colour dilema

Well mine came from the factory painted black and it is the only one that came with gold wheels. Check it out Doug.

Detom,

That's a little well, 70's and I, well, LOVE IT!

Gary

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Originally posted by DeTom:
Well mine came from the factory painted black and it is the only one that came with gold wheels. Check it out Doug.

Yes but it is a European version. No black for the US market cars.

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Originally posted by comp2:
Detom,

That's a little well, 70's and I, well, LOVE IT!

Gary

Thanks Gary, because this weekend I went RETRO!! Yep, took off my Hall Ultras, took out the spacers, put the campis on and drooped the car ride height over two inches. Now my car is way faster. Why?? Well I theorise it is because now the nose is pointed downhill. It tricks the car into thinking it is driving downhill so it goes faster.
Anyway, that is my story and I am sticking to it.

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Yes but it is a European version. No black for the US market cars.[/QUOTE]

Yep, she is one of a kind. I never thought in my whole life I would ever be anything special. Now I own the ONLY car in the wwhole world that is just like this one. That is my claim to fame. I want that on my tombstone.

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Originally posted by LF - TP 2511:
...George, Right you are - again ...

gorgeous car Larry, I love the way a good silver glistens in the sun like polished aluminum. silver is the only color that does that.

silver is very understated. not menacing like black. not bright & attention getting like red, blue and YELLOW. doesn't stand out like white. its a classy color, for classy people!

your friend on the DTBB

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gorgeous car Larry, I love the way a good silver glistens in the sun like polished aluminum. silver is the only color that does that.

Hey George, I been thinking about this. You know those guys who have their cars acid dipped at the platers to get all the old paint and undercoationg off??? Well I was thinking that is also the first step in the chrome plating process, so while you were at it, just go ahead and chrome plate the entire car. Now THAT will be one shiny car. It will look like a blinding ball of light in direct sunlight. Think about it. It would definetly be a one of a kind car.

DT, I don't think that you want to acid dip a Pantera. I don't think there would be anything left to pull out of the vat.

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Originally posted by DeTom:
...just go ahead and chrome plate the entire car. ...

DeTom...thats one BAAD MOFO!!!

LOL Doug. Yeah, swiss cheese frame.

Now your talking George!! Is that a picture of you as a kid??

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Originally posted by Deloreans and De Tomasos:
DeTom...thats one BAAD MOFO!!!

Thanks Mr. Delorean. It fits my personality to a tee. One of my buddies who has known me for over thirty years started calling me DeTom Asshole.

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Originally posted by DeTom:
Now your talking George!! Is that a picture of you as a kid??

No this is....

course, if you can't decide, there is always the stripe option that gives you 2 colors.

Gary #06984

OOO, what size paint rollers do I need for those?

I'm absolutely loving all the pics of these sweet rides.

...makes me wonder if the choice I made to repaint mine black a few months back was the 'right' choice. hmmmmm

Gary, that's a nice looking machine you have there.

Heck Kevin, he has a matching trailer that goes with it. Looks like a Pantera train going down the road.

I was just at Mayberry's dealership. He has painted one a Lamborghini tangerine color with black rockers below the doors. I like the Pantera "orange" color anyway and this just looked so cool and of course unique.

6661

MBL, you didn't take a picture of the tangerine one did you?
I saw a Pantera once in that color and it really looked good.
I didn't take a pic though.

Kevin, here's a pic of the P-train DeTom referred to.

Gary #06984

This is how we did the stripes in the rear

Oh man Gary, I just love that red lettering on the black background. That is so cool. Did the guy who did your paint job do that for you??? I like, I like a lot.

Hey DeTom, Yeah my guy who painted the car, painted the original emblems that were on the car with the body color. It was a big question I had about doing the stripes, I didn't know how to handle the emblems and my painter came up with that idea and I really liked the way it came out. I was nervous about doing the stripes, I wanted something different since most of the shows if there were 10 panteras at least 6 were red. I am happy with the results even if P-Doug thinks they were applied with a roller and since its my baby that's what counts. Thanks for the kind words, DeTom.

Gary

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
MBL, you didn't take a picture of the tangerine one did you?
I saw a Pantera once in that color and it really looked good.
I didn't take a pic though.

No Doug, I didn't. It was up on a lift and under a cover. But, Mike probably will have it on the showroom for sale soon. I'll call and see if he has any digital pics. If so, I'll try to get one or two and post them.

6661's sugar daddy

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Originally posted by george pence:

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
...Anyone out there have a dark, dark, dark blue car or darker they can show?....

I like dark blue too.

more pics on the Pantera International Web Site, featured stories, convenient link below:

http://www.panteracars.com/higgs.html

I love that car. I guess that is why I own it

The color is awesome. Beautiful car.
It is interesting that it appears black in the shadows.
I presume that it is urethane paint?
Do you know if it single stage without clear or two stage with clear top coat?
Dark blue Panteras are very rare here on the right coast. Red seems to be prevalent.

The paint selected is DuPont Chroma-Base 2-stage which was laid atop a body that had been block sanded and received multiple coats of urethane primer first.

I am familiar with that system. It is positively first rate. I just did a car in silver with it.
I have a very distinct feeling that the photos of your car do not do it justice. It's safer for me that way. I tend to hyperventalate in person.

Get an idea of what your car (at least a pre-L) will look like in different colors; maybe Playboy Pink. Try out the Pantera color selector on my website:
http://www.banzairunnerpantera.com/color_selector.htm

The color selections are a mix of original colors (or my best attempt, but still need adjustment) and some addional colors I added. I'll let you guys know when I've updated it again.

Cheers!
Garth

What a great idea Garth, thank you for the effort. This is great.
If I might make a suggestion, it would be better for me if each of the color chips you posted had a number on it that I could associate with the name or the formula.
Speaking for myself, I'm sorry but some of us need remedial help.

Hey Garth,

What an awesome site. How cool to see our favorite car in all the wonderful colours. I especially like the third from the left on the top row.

Bulldog, the green looks fantastic. Leave a nice paint job alone.