De Tomaso Pantera GTS Berlinetta 1973 874THPNNB05701

DeTomaso Pantera GTS Berlinetta
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Year:
1973
Auction House:
Bonhams
Chassis number:
874THPNNB05701
Date
May 21 2007
Engine number:
06117
Registration number:
Unknown
Body number:
Unknown
Sold for:
€ 37.016
Having established himself as a serious automobile manufacturer with the Mangusta coupé, Allesandro De Tomaso
commissioned Lamborghini designer Gianpaolo Dallara to produce the chassis for his new mid-engined supercar,
the Pantera. Styled by Tom Tjaarda at Carrozzeria Ghia, the stunning coupé body was, in fact, built by Vignale, both
companies being part of the De Tomaso s empire in the early 1970s. For a supercar, the Pantera would prove to be
outstandingly long-lived, being introduced in 1971 and continuing in production into the 1990s. The Ford Motor
Company was De Tomaso s partner at the time of its conception, and thus the Pantera, like the Mangusta, relied on
Ford V8 power. The 351ci (5.7-litre) engine varied in output depending on the destination market, and in European
trim came with 330bhp, or 350bhp as installed in the Pantera GTS. Renewed interest in sports car racing s GT
category prompted De Tomaso to develop the GTS (Gran Turismo Speciale) for customers with an inclination to go
racing. Readily recognisable by virtue of its riveted wheelarch extensions and wider wheels, the GTS had a claimed
top speed of 175mph, some 15mph faster than the standard Pantera L.
This left-hand drive De Tomaso Pantera GTS was sold new via the official Benelux importer, Claude Dubois in
Brussels. Described by the vendor as in generally good, original condition, the car has covered circa 43,000
kilometres from new and comes with a quantity of invoices for recent servicing/maintenance, valid roadworthiness
certificate and Belgian Old Timer registration papers.
Cette De Tomaso Pantera GTS à conduite à gauche a été vendue neuve par l'importateur officiel pour le Bénélux,
Claude Dubois, à Bruxelles. Décrite par le vendeur comme étant dans un bon état général d'origine, la voiture qui a
parcouru environ 43 000 km au total est accompagnée d'un certain nombre de factures récentes d'entretien, d'un
contrôle technique en cours de validité et de papiers d'immatriculation belges Old Timer (véhicule de collection).
1973 De Tomaso Pantera GTS BerlinettaCoachwork by Carrozzeria Ghia
Chassis no. 874THPNNB05701
Engine no. 06117