Love these cars so much i went and bought a project one in Oaklahoma USA - check the video out! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5mVdrimy8DeiGg.htmlsi=p8r7YYF9UBt_iAkc

The Pantera is over 50yrs old yet it's still looks years ahead of it's time!

Jack, you did my GT5 proud and a great informative video as well. A thoroughly enjoyable Day, with a really proper Chap! 🏆

It is absolutely awesome to see someone get so excited about a car they are testing, brilliant.

Always had a lot of love for the Pantera. Italian looks with a bullet proof American V8. I'm jealous of your opportunity to drive it.

I will probably never drive that car, but the joy and enthusiasm you have while driving it, makes me feel as though I was driving it my self. Thank you.

Sorry But this is not a car,THIS IS ART

Italian styling with American muscle, marriage made in heaven

A friend and fellow Pantera owner as well as 308 owner sent me this video, and what a joy it is to watch your excitement. I have owned my '72 Pantera for over 25 years, rarely drove it for the first 18 years due to so many issues, and finally decided I wanted to enjoy rather than resent driving it, and I put it through a 4 year restoration/ modification to make it a car I could drive without worry anytime I wanted to. My car is now everything I always hoped it would be, reliable, luxurious, powerful (over 500hp) and stunning to look at. The sound and the torque are the two most notable experiences when driving a Pantera especially one that has a massaged engine. The pulling power from even high speeds is exhilarating, and the roar coming from just behind your head is intoxicating. If you ever find yourself in Southern California and want to take mine out for a weekend, you're welcome to it. You'll not be disappointed. Your descriptions of the ride, the steering, the pedal box etc. are spot on, like you've been driving one for years. I do, however, like the original narrow bodied, small bumperette cars from 1971-early 1972 as they look so much sleeker and simpler. Tjaarda's brilliant design has aged very well for being a 52 year old concept. The offer's always open, let me know.

Always loved the Pantera and it’s still got ‘it’ today. It may be my age, as these were among ‘the’ cars when I grew up, but these do far more for me than the modern hypercars, which mostly just leave me cold.

In 1973, on my first trip to Europe, I went to de Tomaso just to nose around, partly because there were no tours of Ferrari in English that day. I liked the look of the car and the Ford Cleveland 351 made a lot of sense in the US. Fast forward to 1975, and while in California for a ball game I stopped by the Pantera specialist in Huntingdon Beach. As soon as I drove up knew which one I wanted. When I asked the salesman for a test drive he got the keys to the white one, but when it wouldn’t start I asked to drive the 1973 French Blue example. It took less than five minutes to make a decision, and a week later I went back to pick it up. It wasn’t until years later that I realized I might have been there the day in 1973 when my car was produced! A lot of people have realized that fitting an American V8 lump into a foreign or exotic makes more sense than finicky, small displacement Euro motors . . .

I've always believed that the Pantera is one of if the most beautiful super cars of all time. Thanks for sharing it.

I loved watching this video because it brought back memories of my 74 Pantera GTS that I regretfully sold back in 2016. Such an awesome car. Every time I started it in my garage the whole neighbourhood hood used to hear it so I would push it out of my garage and let it roll down the hill, pop it into third gear and off i went. 🥺🥺🥺

I have never understood the snobbery regarding American pushrod V-8s. They are a joy to live with, reliable, offer outstanding flexibility, are capable of eye-watering output, and make a glorious signature sound. Those high-strung sewing machine engines just wear me out, after the initial giggle phase.

Not sure I've seen you look quite this excited before, brilliant video, infectious enthusiasm! Thanks Jack 👍🏻

Although that is the nicest looking GT5 I have ever seen, I still think the original Pantera was a thing of absolute beauty and elegance, especially with the thin chrome bumpers. Of course I feel the same way about the Countach. The original clean shape, free of doodads and geegaws is always my preference.

Brilliant. The grin on your face the entire time says it all! From a '72 Pantera owner in Australia, thankyou for a great video!

The Pantera was surely the best styled Italian/American "hybrid" of the 60s-70s. I was 10 when it came out and the early cars with the small chrome bumpers stuck in my mind as a timeless design.

