New Member w/87 GTS narrow body- Rare??

Best of luck and welcome to the club ... I knew this car ... and a little bit of its history .. as I said there are others who may know a little more ... but great to see it found a good home ..someone to appreciate it.

Ron

if you dont mind me asking how much did you pay for it

Hello-Seller had asked me to keep that confidential-not sure why?

I remember the ebay ad said one-of-one for 1987..which could be true... Regardless, as a 1980's narrow body GTS, you're in very small company. George could probably give you the numbers.

There's quite a few 1970s GTS cars. Most are Euros along with a 1974 American GTS version.

Enjoy the car!
Josh

Hello-Id ther any info anywhere or an ideaof how many were built in 87? Also where can I get a owners manual? Thanks

The info is out there .. QV500.com is the registry ... owners manuals are out there ... the person with all your info is either Ramsey Puegot or Charlie Seabrook. Be patient your car was in good hands ... the paperwork is around somewhere. And production #'s ..... your guess is as good as the rest. Philippe Olczyk may be able to help you ..he helped me.

Ron

Hello-How do I get in touch with Phil O thanks

Charlie Seabrook is in the phone book he bought the car brand new .... I would start there ..philippe you can look up here on the site ..he just wrote a book on Racing Pantera's

something sounds fishy here

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Originally posted by DeLoreans and DeTomasos:
...something sounds fishy here...

Things are supposed to SMELL fishy! lol ....

Just joking HD

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Originally posted by maximus:
Hello-How do I get in touch with Phil O thanks

Philippe uses his last name (Olczyk) for his forum name. Find a post by Philippe, click on his name, a pop up window will give you the option to contact him via a private message.

cowboy from hell

Because the car was sold for a great price and you got a great deal ... good for you ... enjoy it on good health ... stop buy some time and we can talk Pantera's I'm up in Suffern ... there a bunch of us up here in a 10 mile radius ... but only 2 of us have running cars ... LOL

Ron

Ronny, Bite your tongue! Not for long! LOL!

What sounds fishy to you D & D?

Maximus - I believe your car needs headers. I have a pair of Big Bore Headers that should be a direct fit for your car. Give me a call if you like: 845-369-8889

Maximus,

Welcome top the PIBB, sounds like you have a great and special car on your hands.

Reproduction Owners Manuals are available from the usual Pantera vendors, in fact George should have piped up for 'a sale' as he has them in the PI store literature section for $30.

If you want an 'original' then they do come up on ebay in varying states of decay occasionally, although I'm I have to say I'm not sure what manual would have been supplied as OEM with an '87 car? Is that still the later red cover one?

There's a pdf version of the later (red cover)one floating around on the web too, if you just want reference material.

Julian

Congradulations! Does anyone have a link or pics of this car?

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Originally posted by accobra:
Charlie Seabrook is in the phone book he bought the car brand new .... I would start there ..philippe you can look up here on the site ..he just wrote a book on Racing Pantera's

I would try to get in touch with Charlie. He is a great guy!!! He allowed me FULL ACCESS to his GT40 before I started building my replica.I took over 400 detail photos and he spent several hours with me answering my questions!

Ron

Hello-If any one wants to see this 87 GTS it is now posted on QV500-not sure who posted it there-Have to be honest I am really looking for a GT5s-if anyone knows of one for sale please contact me-thanks

Hello-can someone tell me what clutch master cylinder I should replace my original one with? Thanks

Best of luck with a GTS5 ... now thats a rare CAT !!

with regard to your master cylinder .. contact Jerry @ PI he will be able to hook you up. You really should take a pic of it and send it ... is it the standard part ?

Ron

I'm no expert, but it's the first GTS without flares that I've seen.

Both master and slave appear to be original-If you get in the car you have no pedal pressure but if you tap the clutch pedal quick it is fine also you have to rest your foot on the pedal to maintain pressure-as soon as you take your foot off it goes right to the floor-I am thinking master cylinder.Any othe thoughts Thanks

Yes, sounds like the master cylinder internal leakage, if its the slave you would see fluid leakage externally.

4NHOTROD ... my car 9138 has no flairs and is a 79 GTS ... my car was built in between ... consective #'s 9137 and 9139 which were GT5's... who knows ???? any way .. .your right my slave was leaking and I replaced it now the petal goes to the floor .... I'm not driving mine until I fix it ..the ZF is too costly to grind gears ..LOL

Ron

Hi Maximus,

I am only aware of one other late 80's narrow body, a 1989 model located in Sweden. You've got a rare car allright... DeTomaso would build whatever people were willing to pay for, but most of them in the 80's went for the wild look. Not very many bought the narrow look, which ironically made them even more rare.

What is the serial number of your car?

Would you mind e-mailing me off-line? I know someone that is collecting info on Panteras from that era and would be quite interested in knowing more about your car.

Enjoy!

Hello-you are right! I am told by the original owner that He special ordered this car through a De Tomaso dealer from Australia because at the time DeTomaso did not want to build this car for any American clients-Does any one have similar stories about that era of purchasing from Detamaso?? Thanks