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De Tomaso Pantera - successful Italian-American mid-engine sports car

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Created on December 1, 1990

Reading time 12min

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Rob de la Rive Box (1990) und Bruno von Rotz (2011)

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1977) - Silhouettenansicht

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De Tomaso Pantera (1972) - Silhouettenansicht des attraktiven Mittelmotorsportlers - aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - Detailansichten - aus dem Verkaufsprospekt

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De Tomaso Pantera (1970) - Silhouette vor eindrücklicher Kulisse

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - ausgestellt am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1971 - mit offener Motorhaube

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De Tomaso Pantera (1970) - Vorserienversion während der Entwicklung

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - Bilder aus der Produktion des Mittelmotorcoupés - aus einer Werksdokumentation

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - Crash-Test-Ergebnisse

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - frühe Aufnahme des Pantera

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - früher Pantera an der Rennwagenshow

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - Gruppenfoto des neu eingeführten Pantera mit 'Vorgängern' Vallelunga und Mangusta

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - klassische Formgebung

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - Produktion bei Vignale - aus einer Werksdokumentation

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - Produktion des Mittelmotorcoupés

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De Tomaso Pantera (1971) - Silhouette des neu präsentierten Mittelmotorsportwagens - Aufnahme aus dem Verkaufsprospekt

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De Tomaso Pantera GT 4 (1972) - der Werkswagen für die GT-Europameisterschaft 1972 - ausgestellt am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1972

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1972) - Silhouette

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De Tomaso Pantera (1972) - Im Jahr 1972 konnte bereits der 2500. Pantera, ein GTS, vom Fliessband gefahren werden

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De Tomaso Pantera (1972) - ausgestellt am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1972

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De Tomaso Pantera (1972) - Heck- und Seitenansicht - aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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De Tomaso Pantera (1972) - Herbert Müller im Vortraining zu den 24 Stunden von Le Mans von 1972

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De Tomaso Pantera (1972) - Interieur mit offener Kulissenschaltung - Aufnahme aus dem Verkaufsprospekt

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1973) - aufgenietete Kotflügelverbreiterungen am werksbeschleunigten Pantera

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De Tomaso Pantera (1975) - Heckansicht des potenten Sportwagens

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De Tomaso Pantera (1973) - Chassis-Konstruktion - aus einer Werksdokumentation

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De Tomaso Pantera GR. 3 (1974) - Dreiviertelsicht - Werkspromotionsmaterial

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De Tomaso Pantera GR. 3 (1974) - Heckansicht

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De Tomaso Pantera GR. 3 (1974) - Seitenprofil, rechts

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De Tomaso Pantera GR. 3 (1974) - Vorderansicht - Werkspromotionsmaterial

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De Tomaso Pantera GT 4 (1974) - der Einsatzwagen für die GT-Europameisterschaft von 1972

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De Tomaso Pantera GT 4 (1974) - Seitenansicht - Werkspromotionsmaterial

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1974) - Dreiviertelsicht - Werkspromotionsmaterial

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1974) - Heckansicht - Werkspromotionsmaterial

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1974) - Postkarte, die zu Promotionszwecken eingesetzt wurde, zeigt auch das Interieur

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1974) - sieht auch im Stand unheimlich schnell aus

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1974) - Silhouette der GTS-Version

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De Tomaso Pantera L (1974) - Ansicht von schräg hinten - Werkspromotionsmaterial

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De Tomaso Pantera L (1974) - der Pantera war der Mittelpunkt des Mercury-Standes bei der New York International Auto Show 1974

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De Tomaso Pantera L (1974) - ein früher Pantera, ohne Verbreiterungen und Spoiler - Werkspromotionsmatierial

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De Tomaso Pantera L (1974) - Postkarte, die zu Promotionszwecken eingesetzt wurde

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De Tomaso Pantera L (1974) - Silhouette der L-Version

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De Tomaso Pantera (1974) - das Ghia-Design wirkt auch heute noch attraktiv

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De Tomaso Pantera (1974) - das Mittelmotorcoupé im Jahre 1974

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De Tomaso Pantera (1974) - Interieur des Modelles für 1974

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De Tomaso Pantera (1974) - Titelseite eines Verkaufsprospektes von 1974 - man beachte den Text

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS Special (1976) - Heckansicht

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS Special (1976) - Interieur

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS Special (1976) - Vorderansicht

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de Tomaso Pantera (1976) - Oldtimer in Obwalden OiO 2011

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De Tomaso Pantera (1976) am Jochpass Memorial 2011 (Start-Nr. 197)

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS (1978) am Michaelskreuzrennen 2011 (Startnummer 246)

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De Tomaso Pantera (1978) - mit Spoilern und forscherem Auftritt

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De Tomaso Pantera (1975) - Der Motor ist gut zugänglich, nachdem die Abdeckung entfernt worden ist

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de Tomaso Pantera (1972) - am Solitude Revival 2011

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Die beiden Schweizer Herbert Müller und Cox Kocher fuhren den De Tomaso Pantera #31 (1972) in Le Mans für das Team Escuderia Montjuich

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Summary

Alejandro de Tomaso built cars in Modena from 1958 onwards. But it was only with the Pantera in 1970 that the Argentinian became famous as a car manufacturer. With almost 7,300 units produced, the Pantera became De Tomaso's greatest success and was built for 22 years. This article goes back through the history of this mid-engined sports car and shows it in many historical pictures, several sales brochures and a highly interesting documentary from 1973.

This article contains the following chapters

Collaboration with Ford
Design by Tom Tjaarda
Building a new factory
Afflicted with faults
V6 Pantera remained a prototype
With more power - Pantera GTS
For safety and comfort-oriented customers - the Pantera L = luxury
Pantera GT5 and GT5-S
The "Nuova Pantera"
Even faster - the Pantera GT4

Estimated reading time: 12min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Alejandro de Tomaso started building cars in Modena in 1958. But it was only with the Pantera in 1970 that the Argentinian became famous as a car manufacturer. By 1990, De Tomaso was the largest independent brand in Italy. In the years after 2000, there were several attempts to revive the brand, but none were successful. Alejandro de Tomaso, born in 1928, came to Europe in 1955, where he first earned his living as a test and racing driver for Osca in Bologna. Three years later, he built his first car, the first in a long series of prototypes, as they never made it out of this stage. It was not until 1965 that he succeeded in putting a "production car" on wheels with the Vallelunga, as 50 of this model were sold. The next hit was the Mangusta, of which as many as 401 were built between 1966 and 1972. 1969 was the peak year for this car with 215 cars delivered, after which things became quieter for this two-seater.

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