For looks alone, you have to love it. Add in the low number produced (when do you ever see one on the road?) and a lovely torquey v8 and it’s irresistible! Those tail pipes…. So so cool.

A little known fact... The de Tomaso Pantera uses the same ZF 5DS gearbox which was also used in the Ford GT40 and the Lancia Rally 037 😊

Brilliant Jack! Really enjoy your obvious excitement at driving such a wonderful car. A recently departed & much missed older friend bought an 18 month old Pantera in 1973 in Kansas. Panteras were sold through Lincoln dealers, luxury end of Ford. He had the car until last year and sold it to another very close friend. It has just over 50K original miles and is close to the way it rolled out of the showroom 50 years ago. I’m lucky enough to have driven it; had it for a whole day and I had the same smile you showed us! Absolutely love the Pantera. Thanks again.

Beats any modern day lambo and Ferrari, remember when they were for sale for around £25k, now beyond my means. Absolutely stunning.

Beautiful design that still looks modern today, especially in that colour!

Giacomo,standing ovation for you!!!! The Pantera is exactly the image of Alejandro De Tomaso. Exotic,excessive,extraordinary. A car with many faults,but with the necessary for a pilot,not for a driver:four wheels,a steering wheel and a powerful engine. I'll tell a story about Alejandro De Tomaso.When he arrived in Italy,he went to Modena,because he wanted to build cars there,like Ferrari and Maserati.He asked for the best hotel in town,and everybody told him was Canalgrande Hotel,So he went there and they gave him a beautiful room.In the Hotel's hall he could meet people involved in car racing and production,such as Maserati and Ferrari clients.After one month,the hotel director gave him the bill,but he had no money,so they throw him out. The first thing he did when he had money,was to buy the Canalgrande Hotel,where he lived for the rest of his life as the owner. This was the man who invented the Vallelunga (an Alfa 4c fifty years before),the Mangusta with her revolutionary chassis,the Pantera,the Benelli Sei (first bike with a 6 cylinder engine),the Mini Bertone with a 3 cylinder 1000 cc turbo,and the Maserati Biturbo. This was the man that put a gun on the desk when he had to discuss with the trade unions leaders. Bad character but pure petrolhead.And the Pantera is completely a De Tomaso.The wood trim and the air con controls are the same of the Biturbo,dials and buttons are spread everywhere,and oh,there is no room for the radio,but we can fit it vertically,and there is no room also fot the clock but we can put it in front of the passenger....Pure craftmanship.You wanted to be different?You could buy a Countach or a 512 BB; If it was not enaugh you could buy the Pantera. A car for football players and for guys belonging from papist noble families that were counts or marquis from 400 years. That is pure DeTomaso spirit. Grazie Giacomo.This car is a poem.

There was only 1 GTS in Singapore in the 70’s. I’ll never forget that “thunderous” sound and those crazy ANSA exhaust pipes.

I had the honor of driving a Pantera to the car wash for my Mom's boss years ago; had to take care not to run over the car ahead. Exotic beauty and amazing torque. Left a lifelong memory!

That was fun, Jack! The wide-body cars are stunning to behold. A left hand drive GT5 nearly identical to the car you drove was for sale near me a few years ago, but the $85K USD was beyond my reach. Back in the early 1980s a friend was motorsports editor for a major newspaper and was active in the collector car scene. He told me he never knew anyone who kept a Pantera for more than six months due to the many reliability issues. He said the Pantera Owners Club of America documented a long list of fixes needed to make the car reasonably reliable. One day I was talking to a fellow who had a beautiful Jaguar Mark II 3.8. He had a Pantera previously, but traded it for the more reliable Jaguar. The last straw for him was the day he was driving it and saw black smoke coming from the back of the car. He stopped and pulled the door handle, it came off in his hand. He pushed the window switch and it fell out the back of the console. So he climbed over the console to escape thru the passenger door. Fortunately, it was only a small fire caused by failure of the rubber fuel line that ran above the exhaust manifold. Back in 1975 I bought a 1966 Jaguar E-Type Coupe from a fellow who had just purchased a Pantera. He gave me a ride and scared the hell out of me. He took a freeway cloverleaf on-ramp sideways then hit the freeway fishtailing! By the time the car was running straight we were well over 100 MPH. The sound and the torque were awesome.

