De Tomaso Pantera The de Tomaso Pantera is an Italian sports car manufacturer Tomaso production from 1971 to 1991. It is a mid-engine two-seater with rear-wheel drive.
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De Tomaso Pantera
The de Tomaso Pantera is an Italian sports car manufacturer Tomaso production from 1971 to 1991. It is a mid-engine two-seater with rear-wheel drive.
De Tomaso Pantera The de Tomaso Pantera is an Italian sports car manufacturer Tomaso production from 1971 to 1991. It is a mid-engine two-seater with rear-wheel drive.
Source 
The existence of this exciting sport is due to Argentine businessman based in Italy Alejandro de Tomaso. De Tomaso was a car enthusiast, first as a runner and then as a constructor His life was always linked to sports cars and racing. In 1959 he founded his own company, de Tomaso Automobili, originally focused on the racing world and then dedicated to the manufacture of street sports. Its facilities out models like the Vallelunga, the Mangusta or Pantera.
In 1969 the Ford Motor Company was looking for an Italian sports car manufacturer to buy. Ferrari Enzo years earlier had declined the offer, but with de Tomaso was no agreement. De Tomaso American investors showed a new prototype, the Panther, which fit into the plans of the mark in Detroit. Ford acquired a major shareholding Italian brand, it would supply engines to it and be responsible for distribution in the U.S. the new model. With this move is to be an athletic reasonable cost ($ 10,000) can compete with the Chevrolet Corvette rival General Motors. 
Design line of Panther is the work of American stylist Tom Tjaarda of Dutch employee of Carrozzeria Ghia, while mechanics took Gian Paolo Dallara. The result was a sporty aggressive look to the Italian style, just what is demanded across the Atlantic. Everything was ready to storm the market Americas through the distribution network of the group Lincoln-Mercury Ford. About 6,000 Panthers were the United States between 1971 and 1974, a figure quite respectable for a car of this kind. In 1974 sales were down (the crisis of 73) and broke the distribution agreement with Ford, so that De Tomaso resumed control of his company and continued its production until 1991, albeit at a much lower production about 50 units annually. 
Motor
The heart of the Panther is the Ford engine known as "Cleveland" of 351 cubic inches (about 5.8 liters), the same as fitted to the Ford Mustang, V8 engine more American style providing between 285 and 330 horsepower versions. In later years, even went to the 500 horses in the Pantera GT4. Power is transmitted through a gearbox transaxle inherited from the Ford GT40. 
Chassis The chassis is a steel monocoque, being the first DeTomaso Pantera on using this technique. The rest of the mechanics was at the expected level, with independent suspension resulting from the competition front and rear, limited slip differential, ventilated discs powerful or magnesium Campagnolo wheels. An advanced mechanical in that the first units produced are expressed abundant failures quality image that weighed Pantera. Famous is the story of Elvis Presley and Pantera, who fired twice frustrated because the Italian sports car refused to start.
course soon there who used the Pantera in competition, but never achieved great victories was a more than worthy. Among his best performances can be highlighted the third place finish in the 6 hours of Vallelunga 1977 and obtained ninth place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979.
rating
Pantera Total production was about 7,200 units, a considerable figure for a car so exotic. This makes your contribution is not too high: in the USA can be found from the Panthers to $ 50,000 which, compared with other classics listed, it is almost a gift. Factsheet
* Country of origin: Italy * Period of construction: 1971-1991 
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Motor Manufacturer: Ford Motor
* Position: Central, longitudinal mounting * Configuration: 8 cylinders in V 
* Displacement : 5766.00 cc * Bore / stroke: s / d
* Compression: 8,5:1
* Distribution: 2 valves per cylinder, OHV
Power: Carburetor
* Aspiration: Natural
* Power / Speed: 6,000 rpm 310CV
* Par / scheme: 481.4 Nm/4.000 rpm Transmission
* Drive: Rear
* Transmission: ZF 5-speed manual synchronized, MA Frame
* Body: Coupe 2 doors and 2 seats
* Type: Steel monocoque
* Front Suspension: Independent
* Rear Suspension: Independent
* Address: Mechanical (rack and pinion)
* Brakes: Front 332 x 32 ventilated, Rear 314 x 28 ventilated
Size * Length / width / height: 4.013/1.702/1.102 mm
* Roads / dist. Wheelbase: 1,448 (of) 1473 (after) / 2,500 mm
* Curb weight: 1,417 kg
* Measured rim: s / d
* Measure tire: s / d
* Tank capacity: s / d
Features
* 0-100 km / h: 6.0 seconds. 400 meters
* Acceleration: 14.4 seconds.
Maximum speed: 280 km / h
RACE De Tomaso Pantera.
It's amazing how little information about this car on the internet and the few photos, all Due to a period of racing was very poor with bad realmnete regulations even so we have this German manufacturer performed these rarest cars, horrible camera many, beautiful to others.
As for the decoration and finishing nothing can be said, running better and better each reproduction with a perfect termination can say that (the Germans make good cars)
more weight to the engine limited number of things on track on all the 34 grams it has on the car body. but then we will move on to the bottom of the model that has two magnets easily extractable by luck or have to disassemble the car for removal.
if we were to replace The engine also features a quick removal without disassembling the entire model, really do not know if it's good or not, but it is practical. Here is a picture of the circuit cables and weight while we're having the entire chassis with bronze bushings (which ensures that it will take years and years) but it all adds to the final weight.
Remove the magnets, we changed the guidance recommended by the manufacturer to tracks 1 / 32 and we're going to circuit BC to see how it behaves in this little beast series of GR5 
another pleasant surprise from the German car move smoothly along the track without the slightest problem has a very good top speed in the 14-meter line to bring really nice surprise that it is not so is when you release the button, the car does not stop almost anything sigur 3, 4 and up to 5 sections once a trigger is released
maybe would be good to try another motor torque with something more than "an orange slot it, some avant" (which would be good if these rx auto mounted engines) to gain some brake to see if they can turn a little better, push on the brakes which is impossible or very very difficult, but not touch anything else, the car is silent and nice to enjoy more than except as noted for running a good race of races.
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