Love these cars so much i went and bought a project one in Oaklahoma USA - check the video out! ukposts.info/have/v-deo/ZWOWd4usnZCruWg.htmlsi=p8r7YYF9UBt_iAkc

These look spectacular in 2023. If you weren't around in the 1970s you probably can't even begin to imagine how outlandish they looked back then.

Still one of the best designs in any era. I would take one of these over a modern supercar anyday.

My father owned one of these. It was a beast. He rebuilt the engine right after he got it. Improved the ignition and put in an, at the time, experimental lunati cam grind allowing the cleveland to breath to well over 7500. 4000+ being where the ported cleveland heads really started to shine. Trick in the day was to go easy on the transaxle as this was a weak point in high hp builds limited to around 350 lb-ft. So, shift easy then push into it. It ran multiple times over 200mph and would run a 10sec quarter mile. Back in 70's a street car hitting those numbers was absurd. What a time machine. Wicked underappreciated in its day, all the way into the early 2000s. Brilliant vehicle.

Used to have one, this was one of the only cars I've owned where the dots on the highway become a solid line. Also the sound the car makes is priceless. Mine was the GTS version.

In 1972 I was working at the Ford Romeo Proving Grounds. One day while doing durability testing on a prototype Ford LTD I was out on the five-mile, five-lane, high-speed oval. I was running along at about 80 MPH in the bottom lane while a 1972 Pantera was circling in the top lane at 170 MPH. The sight, sound, and feel from the machine roaring past is still etched in memory!

I remember driving really fast down a windy road with a 1990 twin turbo 300zx and I was flying.... I'm my rear view mirror I noticed a set of headlights gaining on me from a ways back I tried to push my car harder.... still the headlights are gaining.... and what eventually passed me was a Pantera.... I was impressed 👌

The Pantera brought the best of both worlds together. Incredible Italian body design and underpinnings with Detroit muscle all in one application. Iconic.

Little known fact: DeTomaso did a cosmetic and mechanical upgrade on the humble little Daihatsu Charade It was literally a giant killer on rally tracks I had one for axwhile, imported to Australia from Japan. Recaros, Nardi stuff, bigger motor (1.6 instead of 1.3 🤣), LSD, 4 wheel discs BRILLIANT little hot hatch 5,000 were made Won so many rally championships Down Under it was embassing for Subie WRXs, and Mitsui EVOs

Pantera is the only 70's/80's supercar to give the Countach a run for its money in terms of dramatic presence 😎

The guy who lived in the condo under my grandparents in Florida back in the 80's had one of these, and every time he would take it out I would run to the balcony to watch. No other car left as much of an impression on me as a kid. It's easily my favorite, just a beautifully brutal car.

This car, the Muira, the countache, gt40 and F40 are my ALL time favorite OG super cars.

I know the Pantera was also an icon in Japanese car culture, too, being the earliest car to break the 300 km/h barrier there if I recall (especially given the 70s and early 80s).

Jack’s facial expressions during the first pull were hilarious. It’s so clearly a monster of a car.

I've always liked the Pantera - even had one as a Matchbox as a child in the '80s. The simplicity over a modern supercar is a huge drawcard too.

I have previously commented on your other two Pantera videos, but what the Pantera does so well (I own a 500hp '72 Pre L Pantera) is give you a thrilling ride by conveying a lot of feeling and rawness to the ride no matter what speed you're traveling at. Two weekends ago, I had the chance to drive a friend's Ferrari F8, what a snoozefest! It was completely devoid of any feeling, you might as well have been driving a Cadillac hearse. Sure it is capable of extremely high speeds and performance, but there's no fun, no thrill, no stimulation, it's just a bore to drive. I couldn't believe that I was saying to myself that I couldn't wait to get back into my Pantera where you are never without sensory stimulation. I will say regarding this particular car that you were driving, that it was considerably quiter than most Panteras, especially one with 600 hp roaring a midship. Obviously, this is your third Pantera video in the last few months, I think you're going to have to feed your obsession with one soon. As previous, if you ever venture over to Los Angeles, you're welcome to use mine for whatever time you're here. I usually only have time to drive it on Sunday mornings, so anytime. Interestingly, the seats in this Pantera look nearly identical to mine. Mine were C4 Corvette seats that we built up the bolsters a bit, and then diamond stitched them the same way in a contrast thread to match the leather dash's thread. Glad you're enjoying yourself so much!

