Movies

Banzai Runner (1987)

The pre-eminent Pantera movie! A yellow 1972 pre-L Pantera stars as the featured vehicle. This is a low budget movie with sped-up race and chase scenes between the Pantera and a Porsche 928. It ends in a fiery explosion of the Pantera. Special effects and acting leave much to be desired. But, it features my favorite car! My car!  View the trailer below.

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Bank Shot (1974)

(from the DeTomaso Mail List)

There is a great looking Pantera shown in various parts of the movie. A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is being built looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.

Barefoot Executive (1971)

In a scene at the end of the movie, Russell's character has made it big as a TV executive and is shown driving up to see his girlfriend in a Mangusta. He may even make a reference to the car in the script.

Black Moon Rising (1986)

There's a brief shot of a white L-model Pantera about half way through the movie. Thanks to Sean Mundy for spotting this one on the Speed Channel on Friday, January 27.

Click the image to view the movie trailer at video detective.
 

Cannonball (1976) - aka "Carquake" (UK)

Click here to watch the Pantera chase scene. Definitely worth watching!

Carradine's character drives a black TransAm, but there's a rather sinister German driver who drives a yellow "L" model Pantera. There are several great scenes of this car absolutely hauling butt across the country. In the aerial shot where the Pantera explodes, it looks like a crude mock-up on some type of rolling trailer. Also, it appears to only be moving at 30 or 40 mph, which is WAY slower than the 160 mph speed indicated in the movie.

Cannonball Run 2 (1984)

There's a Pantera at the beginning of the race, parked, probably not even idling. The movie shows a Ferrari guy listening to his engine with a stethoscope. I think the Pantera guy has ear plugs. There's also a silver Pantera among the waiting contestants just before the start, and it is one of the cars shown punching their timecards and launching over a speed bump (?). It's a brief Pantera moment.

Challenge (1973)

Features a chase with a DeTomaso Pantera chasing a Corvette. The speeds were ludicrously slow, but there is one scene where the Pantera went off-road and wrecked one of the rear wheels. This is right were the scene was cut. In subsequent scenes the Pantera had it's spare on! Anyway, the Pantera is used in the whole movie and the main chase lasts about 10 minutes. It even features realistic sounds.

Devil Driver (mid 70's)

Roland Jaeckel came across this one at a flea market. The movie was made in the seventies and is about a Japanese stunt crew in the US. A lot of Panteras and Mangustas throughout the film. Interestingly, all of the Mangustas have square headlights. Although they didn't come that way, I understand it was a popular conversion in the 70's.  The movie is translated into German, so Roland doesn't know the original title.

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)

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Mary and Larry are two lovers who, with Larry's ace mechanic, kidnap the daughter of a grocery story owner, and make off with the ransom. They are chased over hill and dale by the cops who employ everything from 426 Hemi's to helicopters to stop Larry's Dodge Charger. There is a white Pantera in the background in the garage scene when the redneck cop gets the interceptor with the "unlimited" top end. It's on-screen for only about 2 seconds.

Dolemite (1975)

There are two brief scenes of a yellow Pantera at about 52 minutes into it. Dolemite (1975) is a cult classic (some call it it Blacksploitation, others call it trash) starring Rudy Ray Moore as the pimp superhero out to wrong rights while challenging "the MAN" along the way. Watch him kick, punch, slap and pimp his way across the screen!

Get Shorty (1995)

There is a shot of a parked Pantera right at the end of the movie.

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)

There's a yellow Pantera that gets stolen from in front of an office building when a woman gets out of the car and leaves the keys in the ignition. The thief just gets in and drives away. And, just before the big Eleanor chase, the lead guy is walking through a warehouse of stolen cars, including 2 or 3 Panteras plus a Mangusta. Nice showing.

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

A yellow 1971 DeTomaso Pantera is car number 15 on the list of "Ladies" and is known as Kate. It's seen briefly in the background at the loading dock preparing to pull into a container.

The Gumball Rally (1976)

There is one momentary glimpse of a silver Pantera right at the beginning of the movie as the characters are being introduced. Two CHP officers are seen blazing through L.A. freeways in pursuit of a speeder, the silver Pantera, which is going well over 100 mph passing cars left and right. On the wide-screen version, the Pantera is visible, but on the shrunk-to-fit-your-TV version, the Pantera is off-screen.

