De Tomaso Pantera GTS: Italy's Ford powered sports car
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2021
- Walkaround & history behind this 1974 De Tomaso Pantera GTS. What changes did De Tomaso and Ford make to the Pantera L for the United States? Find out in this video!
Documented 8,900 Original Miles Since New
351 CI Cleveland Engine
ZF 5-Speed Transmission
Campagnolo Wheels With Factory Goodyear Arriva Tires
1 Of Only 97 U.S. Spec GTS Models Built In 1974
Fully Documented
Having already established himself as a serious automobile manufacturer with the introduction of the Mangusta Coupé, Alejandro De Tomaso commissioned Lamborghini designer Gianpaolo Dallara to produce the chassis for his following project, the mid-engine supercar by the name of Pantera. Ford Motor Company was DeTomaso's partner at the time of the Pantera's introduction in 1971. Just like the earlier Mangusta, the Pantera relied on a Ford V8 power plant mated to a ZF all-synchro five-speed transaxle. DeTomaso's relationship with the Ford Motor Company led to an arrangement whereby the Pantera was distributed through select Lincoln-Mercury dealerships in the USA until the 1974 when Ford and DeTomaso decided to part ways. After this point, DeTomaso continued to sell the Pantera in Europe. For the 1974 model year Ford offered 138 US spec GTS to the market (98 to the 49 states and 40 re-documented as 1973 models for California). Due to the falling out between Ford and DeTomaso all references to DeTomaso were removed from the coach of the US spec GTS and replaced with either GTS or Ghia badges.
This 1974 DeTomaso Pantera GTS is just one of just 97 produced for the U.S.-market and has just 8,900 original miles on the odometer. The 351ci Cleveland Ford V8 produces 266 HP and 301 lb-ft of torque with single 4-barrel carburetor backed by a ZF 5-speed manual transmission. Independent unequal length A-arm suspension with front and rear anti-sway bars works with rack-and-pinion steering for supercar-level road control. American-market Pantera GTS left DeTomaso with a blacked-out hood and deck lid, black anodized trim, special exhaust tips, rivet-mount fender flares, sport steering wheel and rocker-panel graphics. A removable rear-window louver accents the black and red paint on the monocoque body. Electric windows and air conditioning add luxury to sport in the '70s-perfect interior, and a 200 MPH speedometer and 8,000 RPM tachometer are ready to gauge 6-second 0-60 MPH launches and the Pantera’s 150 MPH top speed. The Pantera GTS rolls on Goodyear Arriva tires mounted on 15x8-inch rear and 15x7-inch front Campagnolo magnesium wheels with a spare in its factory-issue location.
This low mileage Pantera GTS comes with its original owner's manual and books, Ownercard, tool kit and miscellaneous records. With it’s drop-dead looks, blistering performance and extreme rarity, this Pantera GTS has it all.
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i was the Pantera mechanic at a Lincoln Mercury dealer in 72-73.
customers used to joke; i should of bought two so I could drive one while the other one is in the shop!
also, trans axle r&r paid 11 1/2 hours'
i could do it in 6.
we didn't rebuild said axle
we got one from Germany , put it in, then put old one in the same crate and shipped it straight back to Germany
I think that the Pantera never got the respect it deserved!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!! 👍👍
Well the problem that happened was like the Jaguar it was played with problems from the get-go the Pantera was notorious for overheating like a lotus so when you go out there and most people out in California desert would try to take off the thing with overheat so bad.
However in the '90s they came up with a retrofit were now the Pantera not only with its looks is becoming a whole lot more desired because you can retrofit it and it will Cruise the desert like nothing at all.
Little known fact. The 80's Pantera got the Australian made "Cleveland" engine. Cast at the Geelong Victoria engine Foundry and assembled at the Melbourne Broadmeadows engine section. Even after Ford Australia discontinued the V8 as an Australian option in 1982 they still manufactured for export orders to Detomaso and Australian Government special cars for some years after.
I'm lucky enough to have ridden in 2 Panteras. Once a a child and once in high school. The most memorable car ever imho.
The Pantera is a race car for the street. One of the first supercars
Great , rare car that can only appreciate as time goes on.
Yes, I want a Pantera GTS.
