1974 Pantera
http://www.motorward.com/2015/...o-pantera-by-topcar/
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LOve the seats I wonder who makes them and I wonder if I could fit them to my Cobra, need something with headrests
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I love the interior. The white contrast stitching looks fantastic. I like the modest alterations to the dash center stack.... very nice. The seats looks great, but I question if they would feel to be the right fit while sitting in them. I struggle with finding aftermarket seats which I like in the cars. They need to be very low/thin bottoms and narrow enough not to have conflict with the engine cover... They seem a little bulky for the car, and I wonder if they are sitting so upright for this reason. They look great though...
The car shows well. Not sure the as-usual-five-spoke full chrome wheels are a logical match to a blacked-out-chrome car. Curious about the mirror finish dash insert and console. Plastic? High gloss wood finish? Noticed two outboard dash-mounted AC vents. I have contemplated that modification for years. Studied the layout closely with dash and heater box removed. I came to the conclusion the stock heater box really offers no functional/easy/logical manner to tap into the existing two center vents air supply stream. Yes, you could tap into the floor air supply stream, but then you need to keep that selector lever at half-floor and half-car; not an ideal solution. Curious how they did that modification or if vents are just for show.
If someone asked me how I would improve that example ....
... remove delta wing
... remove screw-onto-the-spoiler eBay/China LED daytime running lights
... replace one-off billet AC grill with stock unit
... remove red fog light mounted below LH rear bumper. Yes, such high-intensity fog lights were used
on post-Ford European versions. However, the one used is not the correct Carello piece deTomaso
used
... lower front and rear suspension at least 1 1/2"
... and please, replace that 40 year-old-it-will-break-sooner-than-later red plastic clutch hose.
I wonder if the stock Girling calipers are still fed by the forty year-old rubber hoses, too?
Flame suit on....
Larry
If someone asked me how I would improve that example ....
... remove delta wing
... remove screw-onto-the-spoiler eBay/China LED daytime running lights
... replace one-off billet AC grill with stock unit
... remove red fog light mounted below LH rear bumper. Yes, such high-intensity fog lights were used
on post-Ford European versions. However, the one used is not the correct Carello piece deTomaso
used
... lower front and rear suspension at least 1 1/2"
... and please, replace that 40 year-old-it-will-break-sooner-than-later red plastic clutch hose.
I wonder if the stock Girling calipers are still fed by the forty year-old rubber hoses, too?
Flame suit on....
Larry
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I like stock seat I had 4 speakers' built in to head rest .
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I am re sizing picture .Trying to see what size work .
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photo 6 is fantastic.
personally I'm not a fan of the white faced gauges in a black interior. I prefer the standard Veglias myself.
Bill what pedals are those?
personally I'm not a fan of the white faced gauges in a black interior. I prefer the standard Veglias myself.
Bill what pedals are those?
No flames coming from me Larry... I agree with almost all remarks. For drivability reasons I would not drop it, however I do feel the rear side walls are too low. So, either more sidewall...or lower it. I really don't like looking into wheel wells. Always feels to me like a car that wasn't fully sorted/thought out.I do like the black bumper look. Gonna have to work that into a project.