1979 De Tomaso Pantera Silhouette Gr. 5 racing at Circuit Paul Ricard!
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- It's been several months since I went to Circuit Paul Ricard last year for the Dix Mille Tours by Peter Auto and I completely forgot to put together a video fully focused on one of my personal highlights of the 2022 edition: the De Tomaso Pantera Group 5 chassis 001, freshly restored by Braun Motorsport Germany to its original 1979 specs and tested for the occasion by German race driver Ralf Kelleners.
De Tomaso initially built some lightweight Group 4 and GT4 cars in early 70s but none of the Group 5 or IMSA GTX Panteras were ever designed and campaigned by the factory itself. In fact most of these cars were converted from Group 3 or 4 Panteras, adding wider body panels but without the major redesign and chassis modifications on the level of those undertaken by the direct rivals (Porsche with their 935 or the Zakspeed Capri for example).
However two chassis (001 and 1603) were built specifically to try to raise the bar and be competitive in this top tier class. Both of them were private efforts and both cars continued to be developed over time through the end of the Group 5 and IMSA GTX eras.
Chassis 001 is the one you saw in this video and started its life as a brand new chassis provided by De Tomaso to William Sala and Giovanni Marverti, racing car builders who already developed a Group 5 Pantera from a factory Group 4 in 1976. Having a new chassis allowed the design team to take fully advantage of the liberal Group 5 regulations. Maurizio Micangeli and Carlo Pietromarchi were the drivers in charge of pushing the car to its limit in European races.
The chassis was reworked in order to reduced weight and improve the general strength. Weight was listed as 1,175 kg with a carbureted 5.7 liter V8 engine and 1,050 kg with a 5.0 liter engine using Lucas fuel injection. The center of gravity was also lowered. The body was designed to resemble the shapes of the opponents. During its racing career chassis 001 featured both a short and long-tail bodywork as well as different nose and rear wing configurations.
After the FIA dropped Group 5, chassis 001 was then converted into a Group C car. It ran few events in 1983, but not surprisingly it was uncompetitive against the purpose-built factory Group C cars. This Pantera remained in this Group C configuration until the current owner found it and entrusted chassis 001 to the care of Braun Motorsport.
Watch and hear the sound of the naturally-aspirated V8 engine, featuring individual throttle bodies, and jump on board with Ralf for a couple of laps of the French circuit, thanks to the in-car footage the team provided us!
0:00 Warm Up & Pit Exit
2:19 External Scenes - pt.1
4:01 OnBoard
7:55 External Scenes - pt. 2
#DeTomaso #DeTomasoPantera #PanteraGroup5
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- Event: Dix Mille Tours 2022
- Where: Circuit Paul Ricard, France
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The exhaust system is a work of art in itself!
I've always been a fan of the De Tomaso Pantera. Whatever version, this car is amazing and iconic!
A true badass car if i ever see one.
Same here.
It was never the race winning car, but damn seeing one 🤤 ( and i did as a kid,,, i was 13 in 1979 ) well almost the first time something grew in my pants.
With a substantial lotto win, well for sure the kind of car i would be looking to buy and drive.
Not long after i tried to sit in a Lambo LP400, but nope,,,, just nope and even then it was a too small car for me ( the pantera probably are too )
LP 400 just a horrible ugly car.
Same
I remember the first time seeing one on my bmx as a kid I knew then I would own one 15 years ago that became a reality
I love these beasts! Pure grunt, & sound is music to the ears!
Amen , Except, that : No Turbo - No Funnnnnnn !!! ! !!! 😀
Group 5 is just something else
Its basically what Sillouette cars are inspired from. Wild, wide, planted. With WILD engines to back it up as well.
Peak, normality-madness
I legit never knew there was a Gr.5 version of the Pantera.
So this is a nice surprise.
There were even wonky Gr. C/GTP conversions. Not pretty or successful
a ground effect Pantera was also created to compete in the Australian championship. It won every race it ever took place in before being banned and it was called "la pantera bianca", which translates to the white panther in italian
@@lorenzogaluppi181 Hadn't heard of this, nor that anyone had had a go at a proper ground effect effort. Hideous and absolutely thrilling, I love it, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
@@eddcla7766 of course, I'm glad you found it interesting!
the pantera will forever hold a special place in my heart as it was the first "fast" car I ever had a ride in. it was a 1978 and my ride was probably in 1984? I would have been 9 at the time. I remember laughing uncontrollably the whole time. We probably never exceeded 100mph, but it was an amazing experience at that age.
Those older cars, you FELT the speed. You almost never get to drive 100 MPH on public roads, and that's for the best, but it means that a car that's fun and feels fast at 45 MPH is the one I'd rather drive every day than an insulated 500 HP car that's like riding in a catcher's mitt that's sitting on an overstuffed chair.
My first fast car was a rich kid's Pontiac Trans Am WS6 while in high school. Unreal.
My first seriously 'fast' car experience was the original Audi Quattro when I was about 10: incredible!
Such a gorgeous machine, cars have never looked so good as they did in the 70-80's
cars of the 70s-80s were all rectangle and square.
