Leather seat covers

Be careful when you order. The '75-76 'transition' Panteras could have had as many as three completely different types of seats, since they were built after Ford departed the project. DeTomaso would put anything in the cars that a customer pre-ordered. Two known post-Ford seats look nothing like the '71-72 & '73-'74 seats. Some countries have/had their own content laws on seats & other areas, too. I'd take photos of what you have now before trying to order anything for your seats.

Well if the Pantera owners left their Panteras alone I could compare things. They claim they love Panteras, then proceed to change out all the Pantera parts. Like installing big chrome replica wheels for example, and what do Pantera guys have against wiper arms anyway? No E-type, or Ferrari owner would even think of doing that to their car and claim they love the model.

I have a spare set of later style tan seats, but certainly not new. Why not just go to a local upholsterer and have them recovered the way you want?

Adding a set of wheels you can get modern tires for isn't like cutting the body and modifying. Wipers are usually in the trunk to install if needed, they ride up the windshield. That said I've been caught in downpours and never needed them, just a touch of Rainex.

The guys that don't touch or improve their cars are usually not the ones that love and drive them, more the ones that think they can make a buck as an investment!

Julian

I was thinking the exact same thing!

My wipers are in the front trunk.

Rocky

It never rains in California!!

All you wipers in the Trunk lads would soon think again if you lived in England.

Don't you think the car looks sort of undressed without its wipers on?

MX5 seats are fantastic in my Pantera so comfy and very inexpensive, which is so important.

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Originally posted by ItalFord:
It never rains in California!!

...no "it pours!"

Pity the one that has been caught in a rain storm in the Pantera! At speed the rear (venturi) deck lid appears to have a Jacuzzi jet pump pushing tons of water out the rear lid opening! But it's more than water, every bit of oil and dirt from the road goes with it WOW what a mess, a long and lengthy clean up, lesson, don't ever drive your car in the rain if you can help it. Oh, did I mention the hydroplaning? Like driving on ice.

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I'd presume that the car would be built with a "belly pan" under the engine compartment if it was built today.

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No E-type, or Ferrari owner would even think of doing that to their car and claim they love the model.

You clearly do not understand most Pantera owners and how we view our cars.

These aren't trailer Queens that never see road time, we don't
freak out over rock chips as they show we DRIVE the car, and we can't go out and buy the new, upgraded 2018 model of our favorite marque.

So we improve what is available, to our own tastes, and never look back.

Do you own a Pantera? I bet if you post clear engine bay photos, interior photos, and front trunk photos I can easily find YOUR deviations from stock ... whether you are aware of them is another story.

Larry

The wipers on these cars tend not to reach the full park position up against the lower windshield molding.

The 74 US cars are the only ones that park on the passenger side. All the others park in front of the driver.

The 74 position tends to keep the wipers out of the drivers view rather then smack in the middle of view on the driver side park.

Some also think that the car looks better without them on but I think mostly that the reason they are taken off is that they are annoying when parked in direct view right in front of you?

I had mine off for years but recently went to the effort of converting the wipers to the '74 position.

For me it solved the problem. Let the passenger suffer.

I rarely have a passenger. Most are too terrified to ride in the car with me? Hum? Go figure? I mean I have competition belts and a roll bar. Why should they worry?

Oh yeah, I see so many daily driven Panteras. It makes a lot of sense. Nobody would be able to drive a 70's Italian exotic as is today. Taking off the wipers is not stupid at all. They do ride up at 700 miles per hour! The Ford engine in an Italian car means it's a hot rod! Even the guru Jay Leno was justifying his modded up Pantera purchase on his show while Mike was politely trying to tell him otherwise. Never mind that it was common for formula cars of the day to use Cosworth engines.
One 70's exotic looking car with a Ford V8 that legimately could use plenty of modding is the Bricklin, and it was and still is a lot cheaper to buy than a Pantera. Any upgrades here would not be ruining anything.

***strictly my opinion***

Just an idea here for the wiper park position. You can disconnect the (usually orange) "park" wire from the wiper switch and then simply turn the wipers off whenever they´re in a convenient position.

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Originally posted by thebigsnake:
Oh yeah, I see so many daily driven Panteras. It makes a lot of sense. Nobody would be able to drive a 70's Italian exotic as is today. Taking off the wipers is not stupid at all. They do ride up at 700 miles per hour! The Ford engine in an Italian car means it's a hot rod! Even the guru Jay Leno was justifying his modded up Pantera purchase on his show while Mike was politely trying to tell him otherwise. Never mind that it was common for formula cars of the day to use Cosworth engines.
One 70's exotic looking car with a Ford V8 that legimately could use plenty of modding is the Bricklin, and it was and still is a lot cheaper to buy than a Pantera. Any upgrades here would not be ruining anything.

***strictly my opinion***

You can always sell it, buy a Ferrari, go over to FerrariChat.com and stroke each other's ego's about how your's is one point more original.

***strictly my opinion***