Does the Pantera have any lessons for us?
06-05-2018, 04:04 PM
#41
Safety Car
AH-HAH ! The bar has been set !!
You may need to get one of those little old fashion girlie bags to make it so, however.
My great Uncle Tom once told me that a Really Good golfer only needs 5 clubs and a putter - #2 Wood, #3,#5 and #8 iron, and a pitching wedge ! That would fit in one of these little bags, easy !
He left me a set of Wilson Willie Ogg Specials, but when I took them to a Pro Shop, they told me NOT to hit 'em because they were too fragile and too valuable. (All wood shafts - even for the irons.) They sold me a set of Wilson 500's which I kept for many years alongside the Willie Oggs.
I since wised up and decided that a walk in the park beat the frustration of hitting a little white ball everywhere but where I wanted it to go. (I got to see places in the golf course, only the groundskeepers knew about.)
The Scots are a fine people, but Golf is truly psychotic game !! One day to save my mental health, I took the whole works to Goodwill and never looked back.
You may need to get one of those little old fashion girlie bags to make it so, however.
My great Uncle Tom once told me that a Really Good golfer only needs 5 clubs and a putter - #2 Wood, #3,#5 and #8 iron, and a pitching wedge ! That would fit in one of these little bags, easy !
He left me a set of Wilson Willie Ogg Specials, but when I took them to a Pro Shop, they told me NOT to hit 'em because they were too fragile and too valuable. (All wood shafts - even for the irons.) They sold me a set of Wilson 500's which I kept for many years alongside the Willie Oggs.
I since wised up and decided that a walk in the park beat the frustration of hitting a little white ball everywhere but where I wanted it to go. (I got to see places in the golf course, only the groundskeepers knew about.)
The Scots are a fine people, but Golf is truly psychotic game !! One day to save my mental health, I took the whole works to Goodwill and never looked back.
Never did get into golf, I guess I’m just not a good ‘swinger’.
06-05-2018, 07:54 PM
#42
The Pantera was a cobbled together piece of crap! I could blow it away with my 69 Mustang with a 351 Cleveland, he, he ...with a cam, headers, a high rise intake manifold, a huge Holly carb, and Mallory dual point distributor. With my tricked out suspension, I could leave my friend's (he was a real *******) Pantera in the dust -- straight line or twisties. The interior was cheap crap.
Last edited by F4 Phantom; 06-05-2018 at 07:55 PM.
06-06-2018, 03:12 PM
#43
Safety Car
The Pantera was a cobbled together piece of crap! I could blow it away with my 69 Mustang with a 351 Cleveland, he, he ...with a cam, headers, a high rise intake manifold, a huge Holly carb, and Mallory dual point distributor. With my tricked out suspension, I could leave my friend's (he was a real *******) Pantera in the dust -- straight line or twisties. The interior was cheap crap.
I find the Pantera to be a beautiful car that is simple to work on and maintain. Let Chevy come out with a ME vette in the 21st century, it will help push up the value of the remaining Panteras.
06-13-2018, 01:35 PM
#45
Race Director
We all have a car that we say we should have kept. Mine is the Pantera. In fact, the mid engine feeling (it almost came in between the seats) is what is making me hold off from buying a C7. I never tried, but I don't think I could have gotten a set of clubs in the back with the storage tray.
Last edited by jimmyb; 06-13-2018 at 01:40 PM.
06-14-2018, 07:43 AM
#46
Thanks Jimmy. I acquired it from the original owner with about 10K miles on it. The car had sat for years and I went thru the entire thing and it was $$$ but I loved every minute of it. The gas tank was a demon on these cars and you had to take the engine out to remove the tank. Plus, the are only 2 places in the world to get parts.