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

Four Panteras appear throughout the movie. A black pre-L with a horizontally striped rear decklid, a green pre-L with yellow stripes atop the front fenders, a brown pre-L, and a red pre-L.

Does anybody know who owns these cars now or who owned them at the time the movie was made?

The Honkers (1972)

James Coburn was the lead, and Anne Archer played the daughter of a successful Indian businessman and drove a red Pantera pushbutton. Stephen Lodge, the writer of the film who was also on location at the time in a remote desert town, said he was under the impression that the car was the second one imported (Even though the film was released in 72, it would have been shot earlier). He also said that Coburn left them up a creek when he damaged the transmission, but a local mechanic was able to repair it.

Kill Bill, volume 2 (2003)

A DeTomaso Mangusta has a cameo appearance in the background of a scene. The car is also featured in the header graphics of one of the Kill Bill website pages.

Kill Squad (1981)

A silver Pantera GTS is jumped in the movie. The scene was filmed on Bascom Avenue in San Jose, California. Some PCNC members may recognize the location and some of the local businesses of the time.

The Love Machine (1971)

This was an adaptation of a trashy novel by Jacqueline Susann about a TV news reporter. One of his girlfriends drives a yellow Pantera (L or pre-L) which makes several appearances. At the end of the movie the girlfriend drives off in the Pantera leaving the reporter standing in the road.

Frank Challenge: Manhunter (1974) aka "The Brass Ring"

(from Worth Keeter - Thanks!)

The yellow Pantera that was in "Challenge" was also in a sequel called "Frank Challenge: Manhunter". A criminal mastermind is screwing around with the political system. It's up to special agent Frank Challenge, assigned to hunt him down! There was actually a silly scene (cut from the film) where the Pantera has an oil slick device that is used in a chase scene. When the car was sold, the new owner drove proudly away with the oil slick pipes still sticking out of the back of the car.

The Rookie (1990)

A "buddy cop" flick starring Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen. In one scene they're poking around in a bucks-up garage, grab a Mercedes SL500 and go launching out a fourth-floor window or some such nonsense just seconds before the place blows up. Just before leaving, as they're poking around the garage, they happen to pass by a Porsche or Ferrari or whatever, and then walk past a yellow Pantera.

Unknown Adult Movie

from a DeTomaso Forum post

"There was a Pantera in some adult movie. I never saw it, but a
girl I took for a ride in the Pantera did."

Walking Tall, Part Two (1975)

(from Worth Keeter - Thanks!)

There is a Pantera parked at a country store.

Television

AutoChannel - DeTomaso Mangusta Press Conference

2000 LA Auto Show

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Video press conference featuring the introduction of the then new DeTomaso Mangusta.

American Chopper: Carroll Shelby Bike - Discovery Channel

(2/13/05)

The Shelby bike episode showed Scott Black's red Pantera in a foreground shot at Shelby's Unique Performance shop in Dallas, Texas. Read a press release on the DeTomaso Mail List Archives.

Automotive Television - Concorso Italiano (March 2005)

Click the image to view the clip on Mark McWhinney's website.

Larry Stock is interviewed at the 2004 Concorso Italiano held at the Black Horse Golf Course in Monterey.

Banaceck Episode (date unknown)

Banaceck drives a yellow Pantera throughout the episode. Looks like it's his regular driver in this episode. Please contact me if you have any information about this episode or images of the Pantera used in the episode.

Brotherly Love (1995-1997)

An episode of brotherly love, before it was canceled, had a red and black Pantera sitting in the background of the shop. Throughout the entire show!

Cadillac Escalade Commercial (November 2004)

A new yellow Mangusta is the protagonist in a Cadillac Escalade commercial. You only see it for moments at the beginning, then near the end when the light turns green, it does a spectacular burnout across the intersection. The camera swings around the back of the behemoth Escalade to reveal a police car whose presence was blocked from view of the "Goose."

Car Crazy Central (6/30/2004)

There's a glimpse of a red Pantera parked in front of the SoCal Speed Shop as Pete Chapouris speaks of his relationship with Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top and expresses his admiration for his friend and mentor Alex Xydias, the original creator of the So-Cal Speed Shop. The glimpse went by quick - about .5 seconds.

Car & Driver Television (1999)

12/25/99 episode of Car and Driver!
Car and Driver TV review of the Pantera. The program featured Ron Graves' red L-model Pantera. Filmed in Knoxville, TN, the video was available for purchase from the producer. PI did an article about the shoot a few years ago. Ron still has a VHS copy of the episode.
 

