The Car

1971 Detomaso Pantera, serial number 1741.  One of approximately 1,000 produced (hand made) in the first year of production.  This vehicle is around the 740^th specimen.  The Pantera was marketed at your friendly neighborhood Lincoln Mercury dealer in the early 70's.

Block

Coast High Performance 377C 'Street Fighter' short block, balanced and blueprinted (based on a Ford 351 Cleveland).

Heads

Boss 351C 4V iron heads, 11:1 compression ratio, Crower roller rockers, Miloden valves

Cam

Custom grind from Elgin Cams, Redwood City , California
238/244 duration @ .050, .571"/.585" lift, 108 lc

Induction

Edlebrock Performer and "The Carburetor Shop"-modified Holley 650 Double Pumper

Exhaust

GTS headers

Ignition

MSD electronic with Mallory Unilite distributor

Wheels

8" magnesium Campy fronts
10" magnesium Campy rears

Suspension

Aluminum bodied adjustable Konis with heavy duty coil-over springs
Black powder painted A arms
New factory rubber (not polyurethane!) bushings
Lube kit installed on rear uprights

Brakes

Willwood 4 piston disk brake calipers
Willwood vented front rotors
Aftermarket high capacity master cylinder

Cooling

PPC aluminum high efficiency radiator
Stainless tanks
Gates green stripe hoses
High efficiency alloy water pump
Heads tapped for return flow
PPC thermostat bypass kit

Clutch

New factory clutch.

long throw PPC master cylinder

Steering

New factory steering rack
Racing style steering wheel

Interior

Original style series 1
5 point racing harness
Fire extinguisher

Exterior

Original condition, original paint, "Sea Foam Green".  Repainted 2002, 1997 Ford F-150 "Royal Blue".
GTS front spoiler

Performance

Estimated 465 bhp at the flywheel
Nice cam and lots of torque everywhere.
Point it and squeeze!  Instant response ... and it rides flat and stops hard!

History

Sold originally by Negherbon Lincoln-Mercury in Oakland California . Complete history maintained.