Pantera Gr 3 #THPNLK01172

You should contact Anders in Sweden and see if that's good enough to get your car on his List. I'm sure he'll be thrilled to find another one- especially an early number. Most- like Anders' personal Gr-3, are '72-'74-builds. Note- as far as we know, ALL Euro narrow-body Panteras ever sold were designated 'GTS' by the factory.

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Note- as far as we know, ALL Euro narrow-body Panteras ever sold were designated 'GTS' by the factory.

Maybe all the Panteras build after 1975, but from 71-74 there were std. -, L- and GTS versions available

"GTS" was just a label. It was the cheapest way to launch a new model in a tough market.

Sorry to disagree but the European GTS was the real deal in terms of what "Gran Turismo Sportivo" is intended to indicate - not a badge (it was not so for the US model). Had two growing up '72 and '83, they were upgraded in performance, custom parts could be added to your heart's (and pocket's) content. In the "terra dei motori (Modena)" you had a plenty to choose from aftermarket upgrades if you wished to do the work outside of the factory. After '74 it was essentially a bespoke build.

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Originally posted by M.Welter:
"GTS" was just a label. It was the cheapest way to launch a new model in a tough market.

Since the narrow-body Euro cars (called 'GTS' 1972 thru at least 1987) could be optioned up from DeTomaso's 'Gr-3 Catalogues' for home installation or purchased direct from the factory with all, most or some of the available upgrades, a full load of those add-ons made such machines 'GTS/Gr-3' and acceptable for that class of FIA competition. Pretty rare too- only 25 verified factory-built GTS/Gr-3s are known and 11 more were upgraded at the factory after sale; more than half are '73s. Of course, many more home-built partial examples were constructed over the years.

Go to (anders.hellburg@ScuderiaDeTomaso.se) for more authoritative info on this interesting Pantera varient.