CHiPs

One of the stock shots from the TV series "CHiPs" (you know, the generic two or three second shots they keep on file, and show between scenes to 'set the stage' and transition between scenes) is a static camera placed in the center divider in a freeway, filming on-coming traffic. A silver Pantera GTS comes racing up in the fast lane and zooms past.

Coke Commercial with Pierce Brosnan (1987)

A British TV commercial for Coke, in which actor Pierce Brosnan races a train to a railroad crossing driving a red Pantera GT5. The car belongs to DeTomaso Drivers Club of Britain president Phil Stebbings. The car got a lot of great exposure in that piece. Brosnan was hired by Coca-Cola to appear in a successful commercial for Diet Coke, which seemed to spoof the image of a dashing secret agent. This began airing in the U.S. during the Super Bowl in 1987.

Columbo

On one detective show, it might have been Columbo, I don't remember, there was a Pantera GTS going through the gate of a Beverly Hills mansion. It sounded great, and it was actually black not yellow.

Eagle One Wax Commercial

A 30-second EAGLE 1 wax commercial starring a red Pantera and an attractive woman in a RED dress.

Expensive Rides - TLC (2/20/2005)

The commentators (from Overhaulin) were in a showroom shared by a yellow pre-L and a red Daytona Spider. Matt Stone had something to say about all the cars featured, which did not include the Pantera or the Ferrari. The Pantera is not Matt's. He had to sell his Pantera years ago, and his Longchamp too. He's talked about getting another Pantera someday though.

Fine Living Episode (8/20/05)

A yellow GT-5 was part of a short segment. The owner mentioned the car along with a number of others in his shop. It appeared to be in for some work.

Hawaii Five-0: "Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain"

This episode features a yellow 72 pre-L Pantera and a red 71 pushbutton Pantera.

History Channel - "Automaniac - Death Cars" (6/29/05)

Series hosted by wrestler and movie personality Bill Goldberg with specific auto-related themes, such as "Moonshine Cars," "Muscle Cars," "Cop Cars" and "Cars of World War II."  "Death Cars" was an episode which profiled vehicles that took the lives of celebrities, including James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder; Jayne Mansfield's 1966 Buick Electra, cult comedian Sam Kinison's Pontiac Trans-Am, and about 10-15 minutes on Vince Neil's Pantera and the accident that killed his friend and passenger, Razzle (from the band Hanoi Rocks).   Purchase the video.

History Detectives - PBS

The segment was trying to find the history on a Sunbeam Alpine, thought to have been used in the Movie "To Catch a Thief."  The history detective visits the Peterson Automotive Museum and talks to someone. They look at a couple of cars, one of which is the Pantera owned and shot by Elvis. They have a good shot of the Pantera, and a zoom of the bullet hole in the steering wheel.
 

Hot Rod Television

Hot Rod TV did a piece on the Silver State Open Road Race and showed Panteras in flight. It opens with an awesome low, wide-angle shot of Steve Waldman's Pantera at rest, then accelerating off into the desert - terrific sound too! Although it got next to no coverage in the race itself.

Island Driver TV DeTomaso Special

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(2:20min)

Local Hawaiian cable television show, "Island Driver TV," feature on the Hawaii 5-0 DeTomaso Pantera, and other DeTomaso vehicles.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

from a DeTomaso Forum post

Phil Stebbings' red GT5-S Pantera raced the "Orient Express" from London to Venice in early 90's and was featured on Robin Leach's "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." It's also the same car featured in the Pierce Brosnan Coke commercial.

Matt LeBlanc Interview (2004)

Matt has a black 71 Pantera. It's a nice car, but nothing super-special, although it has benefited from a lot of work at Hall (redone seats, lowered floor pans, etc). Matt says "My Pantera is like a woman... a bit finicky sometimes. It needs to go to the beauty parlor for some fixing up, it requires a tender touch. How much of a chauvinist do I sound like? I can't help it. I don't have a girlfriend right now, but I have my Pantera."  "Speed is sexy. With some of the money I made from 'Friends,' I bought a 1971 Pantera car, which goes more than 200mph. When I know I'm going to drive it I get that same excited feeling as when I know I'm going to be with a lover."  -Matt LeBlanc

Miami Vice

A beefed up 1972 DeTomaso Pantera clad with salvaged Ferrari Testarossa body parts served as the stunt double for the white Ferrari Testarossas used on the Miami Vice TV series in the mid 80's. Although not recognizable as a Pantera, it deserves honorable mention for doing the "real work" while the delicate Ferrari's got all the glory.