As a Ford man my all time favourite car was the GT40!The Pantera 351(cu in)was a great engine!❤V8s🏁

One of the best looking cars of all time. The 3/4 rear view of the car makes me lust after them.

Jack, you've got the best job in the world. the Pantera is proof that brute-force and ignorance can be matched to beauty and grace.

The sound of the engine and the exhaust are the type of music I would listen when go on Holiday. The Music of adventure and pure joy.

Always loved this car. Exotic looks with big raw American power that could be serviced by any mechanic with normal ford engine parts. Great!

Vividly remember sitting behind a Pantera (standard width) in traffic in the early 1980's, as it was the only car I've ever been able to see over the top of while driving my modded Mini Clubman!

What a glorious machine! Legendary V8 in this fantastic chassis, and what a looker this car is. They don't make them like this anymore... Thanks for the fun vid!

600whp is pretty good, but combined with the light weight and mid-engine design of the vehicle it makes for a spooky fast ride!

My dad bought a new one in 1972, that the dealership in SoCal had swapped the engine out to a 429. Some kind of a performance special. Anyway, he said the thing was ridiculous to handle, it just wanted to spin every chance it got. He said it was downright scary in the rain. He was sitting in a parking lot at the Tyler Mall in Riverside, and an old woman in her Buick threw it in reverse, gunned it, and backed right over the front of the car.

I was never a Ford guy but the Pantera was an exception. This white one looks amazing.

Beautiful car. I saw one in the wild back in the early 70's. A successful local chiropractor was a car nut and parked one of these behind his office, us kids would ride our bikes up and peer into its windows with amazement!

I actually just stumbled on this. I have a lot of unique cars and some I bought in the early 70's. I bought a silver DeTomaso Pantera about 50 years ago for $7,500 and it had a small dent on the door. I debated the money but bought it. I actually pulled the dent out with a toilet plunger. I sold it for 10 grand a few months later. I bought a '67 427 Vette I still have to this day. but, I did own a lot of cool cars between '65 and '75. The interior on the Pantera was a little cheap looking but OK. It had headers installed, suspension stiffened, and inexpensive upgrades available for a ford engine. I kept a XKE for many years and they were both tight for a big guy like me. I recently sold a '57 MB Cabriolet I bought in Miami for $1,250. I probably owned 6 Porsche 356 cars. All for under 2 grand. Muscle cars could be bought that cheap into the 80's. Like a '69 GTO I bought for 2 grand. I still have buddies and my wife from then and constantly hear (not from my wife), don't you wish you still had them. They're thinking of the money and I just love my wonderful memories. I still have my 4 keepers and that's OK. The Pantera was interesting but not in my top 10 or 15 I wish I still had. It was very uncomfortable for me. Then again, I'm 6'3" and 185lbs. I just watched a little and it was enough. I don't like American engines put down by saying they go everywhere, or words to that effect. Where could a kid get a muscle car that can outrun any British or Italian car in the 1/4 for chump change and repair it cheap. I once had a Sunbeam with a Ford V-8 and that ran pretty good. But don't forget they were selling Pantera's for more then a Shelby 450. They just didn't sell well but it was still a lot of fun to drive. My '67 427 Vette and my '87 Porsche turbo give me more thrills then it did! OK, got too wordy about the old days. Back to finding Scotty on a problem.

My Dad used to have two Panteras. I remember the clutch being super heavy for a 17 year old. Beautiful cars.

Enjoy your test drives and comments. I am no Ford expert but I vaguely remember the last Panteras had 351 Cleveland's exported from Australia when they stopped putting them into Falcons over here. Also a good blue printed Cleveland could rev to 7000+ as demonstrated by the Falcon GTHO Phase 3.

I'm deep green with envy! Pantera has always been one of my all-time favourites and one of the few cars I thought I would someday have to have some day. Ever since I was a kid and had a Matchbox version the car has stopped me in my tracks. The white with the aggressive muscular changes looks fantastic and the sound is so great I had to play it again. Sort of reminds me of the high-speed chase scene in Bullitt but without their apparent 15-spd gearboxes. Thanks for this video, it's lots of fun. Can't imagine what it must be like to jam down a road in this!

That car fills the entire line... stunning looks and a monster American motor!!! Awesome

One of my dad's pals was the VP of sales at a big Ford dealer in Illinoisin 1973. At unrip age of 17 I got to drive a Pantera and an AC Cobra on the same day. When I got out of the Air Force I bought a 69 SHelby GT500 with a bad tranny for $1800. I rebuilt the transmission and drove that car for 30 years and sold it in 2005 for $62,000

The pantera is one of my all time favourite car's..... It just looks exactly the way a child would draw a super car..... it's awesome 😎.... excellent stuff as always Jack 😉

The Detomaso Pantera and Mangusta are two of best looking sports cars of all time.

