Ring Brothers Pantera at SEMA 2013 Instagram

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I guess people get bored and try to make cars look like lambos

I like it. fresh take.

The worst interior I've ever seen in a car - what the heck were they thinking?! Nicest Fiero instrument cluster I've seen, but different colors for each half of the interior?! I guess the brothers couldn't agree and each did half the interior.

I do like the wheels (Ford GT), the wheel arch flares look nice, and the rear end isn't too bad. But you can't improve upon perfection! IMO, they should have left Tom's original design alone.

http://blogs.hotrod.com/ringbr...3.html#axzz2jsfiFbNX

Whether you like it or not, they set out to perform their own modernized interpretation of the Pantera, and they certainly did!

Side Profile

Rear 3/4 view.

Ok, those outdoor shots show off the bodywork in a much better light. It's actually not that bad (I still prefer the original lines), and I'll concede that they succeeded in their own "interpretation" of a modern Pantera. But that home-made KIT CAR looking interior just ruins the whole thing!

What is the thing in the back - an expresso machine???

There are elements I like about this build and some I don't. Looking at the front of the car, my eyes are immediately drawn to the hood vents. This element is so wrong to me that it pulls my attention away from what they did to the headlights. I can imagine the velocity of the incoming air at speed being drawn in fighting the the air being pulled by the fans.
The side profile looks nice.
The back profile I like.
The interior is so so (designed by Nike).
The car looks strictly for show. No provisions for wipers (must use rainX). That thing in the engine bay next to the espresso machine looks like a 5 gallon gas tank.

I want to see how it does in the Optima Challenge. Ring Brothers is usually invited to it.

Okay, off my high horse already.

that interior... is that just american MODERN style or a joke ???
PLEASE FORGIVE ME... it's ridiculous

I also like the side profile. Not keen on the hood vents. The rear lower valence reminds me little of the Pantera SI.

The one thing I did like about the interior - looks like tilt steering to me. (I would really like that option in my Pantera). The rest of the interior is definitely not my cup of tea.

Here is a link to a closer pic of the column. Pantera Column From the pic you can see two levers on the left side of the column - one blinker & one tilt I am guessing. Definitely looks like a tilt column to me.

My 2 cents........
I like the back and side treatments and of course the color, but the front and interior not so much..........
More photos and a short article here......

http://www.worldcarfans.com/21...ra-by-ringbrothers#9

At least it has a tilt steering column! Us chubby guys should like that. You got to appreciate the workmanship?

what's with the license plate - did they "interpret" that too

the spreader bar looks like two spicer half shafts welded together - nice touch

Wheels look good. Hate the interior, but heck its a show car.

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what's with the license plate - did they "interpret" that too

I was going to ask the same thing… Looks beat up, like it was swiped from a wrecking yard! Kinda out of place on the car.