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THPNNP05533
A 1973 Pantera L
Owned by Asa Jay Laughton, second owner.

Originally a California car, 5533 was purchased from the estate of the original owner and brought to Spokane Washington. The story of the car's acquisition and first trip to Las Vegas can be found in the POCA publication Profiles 2000 #4.

Other modification from stock at this point have been:
- A new steering wheel, since the original was really really bad. So bad in fact, that Mike Drew offered a replacement original wheel in much better but still dilapidated shape. The newest is a LeCarra purchased from another Pantera owner (sorry I forget who at this point).
- A new Fluidyne Aluminum radiator to help keep things cool. I now need to add a set of sucker fans to the back.
- PI Floor mats, donated by another Pantera owner in the Spokane area after I helped do some tuning on his GTS.
- A new full roller timing gear set, after the original finally lost too much plastic.
- I have a set of Kirk Evans L-style bumperettes to put on as well as a Kirk Evans rear wing. Someday, when I get more money and more time to do things. Smiler

More photos can be found here;
http://www.teampanteraracing.com/gallery2/v/asajay/pantera/
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Nice pantera looks completely stock on the outside. You don't see that much anymore!

You'll see that white is the color of choice for many owners on this Pantera board. In fact my last Pantera was white.

Your car is the first Pantera that I have ever seen running a front license plate.

What are your plans to keep it stock looking and drive it or is there performance modifications in the future?
There is another frequent poster to this board who has an avater with a white Pantera, with a front license plate prominantly displayed, just like mine. In fact his avatar photo is so close to my beauty shot it's uncanny. Smiler It's an oregon plate, but I can't remember who the person is.

Around these parts, a front plate is a requirement and the police -will- nail you for it, especially in something as eye-catching as the Pantera. Although I've thought about putting it on a really loose hinge so that it stays out of the way (tucked up under the bumper) at speed, but drops in place at rest. Hmmm. Wink

Anyway, my plans currenlty are to pretty much stay stock for a little while. I'll probably add the Kirk Evans bumpers and rear wing since they are both small and tasteful modifications. I'm also going to add a newer and lower headlight system, though I'm not sure which just yet, I am leaning to the Kirk Evans kit there too.

So overall, I'm going to do with the Pantera whatever makes me happy. Yes, it's a pretty stock example, but it was literally driven every day for several years. Receipts seem to indicate over 100K miles and it shows in places. Eventually it will get a trip to the wizards of bodywork and paint, probably go through a color change, get a beefed up home-brew engine, some fancy electronics, new shoes, interior, etc.

But first, I'm going to enjoy it as much as I can. Smiler And then afterwards, I'm going to enjoy it as much as I can. Smiler

Asa Jay
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