Kingston Pics

Hard to imagine, that 10 guys didn't make it!

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Going to dinner. Need to go into the garage and rattle the hotel with about 7000 hp. Man, making noise is almost as much fun as looking good.

But aside from the beautiful cars in the sun, the excitement, the questions, the fans and the friends, the best part is always... the drive here.

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The peeps:

Russ

Sick paint job sparkling in the sun...

with some real nice wheels...

Wayne

with a comfy interior and a little something to cut down on the fumes from that crazy 427...

Andy

Love those gold wheels

Michel

His car has come a long way since his last road trip with us

And his "spacious" interior is nicely appointed now too

Gaetan

A super nice ride

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And a sick engine bay!

And a cool wing

Josef

WOW!

Congratulations for the great turnout for your event.

There is nothing much more impressive then the beautiful sound and rumble of a dozen or so Panteras idling all at once.

Introduced us to his lovely wife and a load of cool machine work

In a very modern engine bay

Will

Likes his engines...

like his women... stacked!

Mark

The king of Pantera photography handed out his 2010 "limited edition" Pantera calendar to everyone who was there.

A total work of art. Thanks dude.

And check out his new"retro look" wheels.

Jonathan

Tricks out his now GT5 (instead of Group 4) with a very Italian interior

Fat pipes

And nice details

Dominic and Bridgit still enjoying the car they bought new in 1971

This Scotti sticker is 38 years old!

Jack, made Kingston the maiden voyage of his just lisenced Pantera!

Joe, another newcomer in a brand new purchase, showed up too

With some fat wheels

Interesting mirrors

And tough motor

David B - still crazy after all these years

Enjoys the power and polish of his engine

Ron made it all the way... with some help from his co-driver

With a very special late model cat

Denis was the star of the show

With his spectacular goose

Romano's cat was stuck at home with lifter issues... so he took the minivan.

Pete's cat was also stuck in his garage - and he too took the family grocery shopper.

Going to sleep. Got some great videos to post later.

As usual, David scoops me on posting all the great photos before I can even download them off my camera. I could never figure out how he manages to take so may shots SO FAST until today when I caught him in action with his assistant...

Mark

Sheesh...

I figured a dolly would be advantageous to shoot some videos. Unfortunately, poor Bohdan will need some therapy after pushing me up the hill a few times.

C'mon Mark. Post your nice pics - not some lame shot of a fat slob in a shopping cart.

The lineup was great. The weather was perfect.

Denis' Mangusta was the star, for sure, and with good reason!

But every car there was awesome.

And the Pantera owners are in a class unmatched anywhere. Really nice, interesting and fun individuals — each and every one.

And of course cats like nothing more than a night prowl.

Very nice! You Canadian dudes know how to rock! You would never see that many Panteras together here in the US.

Great turnout with some awesome cars!!

John

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You would never see that many Panteras together here in the US.

Guess you missed Pantera Night at Cruisin' Grand in Escondido on 6/19/09. We had 28 Panteras that night. Check the San Diego Panteras website for pics.

John

That line up looks incredible! And the weather really did turn out perfect. Keep the pics coming.
Doug M

I had an awesome time there last year, so I know they're having a great time! Definitely keep the pictures coming!

Michael

You guys have a great thing going. More pix!

Eccezionale!

I loved the reflexion on Will's 180s. Reminds me of fishnet stockings. And kinda fitting for Will's car, huh?

So we went to dinner at a beautiful spot on the water...

And managed to get a few nice shots

Well nice for me. But I'm sure Mark and others captured a lot more pro shots than I did. It just takes them a while to download the good stuff. Stay tuned.

A very special thank-you to David and Mark for the fantastic weekend. We, the wives, the cars, great company, great food and even the weather cooperated. We were in 7th heaven.

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Ever the engineer...

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Mike/Cyboman, we missed you. Block off your calendar next Labour day. You gotta be there or else ????

Your penance for not being there in 2009 is to ensure you bring 2 other DeTomaso or Pantera owners and their cars next year.

Denis

So then these real funny kids were goofing around. And never one to lose an opportunity to promote our brand, I gave them a brief lesson on Panteras.


Kids get first lesson in Pantera

Kids get second lesson on Pantera ownership

Will's crazy ride

Gaetan's red rocket

As the last light reflects on Day 1 of Panteras in Kingston

Ok dudes. Time for the rest of you to post pics...

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You would never see that many Panteras together here in the US.

Oh Jan, you don't get out enough.

I've seen 17 just at a monthly PCNC meeting.

Larry

Kingston 2009 videos are posted here.

Well, it was certainly a fantastic weekend! Old friends reacquainted and new ones made.

It was nice to catch up with everyone and see how they have changed their cars. Michel's in particular looks a LOT better now that it sits on it's wheels and not it's roof! He added crisp new fenders and an awesome combination of a Revson spoiler along with Kirk's cool short front bumpers. One of the nicest combinations I've seen grace the front of a Pantera.

