What is the value of a Gemballa GT5S Pantera?

Gemballa is primarily known as a Porsche tuner. Wouldn’t think tuning a Ford Windsor would be something they would excel at??

that would leave some body modifications but my admittedly limited skill set didn’t find any apparent sheetmetal changes in the two photos posted.

look forward to hearing more about this car, especially mechanical changes made, and perhaps some interior photos??

Larry

It is unusual to see the wide rear license plate opening on a GT5-S conversion from a Vignale era car. I look forward to your posting the VIN of this car and some more photos. It would be ideal if you could obtain and post some photos of the VIN plate, engine compartment and interior.

Thanks very much for your post, by the way, and welcome to the forum. It is very interesting to know that there are members of the international De Tomaso owners family in Egypt.

As the car is locked in garage and the owner is out of town, it might take a while till we get photos of the chassis ID plate and additional detailed photos.

Thank you for your welcome and kind words. Looking forward to learning more about De Tomasos.

Just a friendly reminder that you were going to take some photos and post them here for us when the owner returned home.

@peterh posted:

Just a friendly reminder that you were going to take some photos and post them here for us when the owner returned home.

Hello Peter,

Hope you had a pleasant summer.

I sadly missed out on seeing the owner, as it was summer when he came for a few weeks and I was traveling. He did not even open his garage with the Pantera this time round.

I have not forgotten, but it may take longer than expected to attain that Vin # photo.

Hello M Ezzeldin.

I was wondering if by any chance you may have been able to access this interesting car and to obtain the VIN. If you have a chance to speak with the owner can you please ask more about its provenance?

I don't expect there are many De Tomaso cars in Egypt and so I wonder what it is like to import, own and drive one there.

As I mentioned in my previous post above, the car is interesting because even the best conversions of early Panteras to GT5-S specifications typically do not have the wide rear license plate opening. From the two photos you posted, except for the aftermarket wheels, it seems perfectly correct. This car, if it is in fact a conversion and not a real GT5-S, is the best I have ever seen.

Thank you for sharing the two photos above, and I look forward to your reply.

Peter

I note with some interest that this Pantera combines the GT5-S bodywork with GT5 side skirts. I recall only ever having seen this done once before on a Pantera, in that case with much less appealing results.

Very interesting that a 71/72 car would have the rear panel swapped out, that is actually the one thing I would also do if I was to execute a GT5S conversion on an early car, not doing so is an immediate give away, much like a LHD GT40.

I wonder if they executed the full late model interior and I for one would be interested to see the engine bay, who knows it may have magically acquired an Embo chassis in the transformation......

Hello Peter, Joules,

Sadly the car is still locked in its garage. The owner is still outside of Egypt.

I'ld really like a photo of that vin plate as well.

If there is maybe another way to reverse search it through the Gemballa archives somehow...Can someone here help ?

Will keep you posted.

A few old photos, mind the brick

Hello M Ezzeldin.

Some time has passed and so I thought I should check in with you to see if perhaps the owner of the red GT5-S may have returned to Egypt and if there was any hope of getting the VIN and more photos.

Peter

Or his e-mail address so as to ask the question!

Hello M Ezzeldin:

Just another note to ask if perhaps the owner of the GT5-S has returned to Egypt and if it may be possible to get the VIN.

Peter