Pantera: Restore or Pro-Tour............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVOVPS0Y-8
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Makes the original design seem pretty good compared to the Ring car.
Interesting description of the feel of the Ring car's steering wheel: "soft kangaroo balls".
Interesting description of the feel of the Ring car's steering wheel: "soft kangaroo balls".
FWIW, I kinda like the Ring's body mods except for the ones that don't make sense, like the roof scoop and restricting 50% of the rear window opening- apparently for 'styling' 'cause the scoop area is not in a high pressure area and the deck-exhaust is not in a low pressure spot. Not sure about the rear brake scoops- those may also not be in a high pressure area.
The engine doesn't bother me. In 43 years, virtually everything except a flathead Ford has been swapped into Panteras, and nearly all are eventually swapped back to a Cleveland. Besides, the LS series engines are so close to a 21st century Cleveland anyway. All in all for the price for the mods, I'd take the '74 PLUS a driveable Mangusta, and do small changes to the chassis of both, myself. That would occupy the rest of MY life....
The engine doesn't bother me. In 43 years, virtually everything except a flathead Ford has been swapped into Panteras, and nearly all are eventually swapped back to a Cleveland. Besides, the LS series engines are so close to a 21st century Cleveland anyway. All in all for the price for the mods, I'd take the '74 PLUS a driveable Mangusta, and do small changes to the chassis of both, myself. That would occupy the rest of MY life....
Restore
Yes Jack, like your thinking, especially about the goose.
quote:Originally posted by Bosswrench:
FWIW, I kinda like the Ring's body mods except for the ones that don't make sense, like the roof scoop and restricting 50% of the rear window opening- apparently for 'styling' 'cause the scoop area is not in a high pressure area and the deck-exhaust is not in a low pressure spot. Not sure about the rear brake scoops- those may also not be in a high pressure area.
The engine doesn't bother me. In 43 years, virtually everything except a flathead Ford has been swapped into Panteras, and nearly all are eventually swapped back to a Cleveland. Besides, the LS series engines are so close to a 21st century Cleveland anyway. All in all for the price for the mods, I'd take the '74 PLUS a driveable Mangusta, and do small changes to the chassis of both, myself. That would occupy the rest of MY life....
I think they both look great! Well, except for the Nike interior…..
I'm gonna go LS...
The Pantera is really a great car to rediscover.
There is just something about a Mangusta that is next to impossible to resist. That is if you are one that has seen the Detomaso light and "gets it". Not everyone does.
My personal opinion is that as suggested, a Pantera is a type of ultimates. It's a bit ahead of it's time in thinking and the initial execution could have been better BUT Detomaso really didn't have a model to follow with it. He was really kinda all on his own.
That 351cj in that '74 GTS did sound pretty good didn't it?
There is just something about a Mangusta that is next to impossible to resist. That is if you are one that has seen the Detomaso light and "gets it". Not everyone does.
My personal opinion is that as suggested, a Pantera is a type of ultimates. It's a bit ahead of it's time in thinking and the initial execution could have been better BUT Detomaso really didn't have a model to follow with it. He was really kinda all on his own.
That 351cj in that '74 GTS did sound pretty good didn't it?