Unfortunate Pantera story.....
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From: Murphy Texas
Unfortunate Pantera story.....
My Father is looking for another project car and wants a Pantera, so he calls a guy in Oklahoma and say "I have one in good condition and come on out and take a look" Dad says great I'll fly out there tomorrow. Well then he gets a call about 4 hours later and the guy is calling from hospital, because he took the car to the carwash and as he was pulling out, got creamed by another car.(thier fault) The seller on the other hand was still druged up and saying "it's not so bad do ya still want to come?" Then 10 min. later this guy's daughter calls and says "dad's alittle druged up from the crash, and don't bother coming out here, I don't know what dad is thinking the car was destoyed.." That suxs...
P.S. DFW "Unique Performance" cars show is this sat. with Chip Foose "the man"
P.S. DFW "Unique Performance" cars show is this sat. with Chip Foose "the man"
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
Geez. What an unfortunate series of events. I'm betting the Pantera hadn't even been hardly driven and the owner decided to sell. Takes it out to clean it for a perspective buyer and WHAMO. 
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
call the guy...I need the halfshafts off that car 
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Wow, my dad had a '74 Pantera when I was in high school. Man I loved that car. It had a ton of customized work done to it. I wish I had some pictures. Oh well that had to suck getting hit in that car. Like a Corvette, there's not a whole lot to save you. That guy is lucky...........
Le Mans Master
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http://www.arizonadrivelines.com/low_rider.htm
slip joints.... i know that alot of lowriders use slip joint driveshafts for their hydrolic setups since their angles/lengths are always changing....
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slip joints.... i know that alot of lowriders use slip joint driveshafts for their hydrolic setups since their angles/lengths are always changing....
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Drifting
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From: Yooperville MI
My dad brought home a new '72 Pantera for 1 night (a GM company car) it was a bright yellowish green. I got stopped by the Birmingham, MI Police in a 25 mph zone for speeding (I was probably going 35). I explained the speedo was in kph only, which it was, and I didn't know how fast I was going. I remember the pedals were small and not much space for my feet and the shifter was gated like a Ferrari making power shifting nearly impossible. Power shifting was important for a 17 year old! But I remember the exhaust sounded great.
Drifting
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From: Seabrook Texas
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by jake1
My Father is looking for another project car and wants a Pantera, so he calls a guy in Oklahoma and say "I have one in good condition and come on out and take a look" Dad says great I'll fly out there tomorrow. Well then he gets a call about 4 hours later and the guy is calling from hospital, because he took the car to the carwash and as he was pulling out, got creamed by another car.(thier fault) The seller on the other hand was still druged up and saying "it's not so bad do ya still want to come?" Then 10 min. later this guy's daughter calls and says "dad's alittle druged up from the crash, and don't bother coming out here, I don't know what dad is thinking the car was destoyed.." That suxs...
P.S. DFW "Unique Performance" cars show is this sat. with Chip Foose "the man"
P.S. DFW "Unique Performance" cars show is this sat. with Chip Foose "the man"
Drifting
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From: Yooperville MI
Originally Posted by vncruiser
AHOOVER- How could a Pantera be a GM company car...Pantera is a Ford.......Looks like a Buick or Olds wagon in the driveway next to ot thouygh....
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From: Panama City Beach, Florida
Fastest I ever went in my life was in a "borrowed" Pantera from my girlfriends dad who owned a Lincoln Mercury dealer (Westgate) in Cicero,IL back in 1972. I miss her and the car .....
Frank
Frank
When I was a kid about 12 I saw a yellow pantera parked on my block and it was love at first sight. 