Impromtue car show.

It's more like flies following a road apple to me DT. I can't even drive down the road without an entourage.

Dethom, The real car show is April 20-21-22 in Gatlinburg Tenn.They have a spring and fall Rod Run. Right there in the neck of your woods. I posted the event under "Announcements" I'll be there. There will be a thousand cars, crusing, carnival rides, go cart track,food and plenty of beer.

As another owner once said,"The fun in going anywhere in the Pantera is that it creates its own parade!" AMEN!

Bob

I suppose that if I needed to be inconspicous I'd drive a minivan huh?
I like being able to change lanes under a semi. I don't like having my forward vision blocked by license plates.
Oh, well, it isn't a perfect world? If I could only have a cloking device...

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
I don't like having my forward vision blocked

That is one thing about these cars.....the forward vision is un obstruced by big dash, engine. One owner said it was all he rememberd...that he could see out front.

Yeah Bill I will hook up with you there. Not gonna enter my car in the show though. Did I tell you have won trophies without even haven cleaned the car?? True story.
Anyway, I have people wave at me all the time in my Pantera. In my Focus, not so much. I sometimes give them a honk of my euro-horn. Gay as a three dollar bill but they all seem to love it. I am a superhero when I drive that car. The Pantera makes me almost likeable even.

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Anyway, I have people wave at me all the time in my Pantera. In my Focus, not so much. I sometimes give them a honk of my euro-horn. Gay as a three dollar bill but they all seem to love it. I am a superhero when I drive that car. The Pantera makes me almost likeable even.

DeTom: Yup, I agree the car is magical man! You attract attention at the filling station like you are a politician giving away free money! Number 2098 has had some work on it and been laid up for about 2 months now. While driven my SUV, I see one of those new Maseratti's and pull up next to it expecting to hear a roar all I hear is a whistling wimper out her. Pull next to most anything now days and they sound all nurtured compared to all our BIG CATS!

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Yesterday I stopped to get gas. I had five differant people come up and ask about the car while I filled up and bought a lottery ticket. Think about it. What other kind of car will do that for you?? Every time you stop for anything it is like a car show just starts up on its own.
The Pantera is magical. It really is.

I usually go to the same Mobil station just down the street from me. Alas, I don't get the chance to put that many miles on the car so I'm not buying gas that often, but the last few times I've been there the same guy with a black Mach One has been there too! His car is beautiful and last time the guy at the register even came out to see us. I love it when the kids ask what it is and then to see their eyes light up when I tell them they can sit in it.

I agree John. There is a kid here in town that spent seventy grand on a honda civic. That is why they put them huge stereos in them. Their cars can't make noise so they make up for it with electronics. Poor kids. I feel sorry for them.

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Originally posted by DeTom:
I agree John. There is a kid here in town that spent seventy grand on a honda civic. That is why they put them huge stereos in them. Their cars can't make noise so they make up for it with electronics. Poor kids. I feel sorry for them.

Hahahaha, that's hilarious DeTom.

What would it be like to put a huuge stereo in the Pantera?? God knows it'd have to have some zots to overpower the exhaust note just the least bit...

A big stereo would be so bad, but I refuse to cut up my dash to put a nintendo in there. And them little lites underneath the car?? On thirty year old wire harness?? No way. Nope, I am just too old school.

My big, bad stereo is comprised of a Cleveland symphony!

Perfection.

I love that song. I thought of maybe haging a mike down by the exaust and running through one of them gigawatt amplifers to monster speakers. But then that would add a lot of weight.

I got a better suggestion. Remove your rear window! That would remove weight too!

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Originally posted by JK:
I got a better suggestion. Remove your rear window! That would remove weight too!

Haha, YES it would reduce some wieght! But damn that would be loud as hell. I love loud, mean, exhaust notes- esp that of the Pantera. I'm definitely one of 'those guys' that will purposely cruise my car in a lower gear at a higher RPM just for that purpose. However, what I've found is that on longer trips (1hr+) with the lady friend or just driving myself around aimlessly I find the need for a rediculously loud system because both the exhaust drone and the passenger start to give me a headache...

ANyone ever see pinks lately! Some kid who had a front wheel drive Honda with a suppossed 600 HP kept losing every heat to an old fashion V-8 in a firebird running some with both running nos! The one heat the kid was beat by 10 car lengths, then heat 2 they gave him 12... HELLO HE LOST AGAIN.. DUH, heat 3 they gave him 20 lengths... what a joke he man! Lastly they may have had to spot him the length of the track with 1 foot to cross the line would have been his only way of winning. .. Final end he lost his ride....... bummer Who wants a pumped UP Honda that can't even win a race! l

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Originally posted by DeTom:
I agree John. There is a kid here in town that spent seventy grand on a honda civic. That is why they put them huge stereos in them. Their cars can't make noise so they make up for it with electronics. Poor kids. I feel sorry for them.

I was hopping the winner would take the honda down the track, put a brick in the accelerator, hop out and launch it into a brick wall. I was thinking the guy with the Firbird had everything to loose and nothing to gain. Great, I got this cheasy piece of crap ricer. Woho. Time to drop it off at the scrap yard to get crushed!

Gary

exactly!! That's why the dudes final comment on the show was "Does it get good gas mileage?"

It was funny to compare that show and the show prior to it. The guy in the Nova lost to a radically fast Vette. The producer saying, "why don't you want to ask for car length's?". He said this is heads up racing like men do.

Flip to the show with the ricer loosing "I can't do this without at least 20 car lengths!".

You Guys are sooo right on this subject! ..put that rice burner in the compactor and squish it! The comment....does it get good gas mileage by the winner was old time school classic also and funny! Huge contrast from the kid whinning I want 20 car lengths or I can't do it due was a belly buster of laughs vs. heads up racin man to man from the guy with the camero. That's a real man versus a some kid who thinks he has a hot car to race.

John