You're correct about the Countach having narrow front tyres - 225/50R15 was the widest on the front - but the Lamborghini also had 345/35-15 in the rear, which was (and still is) frankly ridiculous. But then, just about everything about the Countach was ridiculous - the styling, the sense of theatre, the feel of danger, and the lovely sound of that engine at full song. :-)

I had a little Matchbox Pantera as a kid and I always loved the shape of it. It’s so good to know that they’re brilliant to drive as well.

Jack - your Italian pronunciation is a must when discussing Italian cars.

The Pantera always was and always will be pure badass.

Love this type of content. The Pantera has always been a favourite of mine. Great video. More like this please.

I had the pleasure of painting one of these for a trader many years ago, it was an early car which had been blessed with the bodykit and spoilers (self tappers and gallons of filler) and enormous revolution wheels added. The lovely delicate bright work had been sandpapered and painted satin black with an aerosol. A real mess to sort out but it looked good in the end, and I took an ageing Maserati in part payment. Oh and of course I got to collect and deliver the Pantera, which was great fun. Happy days 🙂

What a seriously good looking machine. Stunning.

Looking forward to this one Jack. One of my hero cars growing up in the 70s.

I purchased one of the first panteras sold in Atlanta, I have owned two of these beautiful cars, one red and the other yellow. I know personally it will do 167 mph, showroom stock. I love those cars, I could tell you so many Pantera stories

Never seen Jack looking so happy than he is driving this de Tomaso Pantera.

One of my boyhood dream cars only seen in magazines. Great to see it in action.

Around 2004 or 5, I went into work one day and one of my co-workers was all excited. He saw one on trailer and had a pic of it, and he asked if I knew what it was. It was kinda rough, but I told him it was a Pantera. He was younger than the car, but I grew up when you go with your father when he went to look at a Marquis or Colony Park Wagon and one of them would be sitting on the showroom floor. This got me to thinking, and I started seriously looking at buying one, and you could find non-runner rustbuckets for 10 grand, ratty driveable projects for 20, a hot rod (people really did that for a while) for about 30 and nice mint originals (including the Pre-L) in the 35 to 45 area. Dithered, home life changed, and the next thing you know a few years later, they're all in the high 5 for low 6 figures and completely out of my snack bracket. They really are the perfect supercar. Fast enough to scare the $#!+ out of you, fantastic styling that still looks good today, and a simple and cheap drivetrain that will run for years without bankrupting the owner.

Great video. Watching you have fun and get excited is part of what makes your channel so special. Also learned interesting things about DeTomaso. Some videos on his Maserati years would also be interesting.

Great video, good to see a reviewer actually excited about a car! Small point, I believe the later Panteras like the one in this video used Australian 351s as Ford US had stopped producing them years before. This Aussie connection is one of the reasons why the Pantera is my favourite car and would love to drive one.

This episode is great! I’ve seen the Pantera only on photos - I can’t believe you have been driving it…I am sure you will never forget this experience !

The American Imposter is right at the level of the Italian Supercars of the same Era! Thanks for sharing this Incredible Car with us, stay safe and stay healthy Jack!!

A few things stacked against DeTomaso in '74/'75. At $10k and being sold in Lincoln dealerships, they were a difficult sell. In 1975, the US emissions regulations ramped up and the car would have needed more emissions crap to detune the car and pass EPA regulations. Also, in 1974 Ford stopped manufacturing the 351 Cleveland engine in the US, however, the engine was made late into the 1980's in Australia where most likely the post-'75 engines were sourced.

I absolutely LOVE the Pantera! 😍

As both a Pantera and a Ferrari 308 owner, nothing made me happier than seeing this video. I like to tell people the 308 is a scalpel, the Pantera a sledgehammer. Both mid engine 70s Italian sports cars... but very different at the same time.

The name, the looks, the sound and that colour .....sublime

What an incredible car! The look on your face as you drove away...like a kid at Christmas. The back end deffo has the early Lambo countach look. You did this stunning car proud!

Wonderful. The Pantera has always been one of my absolute favourite cars. I’d love to see a road test of the Mangusta, should you ever get the chance. Keep making the videos, Jack... and the Italian pronunciation is fine with me.