This and the countach have always been my favorites. Along with the F40. That has got to be the sickest Pantera I've ever seen 🤘🤘 600 horse 😳 can't imagine what the torque numbers are.

Phenomenal review or this car! I can't afford one.....but I sure wish other youtubers did their reviews (on whatever item it happens to be) this well. Lots of useful info, the kind you need, and explained so well that you can almost imagine what it'd be like to bedriving one of these machines! One of the best reviews I've ever seen on anything! THX

I love the fact that owners did/do whatever they want to them. Every Pantera is a one of a kind!!❤

The Pantera has always been one of my fav cars since the 70s. as a kid I had a model of one. still have it.

I've wanted a Pantera since I was a child in the 70s. Keep doing the lotto!

I was born in 1970 and for me as a child the Pantera always was the ultimate sportscar. Far ahead from the Countach.

A beautiful car and it doesn't look old in 2023.

Oh the soundtrack on this video was glorious for a start! No music and no pauses, nothing but a learned voice-over on top from a driver who clearly knows his stuff. That is a teeny-tiny road you had to drive on to my V8-manual-driving Australian eyes, but you still made it feel thrilling, and my feet even started to hit clutch, brakes and accelerator in sympathy with your moves.

I still remember when my grandfather owned this in 1975. I cried as soon as he started it up from the brutal noise of the engine and muffler. I was 3yo.

My father worked for Ford in the early 1970's and brought one of these home for a couple days when I was a kid. I remember going down an onramp to the freeway at 80mph (ramp rated at 40) and going so fast on the freeway that the white striped lane lines looked like a solid stripe.

What an absolute treat and what a well turned out example, growing up in the 70's, the Pantera was always one of those halo cars I lusted after and my 2nd favourite Italian supercar after the Miura, perhaps if the lotto is kind to me one day, I might be in the position to own one, and that sound track with a big snarling V8 just lovely.

really good refreshing placement of your cameras, love the one inside showing your other cams and the gauges. Stunning car

Thanks for this Jack, great looking car and also a fabulous soundtrack, love the retro Ford Mustang sound it makes and such a beast to see and drive obviously, well done on this!

You are so lucky to get to drive a car like this! It is a beautiful car and its styling, like a good wine, has aged so well. It doesn't look dated at all. In fact it looks so much better than the majority of modern supercars. It has that certain presence and character that new cars simply cannot compete with. Great video!

The Pantera is an absolutely stunning example of blending engineering and design that was years ahead of it's time, can still keep up performance and aesthetically with the cars of today and this modified version completely sets it apart from the rest. Thank you for bringing it to us to enjoy!

Can't believe it!! I was lucky enough to get a ride in this very car at Goodwood recently (the owner is best friends with my brother in law). What a BEAST it truly is! This is a great video, but nothing on camera can convey that sense of grunt when she's accelerating hard......not shouty like a Ferrari, but more like a Saturn V rocket, utterly relentless until you're going just too fast! 😂😎 This car was my Top Trumps Ace card when I was a kid, so it was unreal to get a ride in one all these years (decades!) later - thanks Johnny! A fabulous car, beautifully restored / modified!

I grew up in Rockville, MD. In the center of town in the late 80's was Thoroughbred Motorcars. They had two GT5-S'es-- One red and one white. Beautiful cars. Loved the Countach, too so this was too easy to love. Also, there was a Lotus dealership and Loved the Esprit Turbos. Great video!!

What an amazing sound that car has. A man I knew from work in the 90s had one. He got it high centered on a mini roundabout & it slowly rotated perfectly balanced like a child's top. What a wild car.

Gorgeous looking thing. Used to dream about this in the 70’s when playing with my Matchbox version.

Saw one of this at the Beaulieu Supercar weekend a couple weeks back. That was one of my favorite cars of the show. That one looked better than the Panteras you've review though look wise. It had the flared wheels but there were softer, more organic; not bolt on. I looked it up and it was the GT5-S. Beautiful car!

Beautiful car, I remember seeing a couple of them when they were new and thinking I would have loved to have one, but their price back then was WAY out of most people's budgets. :)

What a fab video Number 27! I think all of us viewers skipped a heartbeat when the rear started to slide.. well caught Sir! What a beast of a "restomod" with that torquey engine and especially those Willwood brakes. Absolutely awesome! Amazing that Mr. Tjaarda's design, although 50+ years old, has aged so well and is as spectacular as ever.. A big thank you to Tom for lending you his car and to you for puting us all in that driver's seat..

