As part of the deal that saw Ford take a controlling stake in De Tomaso Automobili, the US giant funded development of a Group 4 racing Pantera that would go head-to-head with the Ferrari…
Read MoreHaving been the second manufacturer to offer a mid-engined production car (the four cylinder Vallelunga), Alejandro de Tomaso took his company into the big league when he launched a V8…
Read MoreThe wide-bodied Pantera GT5 unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in November 1980 ushered in the kind of fat arches, deep side skirts and massive spoilers that were so in vogue at the time.
Read MoreIntroduced at the Turin Motor Show in November 1980, the GT5 was De Tomaso’s new range-topping iteration of the Pantera and became one of the few supercars of the Countach era that could match…
Read MoreFlush with Ford cash, De Tomaso decided to take the Pantera Group 4 motor racing where it would go head-to-head with Ferrari’s 365 GTB/4C, the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR and Chevrolet’s Corvette.
Read MoreDe Tomaso focused their maiden Pantera campaign in 1972 on Group 4 racing. Here, the wide-arched and circa 470bhp Pantera Gr.4 had the speed to match anything in its class. To qualify for…
Read MoreThe late eighties supercar boom proved a blessing for De Tomaso as an influx of speculators led to dramatically increased demand for all kinds of collectable and exotic motor cars. As a result, the…
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