A childhood fantasy that has never gone away. The only time I passed one was on a tight corner in Hampshire. Tall country lane hedgerows blocked forward visibility, but there was a noise, a thumping vibrating cacophonous noise coming from the other side of the hedge… I slowed down. Suddenly, this wider than wide monster swept past me nearly unwinding every bolt on my embarrassingly inadequate Ford Escort. In a second it was gone, leaving me awestruck to have finally seen a late model 1980’s GT5-S - in all white obviously - thundering past. That Cleveland V8 was the God of all things volcanic, satanic and mind blowingly exotic. Add to that Tom Tjaarda’s magnificent design, which has aged beautifully, and you have my favorite supercar of all time.

Love the sound of a old fashioned V-8 starting up

What a lovely looking and beautiful sounding car. No idea why but the Pantera brings back memories that don't actually understand. Will have to think on it more. Cheers Jack

Loved seeing your giddy excitement driving this, it has character by the bucket load. It's fun seeing you on roads I'm familiar with, and that Harry regularly uses, can relate to how the car handles those bends and dips.

I remember seeing a poster of one in white & thinking, it's the most beautiful car I've ever seen. Even today, I love that shape

Loved the Pantera ever since I saw one as a kid in the 80s! It looked like a shark swimming through the traffic and that v8 rumble was very rare in Cape Town back then. That color is awesome!

That's the best looking Pantera I've seen...by far. Plus it sounds great. Nice score on nabbing that one for a test ride Jack!

Jack I think your reviews are so uplifting. Keep up the good work and keep on making us smile.

You were thrilled, Jack. That says a lot about the car. Great review as always

I've just gotta smile at your excitement and enthusiasm Jack. Great video.

Lovely. I would prefer the earlier ones without the add-ons, but, it is in my top 10 dream cars!

I managed a tyre depot in the seventies, one of my customers obtained a Detomaso, I had to order the tyres from Goodyear USA. Took a few weeks, but a pleasure to have it in the depot for fitting.

Fantastic review, loved this, imagine this on the roads of europe with those looks while the rest of us were driving ford cortinas, morris marinas and the odd jag. Epic car.

What a great car. I've always lusted after a Pantera and this one is in the perfect colour for me. As an aside, that is a early, desirable and valuable registration number. I can't understand why the owner's mis-spaced it.

I must insist from now on, that all Italians remove their accents whenever they say anything English, in English. No Giancarlo, it is not pronounced Astoni Marteen. 🤪

Great car. In the mid-80s I worked with a Brit who had a ‘72 Pantera. The Ford 351 “Cleveland” V8 was legendary here in the US. When family issues forced him to move back to the UK he offered to sell it to me for less than $10K US. I had just bought my first 308 so I had to pass. Another fantastic classic drive video!

Brother, you get to play with some amazing cars. I had the poster of THIS CAR on my wall when I was growing up. Thanks for doing this one.

My first memory of De Tomaso was a little Corgi or Dinky toys model of a Mangusta that I had. I believe it was red and white with stripes. I loved it. Sadly the closest to owning a real one. A great colour on that late Pantera you drove and it looked like it was a beast. I’m looking forward to the comparison with the early version.

Been waiting for this since the teaser. Great job! I’d be excited too!

Always loved these in Gran Turismo always great to see them on video in the real world. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for a delightful video! Your schoolboyish enthusiasm lends a great deal to the script. As an American enthusiast and also as a retired engine builder, I have been curious about the cars you feature. Yours is a fascinating channel.Keep up the good work!

That is a fantastic looking car, an absolute classic super car IMO. Lovely to see you having so much fun Jack!

A proper super car in my view. Some 20 years or so ago I used to go to Stanford Hall Italian car day and there was a young guy there who had one of these in exactly the same colour spec. He totally restored it from ground up and I was struck by how young he was. Probably early/mid twenties. Wondering if this is his car

That car looks, sounds and goes so well. It’s fabulous. Great post.