@@Maximus20778 bruh.
@@JOSELUISGARCIA-pi8kvmost
@@Maximus20778 I think you need to look again. More variety than any other period as it was pre-wind tunnel for most teams. Not as pretty as the sixties, but you never knew what was coming next.
@@reldwob22 Im pretty sure I'm right cuz most cars even economy cars were boxy and rectangular depending on the type of car.
That looks like something from an 80’s sci-fi movie.
Il wraith
@@johnnytopgun6414 Not even close.
Gabriel you have no idea what you are speaking of and thinking of..are you high??
It's a classic machine, they gave it more classic thing to it...it's in a Dicky moe mode..
Got some bladerunner / cyberpunk vibes about it you’re right !! Love it
Funny as the car raced in the late 70s already 😅
Always liked and respected the Pantera. It's a combination that will never happen again. A sleek Italian body with an old, carbed Ford V8. Had no idea it ever went racing but I'm glad to know it did
Have a look at the Giocattolo
Love the exhaust manifolds crossing over but surprisingly quiet
Looks like it has mufflers on it
@@cobrafan427 WTF this is circuit Paul Ricard! and they require mufflers. What a bunch of new age crap.
@@martincourtney3816 they’re probably also planning on running it at Spa. Which has a noise restriction limit if I remember correctly
Most vintage/amateur events have noise restrictions. Pro events don't, because they want the money...
@@DIARRHEA-PANIC Some racetracks have like a few days a year where the noise limitations are not as restrictive. At the 24h races at Spa-Francorchamps and Nürburgring for example.
Rumor has it they were originally going to make the car wider, but they ran out of wide.
This is something I have never said in my life... This video is put together unbelievably well. Someone knows how to cover a day of track time like I have never experienced, not even on national television.
Those headers are a work of art
I love the look of these older designs. The huge rear tires and the stances!
The aero design of this era was so killer
Group 5 should be in every racing game
Only Project Cars has that, but with not all the cars sadly...
You can mod Assetto Corsa but the sounds are not well made like in PC1 and PC2.
There’s the Nissan in GT7!
Grid 2019 & Grid Legends also have Gr.5 cars in limited numbers. If you want to play wide range of Gr.5 cars, play modded AC & GTR2.
GT7 is too busy with VGTs lol
Assetto corsa has a fairly huge group 5 collection if ur willing to look hard enough. If anyone reading this needs help finding anything let me know I might have it.
Pantera: the underrated supercar!😁👍🛠️🔧
Still one of the best looking cars ever made.
THIS CAR might be the most beautiful car I've ever seen...
Talk about a dream car!
Absolutely love the 4th generation Group 5 Silhouette racers - All of them! And even though it didn't perform particularly well, the Lancia Stratos Turbo was my favorite. Also loved the oddballs like the Fiat X1/9 Icsunonove Dallara, and the Zakspeed Lotus Europa... Thanks for the video upload!
No problem at all! Thanks for watching
Such strange cars to build group 5 had everything
Sweet Italian Ford hotrod, Luv the back end!
Wow, what a beautiful car design, simply perfect!
The Pantera was always one of my favorite cars on the video game GT Legends. That game was a great way to get kids interested in classic cars and racing.
Seen one once in a little village in Mallorca / Spain. You would not believe how low they are in reality. Incredible proportions.
40+ years old and looks, and sounds amazing!! When ford made engines
That wing is very reminiscent of the one on the Kremer-Porsche 935 K3, but like an unfinished one.
That V8 along with the straight cut gears make an automotive symphony
It's like a car from the future, from the past. Saw one in person in Edmonton Alberta back in 2016.
Imagine pulling into your local Cars and Coffee meet in that car. Showstopper!
Ok that's my new dream car hands down. Just different paint and that's it.
I loved the cinematography, the sound, editing and talent; the driver and the The De Tomaso Pantera.
Just the condition of that car alone is mesmerizing.
This and the Countach were my dream cars when I was a kid.
Icon of the times. Collaboration at its best. The shifting is so slow compared to modern day cars
I got to see this car out on track at Daytona earlier this month and man the flames that this car shoots are crazy.
What a special machine 💪
I absolutely love those silhouette cars
One of the most sickest Pantera I ever seen
Dream car. The soul of Italy with the heart of Detroit.
The “Bundle Od Snakes” headers on the Panteras were an absolutely beautiful thing especially when viewed in person. A friend’s older Brother owned a pair of Blue Panteras when we were both about 10-12 years old and the older Brother had uncorked the smog crap on the engines and rejetted and headered them which really changed the performance of those Clevelands. Twice he took us for rides out I-10w, both of us sharing the right seat and it was glorious! There wasn’t a car of any make that would hang with the Pantera we rode in out there on that highway and we would come back from those rides glassy eyed and adrenaline filled! Thanks for the memories Bill!
Dream Car.....Wow.....Group 5 was the best that motorsport has ever produced
My God what a dream car! The Definition of Italian Muscle Car!
