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Ring Brothers Pantera at SEMA 2013 Instagram

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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.


I believe they were going for the nostalgic aspect of the 42 year old car. So yes, the did indeed "interpret" that too. And the owner was very happy with the result.
joulesjoules"Racing is Life, anything before or after is just waiting" - Steve McQueen
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Originally posted by ZR1 Pantera: And the owner was very happy with the result.


So you are saying they did all this on someone else's coin? How much input did the owner have?

I must admit in initial photos I didn't like much of it all, but as I explore higher resolution photos I find there are many elements that are growing on me.

Julian
quickittyquickittyMember
I think I would have to agree with everyone on the interior, I am not a big fan.
The exterior is pure art work. I think it is fantastic. The wheel archs and the intake for the brake ducts, perfect!
I like the rear, don't care much for the tail light lens design.
The nose is a bit lambo'ish but its growing on me.
I will be using this car as a guide for my fender flares for sure.
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So you are saying they did all this on someone else's coin? How much input did the owner have?


The story goes that the guy that owned the car always dreamed of doing a resto-mod on it but then he got sick and passed away. So the Widow decided to have the care completed in his honor.

Not sure how much money changed hands. I even heard one person say that it was done for free. I have no idea if that is true. I also heard that the Widow gave the Ring Brothers complete carte blanche to do the car as they saw fit.

I also heard Nike (yes, the shoe company) had some, if not all, the responsibility to do the interior. Don't know if that includes the design.
tbergtbergMember
Like others, the side view is the best aspect of this build. Love the rear brake ducts and the sweep of the rockers that become the rear bumper. I even like the shape of the rear window even though it appears there is no glass and unfinished. I probably would have preferred an open grill treatment. Even the front end's shape is nice. Tail lights are probably the weakest and cheapest looking parts of the build. The interior is "gawd-awful." But, what is amazing is how contemporary a 44 year old design can look with really minor tweaks to the body. What a testament to the original design.
randy37randy37Member
Just got home from SEMA, saw the car in person. I think the car is awesome overall with the exception being the interior (I don't know what they were thinking there!). Talked to one of the builders and this was a 350K build..... Eeker I love the rockers and rear bumper/splitter and I like the tail lights as well. I really like the Ring Bros other builds also....I share the same tastes when it comes to resto-mods and I hope to incorporate some of the same styling into my build.
davidbdavidbMember
Rover, thanks for the links. Very interesting to hear the story from their mouths. They said that "we'd be surprised how little money was spent on this" so if the number Randy indicates ($350k) was really the number, then it seems like a lot.

Anyhow, overall the car is pretty darn nice. I'm impressed with the quality. So many details and so many great subtle improvements along with all those really big changes.

But even the weird interior has some very nice design features. The two colors takes away from it, as does the squarish, boxy, gauge cluster, but I'm impressed.

Randy, I'd love to see the pics you took. Can you send them by email? Thanks.

dberman@canspan.com
davidnunndavidnunnMember
I have to agree with David Berman's comments. I understand both Mother's and Motor Trend named the RB Pantera the best car at SEMA. That's pretty high praise considering there were approximately 1,500 custom cars there. The automotive web site Jalopnik wrote about the RB Pantera: "If this isn't awesome I don't know what is".

As far as the black box in the right rear of the engine compartment is concerned, I don't think it's the fuel tank. Quite some time ago, Ring Brothers posted a photo of the Pantera's fuel tank on their web site. It was clearly designed to be mounted in the front trunk.

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hustlerhustlerMember
the quality of the work is not really arguable, the vision well that's a different subject. I like some aspects of the design, others just seem less functional in an attempt to modernize the look. To me a few of the views of the car remind me very much of a Factory Five GTM. Personally I feel a lot of the Pantera's unique cues were lost and seems like the Pantera was more of just a simple platform donor. A rebodied GTM probably wouldn't get the same praise Smiler
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Originally posted by David B:
Rover, thanks for the links. Very interesting to hear the story from their mouths. They said that "we'd be surprised how little money was spent on this" so if the number Randy indicates ($350k) was really the number, then it seems like a lot.

Anyhow, overall the car is pretty darn nice. I'm impressed with the quality. So many details and so many great subtle improvements along with all those really big changes.

But even the weird interior has some very nice design features. The two colors takes away from it, as does the squarish, boxy, gauge cluster, but I'm impressed.

Randy, I'd love to see the pics you took. Can you send them by email? Thanks.

dberman@canspan.com



E-mail sent David
rockyrockyMember
I remember a quote from Tom Tjaaarda about Panteras without the bottom rockers blacked out - looking like a "fat cat with it's belly dragging on the ground"....

I like the car overall, especially the side view, but I think it would look a little better with a black treatment on the rockers.....

I also think an espresso machine would be cooler than the Jack and removalble pads... (if you have 350K for a car, why not have an expresso while you are waiting for a flatbed to pick you up in case of a flat tire?)

Rocky
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