For something crudely made in a shed it's rather spectacular.

I'd forgotten how appealing the Pantera body shape can be. It's still such a good shape that it competes well with the modern European sports cars.

When I first laid eyes on this car when I was a kid it was love at first sight. Absolutely awesome body style and monstrous engine.

Jack. I admire the fact that you know your driving ability. Unfortunately, most of us do not. I used to be one of those. Every time I see a Pantera on the road (which is not often) I get excited. Nice job as always.

Beware that 600hp doesn't sneak up on you and send you off sliding into the feild. Magnificent machine.

I had a brief exposure to the Pantera during the summer of 76. I was driving S/B on US 395 in CA just soith of Madeline at around 10pm. The national speed limit back then was 55mph and I was rolling my old 66 pickup at around 65mph. I saw some headlights back a couple miles. US 395 has long straight stretches thru the high desert there. I checked my mirror again and the headlights were closing on me fast. I figured I was had by CHP, so I lifted and slowed to 55. Mere seconds later, a Pantera passed me at way over 100mph. I'll never forget the sound and feeling of that car blowing by. Man, I sure miss those times

I have seen and snapped this one in person in 2018 at Shere Hill Climb in Surrey 🤓 I followed it into the carpark and was immediately 🥰 I’ve been in love with the Pantera since I attended their owners club track days at Castle Combe in the late 80’s. The last Sunday of the summer holidays for a good few years. Thanks for posting this and to John for lending. I wonder if it lives near me in Surrey?

What an AWESOME beast of a car. Pantera's were always the unappreciated second cousin to the Countach, but that one is better! And I mean that wholeheartedly, the sound, the looks and that stance, just amazing!

Raw, wild & fun…(very fixable/maintainable)…love it.

I worked the Rick Cole car auction in Newport Beach back in 88 and drove everything over the course of several days and will never forget what this car felt like. The motor right behind you vibrated throughout your body and it felt like you were a lightweight extension of the engine and the car just FeLT amazing!

I was fortunate enough to be born and raised in Detroit. It's a place we we pretty much have seen everything from every classic car, hot rod, muscle car, etc...There's nothing much that really surprises us. With that said, The Pantera is STILL the one car that when it shows up to a car show, everyone stops what they're doing to look as it drives by and give it the respect it deserves. That says a lot about the prestige of the Pantera!

Maybe it was the colour, but this was the definitely the best looking of the three Panteras.

I like how the body line is integrated into the wheel arches. This is a really good example of a modified Pantera. Except maybe for the bulging side scoops.

Great video of an incredible car! During my engineering college years there was a Pantera on the campus regularly. I can remember hearing it well before I spotted it. 👍😎👍

That engine has the perfect note. Was a treat to listen to you row gears. Lovely. Just lovely.

Used to cruise around in a yellow '72 Pantera.Wonderful engine and sound. These cars were really cool looking. The only thing that slowed it down were the slots the gearshift lever had to follow. I was in love. Seen one with a 426 hemi in it, Real tight fit.

I owned a Pantera GT 5 followed by a Countach and I can tell you the Pantera was a much better car to drive. They shared the same tyre sizes(345’s on the rear) but the Pantera had better handling. It was less expensive to maintain as well with its American V8 and German gear box mounted on the rear. It also sounded better in a very raw way. If you wanted a more refined drive then you may have favoured the Countach but I always felt that a proper sports car should feel a bit of a hand full and having had the rear out on mine on quite a few occasions I can certainly vouch for that!

That was a really good review and vid. I’ll be checking out more of Number 27 👍

I love it. Simplicity with a full complement of thrills. Solid build and reliability at a very reasonable cost. As an Engineer I approve it 👍 A ➕

Back in the day I ran across one of these on the freeway. I was running a built up Torino 429 SCJ 4 speed with 3:01 gears. This was the only car I ever challenged on the freeway that I lost too. That thing pulled away like I was standing still and I had a 160mph car.

I'm so jealous! You've driven 3 Pantera's! At least I've seen one in real life

I've always.loved these. I have photos of one from the mid 90s at the Gold Coast Indy. Nice to see they still live

My first model kit was a DeTomaso Pantera waaay back in the early 80's. Ive built and amassed quite the collection since then 😊

The stance of this is just perfect. Absolutely outstanding. I feel nervous just watching you drive it. Sub zero cool.

what a wonderful car! i love the looks on the pantera, and this one is done up just enough to bering up to modern expectations, while looking mostly original! love the huge carb filter sticking up right behind you!

