De Tomaso Pantera Group 5 - the heir to the factory racers
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Summary
The De Tomaso Pantera was created as a road sports car, but the engineers soon added racing versions for Group 3 and 4 to the normal mid-engined sports car, which was possible from a homologation point of view thanks to the good sales results. Later, even Group 5 racing cars were created on a private initiative and the Pantera, which was built from 1971 to 1992, could even be seen as a Group C sports car. This vehicle report tells the story of the racing Panteras and portrays a Group 5 version built in the factory in detail.
This article contains the following chapters
- Difficulties at the start
- Group 3 and 4 ex works
- Ertl at the wheel of the Group 3 GTS
- Significantly further away from the road
- Manageable success of the Group 4 version
- Even more extreme with the Group 5
- Created on a private initiative
- Further information
Estimated reading time: 7min
Preview (beginning of the article)
On April 4, 1970, a rather atypical car was the focus of interest for visitors to the New York Motor Show: the De Tomaso Pantera. Designed by Tom Tjaarda, built by Vignale in Turin (bodywork) and at the De Tomaso plant in Modena (final assembly), the car was to be sold via the Lincoln/Mercury dealer network in the USA for less than USD 9,000 per unit. That was quite an announcement, as comparable Ferrari models cost considerably more. The mid-engine sports car was powered by a Ford 5.8-liter Cleveland V8 engine, whose approx. 310 SAE horsepower was transmitted to the rear axle via a ZF five-speed gearbox. Inside, the Pantera looked like an Italian sports car; only the steering wheel was reminiscent of the partnership with Ford, which ultimately supplied not only the engines but also the sales power for the American market. After all, unlike General Motors, they had no real sports car to offer and the Pantera was intended to fill this gap.
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