Great job Gary
Wow! A blast from my past. As a kid back in the early seventies my father, after retiring from the Army, went to work at a Lincoln/Mercury dealer selling cars. One weekend he had to go in for some reason and got to go along. Sitting on the showroom floor was a, I believe, a 1972 yellow Pantera. Sitting in that car was just the coolest thing a teenage kid could imagine back then.
When I bought my '72 Pantera over 20 years ago, it was painted in the GTS color scheme as this one is. It needed some paint work, and I had the car resprayed eliminating the black hood and deck and instead painting it like the 2 tone Ferrari 512 bbi, red on top, black from the body crease line down. About 3 years ago, I had it restored to make it more "user friendly." I now finally drive it every weekend, it's more reliable now, has a 500hp engine, and a ferociously loud swagger. Still the best example of 1970's Italian wedge design. And still looks better than modern day supercars and just as contemporary.
The car was penned by Tom Tjaarda, Dallara did the chassis.
I have a ‘72. Having had a 308 and a Pantera, the Pantera is more fun to drive with torque always on tap.
I also have a 72 the car is unbelievable. I believe the value of the car should be higher but time will tell 🏁
Crazy how much you look and sound like your dad
What good is a review like this without hearing it RUN!.....or a short test drive? DAH!
I remember in the 90's these were very affordable... now these are serious money, next impossible to find this clean. Congrats to the new owner.
I love that vehicle
Always wanted one of those 😎🙏
One of my all time favorite exotics. I'd love to have a European spec GTS...with a Boss 351 of course!
Always one of my favorite Italian sports cars. Actually one of my favorite cars period. I always thought it was cool/bad ass how they were powered by an American hi performance V8. There were a number of European sports cars that were. Jensen Interceptors, Monteverdis, the beautiful Iso Griffo, and the super cool and I can imagine frightening, Sunbeam Tiger.
Great video.
This and the Lambo Muira were my childhood dreams ... our local Mercury Dealer had a new one allocated to them back in 1972 and I'll never forget the giant price tag that came with it ... "I'll never be able to afford $12,000 for a Car !!!" ... :) HA
Another stunning automobile. I share your thoughts on the market for these, as I always thought they were under appreciated. Two things struck me when I first saw them - the wheels and the ANSA exhaust tips. Funny what sometimes catches your eye. Thanks, as always.
I liked the '80s Pantera...😎
another great review. I never really cared for the Pantara, but after this review, I really want one now !
Body kit or no body kit? I love the GT5's more than Countachs!
Thanks guy's!
These are really nice cars but always stay under the radar for a lot of collects. That red mustang in a few shots is SICK!
very good, excelent
Well done!
Legendary always has the best of the best!
I personally prefer the earlier panteras with the chrome bumpers.
I had an uncle that had a 1972 Pantera. He bought it with a blown engine for nearly nothing. He spent a ton of time and money replacing the Cleveland with a 429 big block he got from a Torino back in the late 70s. I still cringe when I remember the two very rare cars today, that he made the Pantera out of. He did it right, and it would scream. Someone that was pretty well up in NASCAR came from NC to Ga to buy it, and drove it back.
I sure do appreciate you and P.K. taking yall valuable time to do videos on these pristine examples of automobiles in the inventory, can always expect the best of the best you and your dad purchase, damn shame they did away with the t.v. show y'all did,but let's be honest motortrend is shit anyway,lol..👍👍👍keep up the great work.
Hmm... no mention of Tom Tjaarda, the original designer, or Ghia?
DeTomaso was like Carroll Shelby for the American exotic. Body designed in Italy,powered by a strong, reliable motor (351 Cleveland).
I personally think it was a great car,just at the wrong time. 330 up High Performance canted valve 351 Cleveland mounted in the rear,the Z transaxel, the real short coming of the car,originally was the cooling system. But what killed the Pantera was the oil crisis.
Good looking Model, but I especially like the GT5S.
Nice design
I always loved this car, when I was a kid I thought of the Pantera as the poor mans Lamborghini. I didn't know the same guy designed it.
Tom Tjaarda was the designer.
Dallara responsible for chassie design.
