DeTomaso Mailing List: February 98, Message #90
     



From: 	scott black <timepiecepr@yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: Interesting Pantera.....

Date: 	Mon, 2 Feb 1998 18:33:16 +0000





This isn't Shelby's personal white GT5 with the dual turbocharged 340

Chrysler.  I saw it again at his birthday party in L.A. on 1/11.  He

also had a stock looking late model GTS in his shop.



They may have built more than one, of course.



Scott Black







---"Shane F. Ingate" <pantera@shiseis.com> wrote:

>

> All,

> 	David Greed (of New Zealand) on the Triump list sent the 

> following to me. Does it sound right to our historians?

> 

> Shane

> 

> Just thought you may be interested...

> Our Triumph Car Club ran a British and European Car Display today,

and one

> of the display cars was a De Tamaso Pantera GTS which was very

interesting

> 

> Apparently it was the last shell built and was bought as such by the

> Chrysler Motor Company in the US. They wanted to build a car that

would

> achieve 200 mph. In the event, they just missed their goal, but the

way the

> attempted it was by putting in one of their engines, equipped with

twin

> turbos.

> 

> The car was eventually sold in the US with ownership eventually

ending up

> with Jim Henson of the Muppets fame. Paul - the current owner bought

(less

> transmission) the car from the Jim Henson estate while working in

England

> and has recently imported it here to New Zealand where he now lives.

The car

> is stored here in Cambridge apparently, and he drives it from time

to time,

> but waits until there is little traffic on the road. Listening to it

today,

> it is quite obvious it is not keen on slow running...

> 

> David Greed

> 1979 2500S Manual O/D

> 

> 

> 

> 	Shane Ingate in San Diego

> 

> 



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