Capitol Panteras

Members' Cars

(in no order whatsoever)

Jim & Emilia Seiferling's current Pantera.
Co-Presidents, Capitol Panteras

This car is the 266th from that last Pantera imported by Ford in 1974. Current mileage is 85,000.

Major upgrades include:

Recaro seats

LeCarra Britannia steering wheel

Rebuilt radiator & dual sucker fans

Aluminum water pump

Edelbrock intake manifold & Holley carburetor

MSD ignition system

1-wire alternator

exhaust headers

17" Tom Tjaarda designed wheels w/ Michelin Pilot Sports tires.

European front and rear bumpers replacing the USA safety bumpers.

European rear Group 4 racing tail lights.

Lamar's Pantera

George Potiri's Pantera

Rick Moseley's Pantera

Rick Moseley's Ferrari 308

John McNamee's Pantera (when it was white)

Mike Fierro's Mangusta

Joe Lobue's Pantera

Jeff Budelli's Pantera

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This is Jeff's 1974 DeTomaso Pantera. Jeff and his wife live in Folsom, CA. and he's the third owner.
He purchased the car in Rochester New York from a man who owned it for 20 years.
The car was completly stripped to bare metal, added steel GT5 fender flares and repainted by Henry's Street Rods.

Rick Carlile's Pantera

Mike Drew's Pantera

Here's a photo of my car up on the rack. For the record, it's a 1972 Pantera #3960, which I purchased as a rustbucket restoration
project in 1989 at the age of 23. The project has moved in fits and spurts, and the car has sat dormant for periods of several years on more than one occasion, but I am back to working on it on a regular basis now and hope to have it finished by the summer, more or less.

One more, out on the driveway:

1971 deTomaso Pantera #1575

Jim & Emilia Seiferling's first Pantera.
Co-Presidents, Capitol Panteras

This car is the 289th Pantera imported by Ford. It was made by deTomaso Automobili S.p.A., of Modena, Italy. The founder, Alejandro deTomaso, was born July 10, 1928 and passed away May 21, 2003.The Pantera was designed by Giampaolo Dallara, formerly from Lamborghini. The styling was done by American Tom Tjaarda, of the Italian automobile design studio Ghia (which Mr. deTomaso owned, in addition to Maserati, Moto Guzzi, & Benelli).The Pantera was imported by Ford/Lincoln-Mercury, to the USA, from 1971 to 1974, with the help of Lee Iacocca (then vice-president of Ford Motor Company). Production of the Pantera, for sale in the rest of the world, continued until 1991. Total USA importation was 6,128 Panteras.The original price, in 1971, was $9,995.00. A Porsche 911S Targa sold for $10,380 and a Corvette 350 sold for $5,472.00.
The cost now; MUCH MORE!I am the 3rd owner. This car was originally purchased new from the Lincoln dealer in Long Beach, California and has never left California.The engine is a Ford 351-Cleveland, with a Barry Grant Speed Demon 650 CFM 4-barrel carburetor. Estimated HP=350-400.The trans-axle is a German Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG, Synchroma-Gearbox, 5 speed (i.e. ZF for short).Top speed is 160 MPH @ 6,000 RPM. 108 MPH in 3rd.