If I ever won the lottery one of these would be first on list aswell as a gt40 and I'd get someone too build be a mid engine boss 429
You have the designer of the Pantera only half right. Dallara was responsible for the chassis and the suspension of the Pantera. The rest of the body was designed by Tom Tjaarda. Kindly correct the record on that. I personally spoke to the man and he was impressed many enthusiasts, like myself, own "his" car.
Got any write-ups on the great Jensen Gary Mopar powered beauty from Britain.
My man up in Canada Nick's garage had a interceptor he had fixed for somebody that was pretty cool but I just wondered if you've gotten your hands on any Jensen's?
Tom Tjarda designed the Pantera, while working for Ghia. Fyi.
Ghia was acquired by Alejandro DeTomaso, as well as Maserati at that time.
Was the spare tire standard or has some-one added it to this car? It is the first time I have ever seen one shown on any CZcams video.
Just curious what that tool kit is worth compared to a newer supercar tool kit ????
Could you do a Video of the Red 66 Shelby GT 350,Along side of the Pantera,Soon? Tks
Always wanted one but I don't fit.
The "#Workmanship" looks like they "#Cobbled" the thing together
On the gated shifter plate, in the reverse position, it has an RM, I assume R is for reverse, I don't get the M?
Vince Neil from Motley Crue crashed one of these while drunk and his passenger, a fellow from another band called Hanoi Rocks was killed.
Great effort marred by a few niggling mistakes. Total production of the US GTS was exactly 150, not 138 or 98. 54 of the 150 were titled as 1973 cars by Ford for sale in California, and the other 98 were for the other 49 states. Also 330 HP was the rating for the very early Euro GTS. BY mid-1972 compression had dropped from 10:1 to only 8.6:1 and power dropped to 264 (although this drop also reflected the change from SAE Gross to SAE Net horsepower so its a somewhat apples-to-oranges comparison). 1971 and early 1972 cars were genuinely fast. 1973 and especially 1974 cars were not. But horsepower is cheap and easy to come by! Also, the 1973-74 cars had thicker seat padding and spacers under the seats to raise the driver up higher. Earlier cars had much more headroom, but with less seat padding so less comfort.
Overall, a great video effort from somebody who isn’t an expert on Panteras. 👍
Thanks for the corrections!!
Have a 72 euro GTS. Would it have came with the 72 H.O. Cleveland by chance? Or maybe a Boss 351 leftover?
@Chubbs McGee: Your Euro car would have come with whatever regular Panteras were equipped with, apart from the optional fitment of a Ford aluminum intake manifold and Holley 650cfm double pumper carb. If yours is an extremely early GTS it might have had the high-compression engine and 330hp, but more likely it has the later, lower horsepower version. They never acknowledged the horsepower drop that took place in mid-‘72. De Tomaso had already printed a bunch of glossy brochures and felt no need to correct them! What is your car’s serial number?
@@576103 3909 The engine was not the original one when we got it. I was a 4 bolt main Cleveland with the quinch heads but no vin. Someone converted it over to duraspark so the original dual point distributor was gone however it did have a Boss 351 balancer on it. Kinda odd thought maybe they took it off the original motor or something as some point.
You are probably correct. No Panteras were built with Boss motors although they were listed in the Ford-produced parts catalog….
can someone please tell me why they would have needed to forge an aluminum intake manifold?
It was a cast manifold. He misspoke.
The rest wheel should have been more wide they really messed up that huge detail
5:55 Electronic Windows ? Why not Power Windows ? haha
I couldn’t agree more. Always been under valued. After 1974 they became more of a poser. Clean lines is the best.
You channel would be SO POPULAR if you showed build and restos
Your dad is an old fart who doesn't see the value in this type of content
You - "Dad I love you but youre an old fart"
Him - "I know I know"
They were great looking, but mercury selling them made it a loser
The Panteras were rubbish from the factory. It takes a lot of work ( and money ) to get them to perform, handle and be reliable.
My oldest brother was stationed at FT Hood when I was a young teen and his Major had one . That thing was in the shop more than he drove it. He finally sold it for a song.
Come on. Its Italian car! What you expect to be ? You need daily driver lets check around Honda.
ITALY´S...?¡?¡?¡? Argentinian car. Look at the colors in a logo.
You forgot to mention!.... The frames needed reinforcing !
Mangusta , fool.