Group 5 has a special place in my heart. Purely on looks and sound, nothing sentimental. Or maybe, technically, as Im in my 40s and seen these race on TV when I was young, sentimentality of the sound and looks? Reminiscent.
Love the silhouette era and that big NA V8 sounds glorious. 😌🤌🏼
They’re so retro and modern at the same time. I frikin love this look and all these cars
The proportion of rear tires size to the rest of the body is just unbelievable.
Beautifully prepared, almost a work of art.
Breathtaking. There are elements of the 935 in the design of the body kit. This video makes me so happy.
0:53 Look on this pure engine art!!!!!!!
Its like American muscled version of BMW M1:)
Except the De Tomaso came out years before the M1.
@@adamweston4152 Who says it not?
Its not my point:)
What a beautiful machine. Super Silhouette/Gr. 5 cars are some of my all-time favorite race cars. Idk that I've ever seen one that I didn't think looked badass. Thanks for this one Bozzy 🤙
Great car, great video, thanks!! You never let us down!
We had one come into our little car repair shop once. Around 1980 I think. The owner, after we tweaked the engine a bit, took me out in it, around the block, short, but sweet ride. Always been fascinated with this era of auto, just lovely.
Just discovered your channel. My father was a race engine builder (60's-90's). In support of customers, to keep them from building cars that would poorly reflect on our engines, I learned the features and details required for a car to be good at whatever level of modification regulations permit. Every once in a while, I discover a car that is a shining example of how a car ought to be done. This certainly is one of those! Thanks for sharing!
💚💚💚THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST VIDS EVER!!! NO COMMENTARY🏁🏁🏁
This I call a pair of decent rear tires! What a fantastic car, thanks a lot. Seems to make enormous fun to drive it, very impressive on board.
That is so badass 😎 another level of Pantera
Madooooooo😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩 una chimera....rara....grrazzie per questo video documentario
Magnificent machine. So cool to be able to see it still doing what it was made to do.
I remember when I was 8 years old, I went to a car show and my dad freaked out. He was like "Oh my god! it's a pantera!" and the guy who owned the car was like "Ya! Would you like to sit in it?" (gesturing to me) and I just said "no" my dad damn near smacked me and said "That's a once in a life time thing man, you gotta do it!" I ended up sitting in it, really cool car!
That paintjob is outstanding
Fa' un gran bene alla mente, riempirsi gli occhi di questi meravigliosi bolidi!!!
Damn, I love the sound of 180 degree headers.
The Pantera is a super car that needs to make a comeback.
Looks incredible 😮
This car looks really sharp and sounds like a beast! Awesome!
It's amazing watching him run in such a beautiful car. The car sounds nice as well.
Absolutely stunning car. Always loved Pantera's. Wow.
Great looking car. Looks like you’ve figured out how to make the front tires actually make it go where it was intended. No small accomplishment, gentlemen. Kudos to all involved.
What an absolute beauty!!😮
A work of automotive art! These dudes know wassup!
That was spectacular. Thanks!
Que auto maravilloso!! Linda epoca donde los autos eran todos distintos , facilmente de identificar
You just got old
Incluso de fabricantes como De Tomaso,siempre fue algo pequeño comparado con colosos como Porsche y Ferrari,pero tenía su esencia
You sir, are the man. 🏁
Serious well set up Tomaso for Racing specs....really coll !!
This is one of my favorite race cars, great video
That thing sounds amazing!!
Love it! Sounds great, looks great! Love the in-car shot, looks like a race car with a driver, not a space ship with an astronaut. Nice restoration work.
Love the engine sound. Very distinctive.
Very quiet though
😮 She rips !! What a beast !!
long live argentina Long live Alejandro de Tomaso, Alejandro de Tomaso was an Argentine racing driver and businessman. His name is sometimes seen in an Italianized form as Alessandro de Tomaso. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, making his debut on January 13, 1957. He scored no points in the championship.
What a thing of beauty that is!
That’s awesome!
Omg she's gorgeous and that sound! The song of my people
One of, if not the most beautiful racecar in the world in my eyes
OMG what a beauty this is a man's dream !!
thankyou for the onboard view.
👍🏻
Man that sounds great on the over-run.
beautiful car, and detomaso has some of my favorite car designs around.. but man, all i can think about is "that's a really draggy aero package"
That thing looks so cool!!
I see where Cyberpunk got the style for at least one of their cars lol. Great video as always, Bozzy!
What an incredible race car
What a gorgeous car.
Super exceptional.
Back in the mid 70's, used to ride around in a yellow '73 Pantera with my buddy. The 351 Cleveland had excellent power and a wicked sound. Wonderful looks, from the body,paint tires and wheels. The only thing i didn't favor was the 5 speed transmission. Almost impossible to shift quickly with the notches they provided. Better times- no traffic, no cops.
Superbe auto, le De Tomaso pantera m'ont toujours fait rêver
Love it. That's no wrap kids that's paint.
Fantastic looking race car!
Such a beautiful car. 💯
Very beautiful this model Pantera.
That is a beautiful car!!
Absolutely gorgeous.
This car is sooo amazing ❤❤❤