The Pantera is one of my favorite sports cars and is a marriage of Italian style and American muscle. Designed and built in Italy with a high performance Ford 351 Cleveland V-8, the Pantera would run with Ferraris and Lamborghinis that cost 2.5 times as much. Sold in the U.S. from 1971-1974 by the Lincoln Mercury Division, it is a rare car here. De Tomaso continued selling the Pantera in other markets until 1991.
I met the owner of this pristine 1972 Pantera, and he has done a fine job preserving it in its original condition. It looks just like it did when he bought it new in 1972!
I like that you've been shooting glimpses instead of entire cars. Very sexy lines. I saw two Ferraris parked on the street and shot whole thing. Not the same so props to you.
@marieooi Thanks, Marie! @jgilker Thank you, Jessika and I hope you have a wonderful week also! @michaelelliott Thanks, Michael - my style of shooting cars has "evolved" and I now prefer detail shots and glimpses. For years, I only shot the whole car but I prefer this approach now. Glad you like them!
@simon0128 Thanks, Simon! @myautofocuslife Thank you, Livia! @jdr4690 Thanks, Rob! It is actually much harder than it seems to compose these car show shots as there are people and other cars everywhere! @paintdipper Thanks, Junan! @sanfil Thank you, Sandra!
@worthitall Thanks, Rashella! @peadar In its day, it was a terror. A friend of mine bought one new and became infamous for once making a 30 minute drive in 10 minutes! They easily did 160 mph, which was insanely fast for a street legal automobile in 1971. Now they are usually driven very gently and not often, just to and from car shows and club meets.
@boogie Thanks, Mags! @cgould Thanks, Celia but I will let you in on my little secret - I shoot a lot of cars at out town's local car show, held on the first Sunday of each month. I then take my time processing them and now I am doing a series of them, In four days, I am going to restart the Tulum series, as I have many more Tulum images I want to share. As Frank Sinatra said, I do it my way - lol.
@ruthmouch Thank you, Ruth! @annbo Thanks, Ann - we have a huge local car show the first Sunday of every month - the cars are amazing at that show! @dishaparekh176 Thank you, Disha!
@orangecrush Thanks, jerry! @groovygirlrn Thanks, Sheri! @stuckinoz Thanks, Janelle. I loved the original Charlie;s Angels series - they drove Ford Mustang II Cobras in that tv show - so there was a very distant family connection as the Pantera is Ford powered!
@jgilker Thank you, Jessika and I hope you have a wonderful week also!
@michaelelliott Thanks, Michael - my style of shooting cars has "evolved" and I now prefer detail shots and glimpses. For years, I only shot the whole car but I prefer this approach now. Glad you like them!
@myautofocuslife Thank you, Livia!
@jdr4690 Thanks, Rob! It is actually much harder than it seems to compose these car show shots as there are people and other cars everywhere!
@paintdipper Thanks, Junan!
@sanfil Thank you, Sandra!
@peadar In its day, it was a terror. A friend of mine bought one new and became infamous for once making a 30 minute drive in 10 minutes! They easily did 160 mph, which was insanely fast for a street legal automobile in 1971. Now they are usually driven very gently and not often, just to and from car shows and club meets.
@cgould Thanks, Celia but I will let you in on my little secret - I shoot a lot of cars at out town's local car show, held on the first Sunday of each month. I then take my time processing them and now I am doing a series of them, In four days, I am going to restart the Tulum series, as I have many more Tulum images I want to share. As Frank Sinatra said, I do it my way - lol.
@annbo Thanks, Ann - we have a huge local car show the first Sunday of every month - the cars are amazing at that show!
@dishaparekh176 Thank you, Disha!
@groovygirlrn Thanks, Sheri!
@stuckinoz Thanks, Janelle. I loved the original Charlie;s Angels series - they drove Ford Mustang II Cobras in that tv show - so there was a very distant family connection as the Pantera is Ford powered!