Of course, dinner at the River Mill restaurant in Kingston was as great as always. Plus, we get premier parking along the river.

The local kids followed us in and spend tons of time checking out every single car. When asked which one they would take home (if they could drive..), the choice was an easy one: David's spectacular GT5 won (greasy little) hands-down.

Meanwhile, we spent the time getting our fill of great food and great conversations.

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a continuation of the day's conversations about the size of various parts in Will's engine compartment...

Sunday morning we all took a nice drive along clear country roads to our usual brunch destination at the marina. Of course we had to stop along the way and admire the incredible beauty we were inflicting on the local area.

Then David felt maybe he should let someone else take the lead for a change and scooted to the back of the lineup.

At the marina we decided to change the car positioning from last year and thanks to Russ, we found a great spot to display the cars.

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I never noticed Will's mirror warning notice before, but having been behind him often enough, I can say it is TRUE!

But eventually we all had to start heading home and we hit the road in two groups. One headed west, and ours headed east.

We had six Panteras and a Mangusta in our group and as always, the cameras in neighboring cars were trying to catch all the action.

including Gaetan's awesome Group4 custom.

As usual, we split again to head home to Montreal (David, Michel and Gaetan) while the rest of us (Andy, John, Denis and myself) headed to Ottawa.

And as all good things must come to an end, so did the day's fun.

Andy (Lamb One) took the lead as we headed towards Ottawa.

Followed closely (at a safe distance and legal speed...) by John (Fox One) and Denis (the Snake Eater)... and then me (Idiot One)

We weren't worried at all when we blew past a speed trap because we were all doing less than 10 kph over the 100 kph (62 mph) limit. I guess Officer "Dick` Head" and his partner were having a slow day because a hot pursuit ensued.

Unfortunately, the target was our lack of front license plates (which should amuse the scores of people we have bragged to over the years).

John and Denis were able to escape, but Officer Head managed to apprehend Andy and me. Astoundingly, not 24 hours earlier, Andy had been given a warning by another cop and STILL got a ticket. Apparently Officer Head figured that he should have had no trouble finding a bracket for his 37 year-old Italian car on a Saturday in a tourist town. Aaargh.

But, from all tragedy comes some good.

Andy and I (at a combine cost of about $230.00) were able to hold off the fuzz until John (fugitive at large) escaped to a safe distance and Denis was able to pull off a mile or so down the road to quickly install his front plate so as to avoid further trouble.

We all made it home a short while later with no further issues.

Again, thanks to David B for all his incredible efforts to organize, book the hotels, restaurants, parking and cover many of the hidden costs of the weekend.

Thanks also to those of you who were able to and did make the effort to come, especially Ron and Pete who crossed international borders to take part, as well as Denis who took his beautiful Mangusta on a pretty long road trip only a day after replacing the clutch. It was great meeting some new owners: Jack (bought Ross's yellow '71), Joe (very cool looking yellow GTS) and some others who have owned Panteras for a long time: Gaetan (red Group4), Domenic (who bought his Pantera NEW in 1971!) and Romano (who along with Pete, had to suffer driving a Ferrari to the event )

All-in-all one of the most amazing weekends I've had all summer. Thanks guys!

Mark

Wow. I continue to review these pix in a near-speechless tone ... so I just have to say, guys:

One of the things that has impressed me about this turn-out is the high esteem (reverence?) that the Mangusta has been held in ...

I cannot say that the experience with PEOPLE should be overlooked; but to see how some highly respected Cats have stepped aside for the Goose (that pre-dated them) to ascend ... well, it's enough to bring a tear to the eye.

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Jonathan,

When did you put the wing on the back of your Pantera? I think it looks great! In my opinion, the delta wing looks best on a GT5, it balances the car out perfectly.

Any plans to do wheels?

Michael

Michael,

We really missed you this year. I hope you can hook up with Ron as I gave him something for you. He might mail it if you don't connect. Let me know when you get bored of you car and I'll come pick it up.

Erik: Don't get too weepy over the Goose status. We just made Denis feel special so he would pick up our beer tab. It didn't work, so next year he'll be parked in the back, behind the barn.

Mark

A great time, thanks to all for attending and especially to Mark and David for all the setup work and making such a fun event.
Really enjoyed it this year, even with the interruption by the donut-eating, inbred, short-bus escapee, RCMP dropout.

... don't get me started on what I really think...

thanks everyone for a great weekend! great job david and mark! i cant wait till next year.

Wayne, check out your fly by at 2:03 on this video of the drive to the Marina:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XCQ2OQmhg0

Turn the sound up!

See the other videos here:

http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/...60057284/m/909109272

Awesome Weekend Everyone! Thanks David and Mark for a great event!

