.

Maybe the side markers need to be added, law wise or so, or because the car originally had side markers...? Just a wild guess :-)

I like the markers on the Leno car...

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I like the markers on the Leno car...

It looks the same as the Foose car on the rear, just a round a light... and a teardrop type up front...

Leno Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd2Unce43wI

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I think markers are for wussies!!

Also door handles. But that's just me and Tom Tjaarda: Some original sketches of the Pantera I saw some time ago didn't show either. Maybe that's why at the Concorso Italiano in 2002 (or 2003?) Tom voted Zonkey "Best Engineered"

Unfortunately this isn't Facebook. If it were, I'd give Zonkey a thumbs up. I like the car sans the side markers. But the missing door handles, although perhaps impractical, is just icing on the cake. I have a foot in an era when "cleaning" the body trim up like that was considered "bitchen". I've told Richard in person his car is gorgeous. Still true today. Hope all is well Richard.

Some were put-off by other recent custom Panteras. From what I've observed Chip's car will be as equally tasteful as Richard's. But either way Chip has my welcome and support in this community.

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Originally posted by rbarkley671:
I think markers are for wussies!!

Also door handles. But that's just me and Tom Tjaarda: Some original sketches of the Pantera I saw some time ago didn't show either. Maybe that's why at the Concorso Italiano in 2002 (or 2003?) Tom voted Zonkey "Best Engineered"

Agreed! A very clean look as Tom Tjaarda intended. I followed your restoration many, many years ago on the email forum. Your Pantera is a masterpiece!

Enjoy in good health.

George, Panther, thanks for the kind words, wind in my sails so to speak. I'll be starting a new thread on Zonkey's 3rd incarnation "real soon". As some may remember he got rear-ended 5 or so years ago and hasn't been on the road since. I'm aiming for a late summer resurrection. Wish me luck!