Those winding, bumpy roads are 🆘☠️. What a next level performance beast. It’s great the owner allowed this to be featured Thanks!

I’ve known of 2 of these around my area. The first was in someone’s garage, nose first with crap stacked all over it. An older mechanic buddy of mine told me to keep an eye out and every once in awhile I’d catch a glimpse. House is gone and I have no idea what happened to that sweet yellow machine. That same mechanic buddy had a friend years ago who owned one. Said it was really a cool car but it met a sad fate. It had a fuel leak and the guy didn’t have the coin or time to fix it so he parked it at his parents farm. He specifically told his dad to not start or move it and if he needed it moved to call him and he’d come over immediately and get it handled. Well his dad called him up, rather sheepishly and informed him that he started the car to move it and got it out of the barn in time to save the barn but the car was burned to the ground. To this day I’ll never understand why he left the keys with it or the battery in it, or carb on or something to disable it. I give sole credit to that older mechanic buddy for opening my eyes to how cool stuff like this was. Yeah we’re all into cars but he was a huge Willys/Jeep, AMC and British car guy. Taught me quite a bit

Gotta remember, this was the Ford that just came off a four year run of winning LeMans with the GT40. Lovely little car and deserving of more fame.

I grew up a passenger in my Dad's Pantera. They are easy to modify because of their simplicity and a bulletproof ZF transaxle out of the GT40 program. They made potent group4 cars back in the 70s, but the stock Pantera was heavy with mediocre brakes. They were modified heavily because they suffered from overheating issues. Elvis Presley famously shot the dashboard of his 71 Pantera because of vapor lock. That dash is a 71 or 72, and they added group 4 flares, scoops and wheels.

My all time favourite 70's classic! Always loved these.

This is a beautiful beast! Never heard of Detomaso model before. Thanks for giving us a hint of such previous gem.

You've given me new respect for DeTomaso and his creations.

I was looking at either a Pantera or building a Cobra kit car or a 308. I ended up with the 308, probably the worst choice financially, but I don't regret a minute of it. It was a blast to own for over a decade and got lucky almost breaking even after putting tons of cash into it over the years. But man the rear end on those Panteras is so sexy.

Amazing these guys took the time to build an awesome super car and be a world class heavy metal band too.

Always wanted one of these but went with 993 instead back in the 90s. Took a trip to Fl and by chance saw the GT5 wide body Pantera with the wing, man was that awesome in person.

I actually got to drive a 1971 Pantera back around 1975-76. It definitely was a beast and the sound of that Boss 351 right behind you was intoxicating. They were a bit tricky to drive with the offset foot box, the low roof (I’m 6’2”) and that horrible gated shifter. The ‘71 was the highest HP year in stock form (I believe the only year with the actual solid lifter Boss engine). It also had much more solid suspension bushings which gave it very quick steering but also made it a little more jittery on rough roads.

What a nice example, useable and reliable mechanics, a carb to fiddle with on a saturday afternoon for a sunday blast.

I`ve loved these cars since 1971 when one used to park near my high school at the Log Cabin Restaurant! they sound terrific.

Now how much fun was that beast!!! For me, there is no other car that has the looks and the power that those Pantera's do. They're quick, even in stock form, they look as good as anything that came out of the Ferrari and Lamborghini stables from the same time period, they are infinitely more usable ( some folks still daily drive their big cats) combined with that glorious noise and well,.....I may be a little fond of the cars!!! Glad this one had the lower seats, you looked much more comfortable, even when your eyes got REAL BIG after that pull where I know you easily pulled 60mph in about 4 seconds and hit the shy side of 115mph on that pull?? Thank heavens it was like the old Top Gear Boys used to do and never break 55mph (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)! As always, a Fantastic review of a classic car!! Please keep the episodes and the segments coming,...Cheers - Dave

I love these earlier cars, so much cleaner in design, and I find the wood-trimmed interiors a bit cheesy. So apart from the Marty Feldman main dials this must be close to my ideal Pantera! And at least the dashboard isn't as bad as a Urraco!

The delight on this man’s face is a joy to behold. What a glorious video.

As a young boy in the 70s I always loved the pantera. I still do.

Absaloutly brilliant video jack ❤👍 what a beautiful car she is and that engine noise amazing