Love to see how much you love driving the car,the excitement is evident,fab video👌

Always loved those cars thanks Jack great vid keep them coming

Fantastic video, Jack! Love your enthusiasm for that amazing car. The same people that say this isn’t an Italian Supercar because of its Ford engine would be the same people that would say then swear blind the new Emira is thoroughbred English.

What a fabulous looking (and sounding) car! I realise I'm stating the obvious, but the enthusiasm in your commentary & the big smile on your face tells me that you really enjoyed your time with this Pantera GT5. Due to their rarity, I don't think I'll be fortunate enough to see, let alone drive one, so am happy to just vicariously enjoy the experience through your channel. Keep up the great work Jack! 👍🔥👍🔥 How lucky you are in getting to drive such a fabulous car. Iv

I happen to love the Italian accent and I’ve always loved those cars Jack just a shame I couldn’t fit in one being over 6ft4 great video mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

These are so under valued in the market. Amazing cars.

Beautiful, I see it has Edelbrock Performer alluminium heads, I bet it's got a beefier cam in it too and will be making a comfortable 400+bhp now.

Sure I’m not the first to say this, but that play around the straight ahead in the steering is mostly likely a rack that needs a refurb. Always loved a Pantera - you’re now in a very elite group of people who’ve actually had a chance to drive one!

I noticed the heads are aluminum Edelbrock. Those should be good for a good 60 HP over stock. I would bet thats pushing at least 350-380HP. My 67 Cougars 390 is 320 HP stock with 400 ft of torque. That car must be a blast to drive. These have always been one of my favorites from the 80’s

Always felt the Pantera was very underrated. The looks of an Italian Supercar with the reliability of a Ford V8 that one can daily drive...

Cool cars. I remember seeing one walking home from school in the mid 80s and lusting after it. Haven't seen one on the road since so guessing not many in the UK.

oh wow one of my childhood dream cars, this with the Bora, and the Urraco .

This may actually be one of your best videos. You have the excited look of a 10 year old at Christmas time. Great review we should all be so lucky to do what we love and it shows that you love bringing great car content to us. Thank you .

What a brilliant car , one that looks like it's doing 100mph when it's parked!! thanks for the great video , your excitement is contagious .

De Tomaso Pantera was the fastest car for a while in the 70’s and early 80’s if I’m not mistaken!! So it has a great pedigree! Beautiful car design!! 🙌🏻👍🏻

Really prefer the pre - bodykit version and would rather have one of those over a Ferrari. Fabulous!

Loving it, and eagerly awaiting the Mangusta drive video. Thanks

I remember seeing this car on a weekend car magazine program on TV (the name slips my memory at the moment) and I instantly fell in love with it. Glad to see you doing a videography on it.

Always the car I gravitate to at car shows, more than Ferraris even. Just love the OTT nature, the stance, those fat tyres. Bloomin' fabulous!

With the addition of a American engine it means it will start on days that end in "Y" and you can expect to end most journeys under it's own power instead of that of the recovery vehicle.

Great vid love your reviews ! Very passionate about the cars

2) A Pantera brake upgrade is a essential. There are plenty of options and I had the AP Racing set up.

I used to see one every morning on my way to college back in the 80’s. It was black, not in fantastic condition but I fell in love!! That is my ultimate dream car! A fantastic Italian muscle car, stylish yet muscular, pretty yet brutish!! And the bloody noise!!! Wow still a rare thing to see now. Trump’s Ferrari and Lambo for me. Great video Jack 👍🏻👍🏻

Beautiful car, sounds fantastic!

Pantera has been one of my favourites since when I was a kid. But I didn't know she had such a gorgeous beautiful interior until I saw this video. Especially after seeing a spaceship like cockpit of the modern cars , it's got a very good taste. As someone said that it's not a car but art. Yes it's more than a product but art level of thing with a passion. It must come from Italian character. I like the way you talk so nicely and jolly and clear as well.And I don't mind sometimes you talk with an Italian accent. It's fun and give your program a good character. I accidentally found your program first time today. I like your narrations very much. It's very pleasant. Thank you!

Im not a car officianado, nor do enjoy watching videos about them. But my husband does, and I sit and watch with him. I thoroughly enjoy watching how much YOU enjoy these cars. The sheer joy on your face is just perfection.

Such an aggressive looking car. Lovely!