Well, they say any publicity is good publicity! Forgotten Supercars
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Thanks for posting. Its a nice list. I would agree with several of the mentions. In the case of the Pantera, I don't know if it is so "forgotten". Lord knows the Pantera has had lots of publicity in the last two years.
On a personal tangent, I never considered the Pantera a Supercar. That term hadn't been conceived when I fell in love with the Pantera back in 1971. It has never had to compete with other "super cars" in my mind. For me the Pantera was a sports car competing with the Jaguar XKE, the Porsche 911 and the Corvette. I also compared it to the Cobra. But it had a mid-engine which made it unique. And it looked better and out-performed all of those other cars I've listed. The mid-engine sports cars preceding the Pantera were the ATS, the Vallelunga, the Miura, the Mangusta and the Dino. 40% of those were also made by De Tomaso.
As long as the Pantera shows-up in lists like this, its not entirely forgotten. Lets all work at keeping it that way. I do my best.
On a personal tangent, I never considered the Pantera a Supercar. That term hadn't been conceived when I fell in love with the Pantera back in 1971. It has never had to compete with other "super cars" in my mind. For me the Pantera was a sports car competing with the Jaguar XKE, the Porsche 911 and the Corvette. I also compared it to the Cobra. But it had a mid-engine which made it unique. And it looked better and out-performed all of those other cars I've listed. The mid-engine sports cars preceding the Pantera were the ATS, the Vallelunga, the Miura, the Mangusta and the Dino. 40% of those were also made by De Tomaso.
As long as the Pantera shows-up in lists like this, its not entirely forgotten. Lets all work at keeping it that way. I do my best.
This writer person is woefully ignorant.
The Pantera does not fit his own qualifier.
Maybe he's from Europe, as he does not understand or comprehend the renewed interest in the American market. The writer states these cars in the article are forgotten and then states the Pantera has recently experienced a renewed interest visa-v the increase in value?
Maybe he missed, Jay Leno, the Ring brothers, and S.I.M.A.? He needs to watch the Brazilian video!
The Pantera does not fit his own qualifier.
Maybe he's from Europe, as he does not understand or comprehend the renewed interest in the American market. The writer states these cars in the article are forgotten and then states the Pantera has recently experienced a renewed interest visa-v the increase in value?
Maybe he missed, Jay Leno, the Ring brothers, and S.I.M.A.? He needs to watch the Brazilian video!
quote:Originally posted by pantera chris:
This writer person is woefully ignorant.
The Pantera does not fit his own qualifier.
Maybe he's from Europe, as he does not understand or comprehend the renewed interest in the American market. The writer states these cars in the article are forgotten and then states the Pantera has recently experienced a renewed interest visa-v the increase in value?
Maybe he missed, Jay Leno, the Ring brothers, and S.I.M.A.? He needs to watch the Brazilian video!
Not to mention Chip Foose.