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| Norbert and Claire Fradin, DeTomaso Pantera GrpIV, Tour Auto 2014, Chablis. |
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De Tomaso, Modena, Italy. The Pantera, which is Italian for Panther, was an Italian mid-engined sports car powered by an American Ford V8 engine and was produced between 1971 and 1992. Over 7,000 were produced. In the early seventies fourteen lightweight cars with 5.8 litre engines were built to contest Group 4 races. With the uprated 500bhp engines they were good for 180mph compared to 160 mph for the standard version. They were drivers by drivers such as Clay Regazzoni, Mario Casoni, Herby Muller, Mike Parkes and Jean Vinatier in endurance and sprint races all over the World. Muller, Parkes and Regazzoni all won European GT Championship rounds in them. Vinatier came sixth in the Tour de France Automobile in 1973.
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