Motley Crue video - "If I Die Tomorrow"

from Richard Plotkin's DeTomaso Forum post

"My work recently filmed behind the scenes on the new Motley Crue video and guess what? There is a yellow Pantera featured in part of it. The video for their new song "If I die tomorrow" features vignettes from each member of the band and their near death experiences. Vince Neil's is about how he crashed his Pantera in the early eighties and killed his friend Razzle from the band Hanoi Rocks. Vince's car was red, this one is yellow. So much for accuracy. So, who loaned them their car?"

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Motley Crue - VH1 Rockumentary (1990)

VH1 documentary interviewed Vince Neil about his Pantera accident. The Pantera was red with hood vents. From the pictures the Pantera looked smashed pretty badly. See Vince's Pantera.

Motorweek (1988)

The feature segment focuses entirely on the "then new" Pantera

GT5-S, imported and sold through Kirk Evans' AmeriSport.

MTV - "Sex in the 90's"

A show about what types of guys pick up the most women in bars. In one clip it showed the outside of a bar, and way down the street was parked a white Pantera GT5 or GT5-S.

Murphy's Law (2004)

3 GT5-S Pantera's were featured in a new show called "Murphy's Law" about a detective.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/drama/murphyslaw/index.shtml

My Classic Car

Ron Graves' Pantera in "My Classic Cars."

My Classic Car - Episode 9002 (2004)

There's a nice shot of Ian Hannington driving up to the "Ford 100th

Anniversary" show in his yellow Pantera on My Classic Car, episode 9002 from 2004. There are a few other shots of Panteras on display too.
 

My Classic Car - Episode 1107 - Special Fords Gathering, Indianapolis (Aired 4/13, 14, 16, 17, 2006)

The gathering was held at a private airstrip, was closed to the public, and participation was by invitation only. Three Panteras participated - red, yellow and white. The camera spent a lot of time on all three Panteras, but I don't know how much airtime they actually got.

My Classic Car - Episode 12005 - LeBella Macchine d'Italia (3/25/07)

Video trailer of episode  |  More info about the episode

LeBelle Macchine d’Italia at the Skytop Lodge in Skytop, Pennsylvania. Several Panteras appeared on the show, including Steve Paules' navy blue 1973 winged Pantera.

My Classic Car - Episode 12008 - Flatehead Lake Cruise (10/19/07)

Video trailer of episode  |  More info about the episode

Dennis Gage is in Montana for the Flathead Lake Cruise and speaks with John Cotton, owner of a sweet 1971 Pantera, which was one of the first three to arrive in the United States. See the car in the video trailer! John has owned the car for a year and a half and says it's one serious driving machine! He then took the time to show Dennis some of the improvements that he has made, including custom paint with gold leaf trim, a high-rise Spider intake, and 302 high performance heads to the original 351 Cleveland! After hearing about it and seeing it, Dennis hitched a ride in the Pantera until the first pit stop of the day.

Rides - The Learning Channel (9/14/2005)

from a DeTomaso Forum post - thanks Jason!

A quick pan of the camera showed a Pantera being welded on by one of the techs. It was missing its top and half of the rear deck lid. The camera also panned a drawing of what the car will look like when it's done. Next to it was another blue and white stripped Pantera GT5. The car was being worked on by "Year One" or by "Unique Performance," it wasn't clear. Looks like somebody has ponied up the dough to build a totally custom topless Pantera! Who's cars are these??? Give us the details, please.

That's Pat Holleran's Pantera. He also owns the super-duper custom blue and white Pantera that PI Motorsports helped screw together, and was featured in Pantera International. He's having another one built, this one as a targa. I think his first Pantera was the one you saw in the background, blue with white stripes.

Rockford Files

In one episode one of the characters drove a yellow Pantera. Rockford himself may have driven it too. A primary complaint of critics was the car chases, all too many of them, show after show after show. But, James Garner liked cars and he liked to drive and he liked car chases, so car chases he got. Go Jim!

