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De Tomaso Pantera
The Pantera followed the Mangusta into production after its launch at the New York Auto Show of 1970. De Tomaso had negotiated a collaboration with Ford USA that not only supplied the V8 engines, but also the Lincoln-Mercury dealers to sell the cars. Gianpaolo Dallara provided the chassis and engineering to fit the Ford V8 and Tom Tjaarda of Ghia designed the body. Sales started in 1971, and the Pantera constantly evolved, the 'loudest' version being the GT5 launched in 1980, after which it was softened a little. The Series II Pantera launched in 1990 was revamped by Marcello Gandini, but by 1994 it was over for the Pantera, and soon after for De Tomaso.
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De Tomaso Pantera GT5 - grille badge

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De Tomaso Pantera GT5 - rear badge

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De Tomaso Pantera GT5 - rear badge

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De Tomaso Pantera GT5.

 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 front
De Tomaso Pantera GT5. Huge arches, air dams, scoop and the v-shaped rear wing were part of the GT5 re-style for 1980

 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 rear
De Tomaso Pantera GT5. When the GT5 was launched in 1980, De Tomaso and Ford USA had already ended their collaboration (in 1974), but there were still 5763cc Ford V8 engines ready for use in the Pantera GT5.
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De Tomaso Pantera GT5. The GT5 was a re-style of the original Pantera with air dams, massive arches and an optional rear wing and was introduced in 1980.

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De Tomaso Pantera GTS. Powered by a 5763cc Ford V8, the Pantera was fast inspite of its rather lazy engine.

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De Tomaso Pantera GT5 - rear wing which was optional from 1980

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De Tomaso Pantera GT5 - front wheel. The huge arches were part of the 1980 GT5 re-style
Designer: Tjaarda
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