Hey Michael,
Too bad you couldnt make it out this year, lol i didnt have a clubbing partner! I put the wing on last month, i agree it suits the wide body car perfectly. Nope i plan to keep the wheels the same, just looking for front tires. Any plans for your car?

David & Mark .. thanks for having me .. The rest of Guys and Gals .. truely a memorable couple of days .. well worth the trip .. and great pictures ... See you all next year, and I will try to get a few NYers to follow me up.

Mark could I have a email copy of the group photo for my Wall Photos.

Thanks Ron

It was a pleasure seeing all of you again, meeting the new owners and the first timers.

Bohdan, the security guard behind you is asking himself: 'where did you get that kart?'

Super job detailling Denis

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Wayne: 'Gentlement! START YOUR ENGINES'

Ron's awesome GTS. Note the red light below the left side of the bumper, this light is used to warn left lane incoming vehicules in Europe

Upside Up! A super thanks to Michel Pelletier from John Scotti's Exotics for his expertise as a Master Restorer.

(Un gros merci Michel Pelletier pour ton expertise et ton talent dans la réalisation de cette Pantera)

Ok Russ, where are your pics???

Very Very bummed I couldn't make it!! Spent all morning looking at the pics and vids. What a great group of cars and folks. The group picture looks more like a family shot than a car owner gathering.

Hope remains for next year..

Thanks for sharing!!

So, there we were all lined up and ready to start taking photos of the cats, when all of a sudden someone queued the Volvo with a red canoe to join us ...

I thought, what a great idea, so I strapped one onto my car too (the delta wing makes for a great tie-down spot eh?) ...

Seriously though, it was a fantastic weekend, the weather couldn't have been any better, and everything went smoothly from start to finish, kudos to David and team for the organization - and of course thanks to Mark for the poster and Calendar!

I'll post my video clips when I've had a chance to do some editing, but here's a few of my snapshots (hopefully not too many overlap with the great shots already posted by David, Mark, Michel et al) ...

Mangustaaaah!

The nice folks in Kingston erected a lifelike statue of Mark for us to admire ... fortunately the local street urchins were so busy trying to figure out which cars they were gonna 'jack' that they didn't get around to 'tagging' the statue.

On that note, David do we really want to be having events in a town where the 6 to 9 year-olds are already hardened criminals???

The pearl fleck Wayne has in his paint really popped in the sunlight ...

The location at the waterfront was perfect, the local architecture and the park-like setting provided a great backdrop for the cats:

Being a Team Pantera Canada event, I had to get a shot with the flag ...

Two shameless shots of my cat ...

I tried to fit everyone else in this shot

The whole group ... I heard many comments from people who stopped by to see the cars on the weekend about how different/unique every one of them is.

Just the cats...

David's 'Isis' logo on the front quarter ... a nice touch!

Awesome wheels on David's cat...

Spectacular engine bay in Will's car - the earth shakes when he steps into it!

Awesome shots Russ! Especially the one with David's wheel Very very cool angle.

Thanks again for the emblem. I've found the PERFECT location for it: the dash on my GT40. It really lends an air of class to the thing!

Mark

Thanks Mark,
I'll post a link to individual car shots once I've uploaded them to Flickr in the next day or two.

LOL - I'm glad you found a place for the emblem!

Jonathan,

I got engaged to Lenore (my woman of 14 years) in Feb., and we got married in July. It was a small and fast event, so alot of her family spread all over the place couldn't make it. We've been visiting with them all summer long, and some of them could only come on Labor Day weekend. So I spent my weekend entertaining family. I tried to push it off to another weekend, but I was seriously outnumbered. Waddayagonnado? I spent my weekend looking north. Next year I'm going to bring my John Travolta shirt and my dancing shoes so we can set Kingston's night clubs on fire!

I've got a lot of things 'planned' for my Pantera, like gauges, brakes, seats, LED lights, engine, fuel injection, etc. The problem is they have not moved past the planning stage yet. I'll get to them eventually, but my 2 kids (who are 6 & 4) are taking up just about all of my time. I even have a lot of the parts, but none of the time. You'll see when you have small kids. I wouldn't change it for anything right now, it's but a small window when they're this age. My Pantera isn't going anywhere, so I'll get to it when I get to it!


Mark,

I can't wait to see what you've sent. You've got good taste (After all, you own a Pantera, right?), so I'm sure it'll be awesome. I just wish I could've gotten it from you in person. Will you guys be making Pocono in the Spring?


Denis,

I was looking forward to seeing your Goose. It really looks great in pictures! How are you liking it? What's your driving impression? I'll do my best to serve my penance and recruit two others for next years event!


You guys all took great pictures and videos. I really enjoyed the effort you all made in posting them! I hope to see you all next year.

Michael