Speed Channel - "Dunlop Targa New Zealand 2005"

The Dunlop Targa New Zealand 2005 appears to be an ORR-type event with multiple days & stages. There was a yellow Pre-L Pantera (car #474) midway through the program. Event results indicate Peter Cullen and Jenny Chisholm were driver and navigator.  http://www.targa.co.nz

Speedvision - "Festa DeTomaso"  at Concorso Italiano (1997)

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Documents the 1997 DeTomaso display at the Concorso Italiano in Carmel Valley, California. "Considered by many to be the best television show focusing upon the DeTomaso marque."

The Streets of San Francisco - "The Most Deadly Species" (Episode 51 - 1974)

Black and silver Pantera GTS driven by Sydney, played by Brenda Vaccaro, a hit woman who's assigned to murder three thugs.

Switch (1975)

(from Worth Keeter - Thanks!)

A seventies TV series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert. Wagner's character drove a white Pantera. Mike Mayberry, who owned the car, said the producers didn't want to buy the car, so they rented it for the run of the show. Mike said they could have bought the car several times over for what they paid him.

Top 100 Cars - DeTomaso Pantera GTS, by Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear

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(2:25min)

Clip of Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear driving a De Tomaso Pantera GTS.

Top Gear - "How does a V12 with 575 Horsepower sound?"

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Top Gear video about the Lamborghini Diablo includes a clip on the "new" DeTomaso/Qvale Mangusta 4:28 minutes into the video, which opens with a Pantera drive-by.

Vegas - "MURDER BY MIRRORS" (Episode 54 - 1980)

This episode was in the third season and features a chase scene with a yellow Pantera driven by Wayne Newton. It was being chased by a chopper and crashes in the desert. Apparently, it was not damaged.

Volkswagen Passat Commercial (1999)

A cop chasing a suspect who escapes on a motorcycle looks for a car to continue his pursuit. He first looks at a blue L-model Pantera with hood vents, and then looks over at a VW Passat. He mistakenly decides to jump in the Passat and speeds off after the crook.

Wheels Hawaii - DeTomaso Mangusta

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(02:43min)

This is Dennis Yogi's Mangusta. The show is a local cable TV auto show called "Wheels Hawaii" and it was made with the previous owner. Notice how high the front end is in the video. Dennis had to drop it 6" to get it to normal height. "Driving it was a chore, like driving a 60's gasser!"

Used Car Roadshow (UK - June 2007)
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(04:58min)
Stephen's blue 1987 GT5-S is featured in the "dream car spot" with an 86 Ferrari 328.  The car was with Roger Brotton for some service work and the producers asked if they could use it. Roger drove to the studios for the day. Apparently the car caused a real stir.

Video

1971 Pantera Push Button Crash Test

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This rare footage of a DeTomaso "Push-button" crash test was unearthed by PI member Steve Berroth. Film editing was performed by Richard Plotkin.

Best Motoring Video Japan 089 (May 2000) Circuit Wolf Special

Le Mans Drivers vs Best Motoring

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Lamborghini Miura SV / Lotus Europa / Ferrari Dino 246 GTS / Ferrari 308 GT / Ferrari 365 GT BB / Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 / Lamborghini Countach LP 400S / DeTomaso Pantera / Toyota 2000GT / Mazda RX-7 Type RS (FD) / Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec / Honda NSX Type S Zero (I) / Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI T.M.E.

Running Time: approx 58 mins - VCD (Video CD) Format - Chinese subtitles - Japanese dialog.

Best Motoring Video Japan 090 (June 2000) - 50k Miles Cars Battle - Circuit Wolf Special Part 2 Battle

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Lamborghini Miura SV / Lotus Europa / Ferrari Dino 246 GTS / Ferrari 308 GT / Ferrari 365 GT BB / Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 / Lamborghini Countach LP 400S / DeTomaso Pantera / Toyota 2000GT / 1996 Honda NSX 3.0 / 1996 Honda Integra Type R / 1996 Subaru Impreza WRX / 1996 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution / 1996 Mazda RX-7 Type RZ / 1996 Nissan Silvia S14 KS / 95 Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R V-Spec / 96 Toyota Supra RZ

Running Time: approx 57 mins - VCD (Video CD) Format - Chinese subtitles - Japanese dialog. 

Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue Music Video

Kylie drives a beautiful yellow Mangusta in the opening scenes of this music video.

Concorso Italiano - DeTomaso Drive-by Presentation '98

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Offered in the annual event brochure for the 1999 Concorso Italiano in Monterey. Commentary by Kjell Qvale, 24:50 minutes ($34.95).

Dealer Training Video

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A rare training video used to educate Lincoln Mercury dealers and salespeople on the Pantera. One of the happy customers in the video is  Don Peak, the original POCA President. He's still an active member of POCA and TPOC and still has his car with something like 220-230K miles on it!

Grand Funk Railroad - An American Band music video

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A video clip of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're an American band" shows the guys are playing around with motorcycles, waterskiing, etc. In a very short flash one of the guys is washing an early white Pantera. The Pantera was and is still owned by Grand Funk keyboard player Craig Frost who lives in southeast Michigan.

High Octane 2

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The video starts with Mr. High Octane himself, Ketzal Sterling, firing up his trusty limited edition DeTomaso Charade Turbo and tackles a dirt track short-cut to the beach. A bit of handbrake use sees the little Charade sideways and zipping along pretty well for a 1-litre 3-pot.

History of AmeriSport

Video available from the POCA Club Store website.

The history of Kirk Evans' AmeriSport Pantera GT5-S. Great Pantera footage and information. Includes the original AmeriSport sales video.

Purchase from POCA club store.

Merchandising the Pantera (circa 1973)

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Used to educate Pantera salesmen in Lincoln Mercury dealer showrooms, circa 1973. Rel No 4/73-12 Video Communications Network - 8 minutes.

Pantera Party in Las Vegas

Produced by PI, but I could not locate it on their website.

Shows everything this 3-day Pantera party event has to offer - with over 350 Panteras! Racing, awards show, interviews with the Pantera owners as they describe what modifications they’ve done on their cars, and gold plated 500 horsepower Pantera engines!
55 minutes. Full color sleeve. $19.95 list price
Order now from ThumbsUp Video!

"Pantera" the Video

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Features history of the Pantera, interviews with Tom Tjaarda, designer of the Pantera, and great footage from numerous events, from PCNC Tech Sessions to the Silver State Classic open road race. This is a must see for any Pantera enthusiast.  Now available on DVD!

View Preview at this link.

The Speed Merchants

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Features a 3 second clip of the Pantera going through some S-turns, followed by an Alfa Romeo T33TT/3. It's the story of the 1972 manufacturer's Championship Series as told by drivers Mario Andretti (Ferrari 312P) and Vic Elford (Alfa Romeo T33TT/3).

The Ultimate Demo Ride: The La Carrera Classic

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Privately made video produced by Cunningham BMW. Features in-car video footage of the entire race from the vantage point of a BMW M5 circa 1988 driven by a professional driver and enthusiast navigator. The Pantera footage comes after the M5 has blown by a number of various muscle and sports cars (courtesy of BMW engineering, a pro driver and comprehensive route notes to maximize speed since they know *what* is coming up next). About 1/3 of the way through the video they encounter a Pantera, which is actually Frank Gerum on his fateful last drive. After quite a time that long exceeded what was required to pass other cars, they frequently comment on the Pantera's power and how it just walks away from them on the straights. They do nose up on it in the twisties, but recall that Frank was driving *alone* without route notes and without a navigator. Finally, they do get around Frank and proceed to do well in the race. The sad postscript and epilogue to the tape is that Frank Gerum later crashed on a curve and a cliff and died.

875 El Cajon Boulevard; El Cajon, CA 92022-0355; Phone: 1-800-406-7569

Price: $24.48 (in 1991)

Miscellaneous & Personal Videos

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Top Gear - Maserati 3200GT vs DeTomaso
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(02:55min)
Tiff Needell and Vicki Henderson drive the Maserati 3200GT against the DeTomaso Guarra in Top Gear. I don't care for the ending though.

Classic DeTomaso Pantera
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(07:25min)
Top Gear's "Supercar Snip" - Quentin Willson tells the audience about a "bargain priced slingshot that's pretty enough to stop a speeding train, has a top speed of 165 mph, racetrack bloodline, and spine-tingling sound effects. A car with peerless handling that's mechanically ??? and simple to maintain, all for the price of a 2nd-hand Granada."

DeTomaso Clutch Explosion Repair
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(09:36min)
Slideshow detailing a DeTomaso Pantera GTS/GT5 "clutch-explosion" and repair. "Reparatur Kupplung De Tomaso Pantera GTS GT5"

DeTomaso Pantera GT5 Firing Up at the Workshop