Description
LEFT HAND DRIVE
FULLY RESTORED SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO A HIGH STANDARD
THIS CAR HAS BEEN FEATURED IN VARIOUS ARTICLES AND IS A WELL KNOWN EXAMPLE
CORRECTLY UK REGISTERED
READY TO ENJOY AND DRIVE
NOTES - ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY HAWAIIAN POLICEMAN GEORGE FRAIN IN 1971, HE KEPT THE CAR FOR THIRTY FIVE YEARS BEFORE SELLING IT TO HIS FRIEND AND FELLOW POLICEMAN, DENNIS YOGI, IN 2006. ONE OF VERY FEW REMAINING "FIRST EXECUTION" PANTERAS, KNOWN AS "PULSANTE" OR PUSH-BUTTON CARS, IN REFERENCE TO THE PUSH BUTTON DOOR HANDLES CARRIED OVER FROM THE DE TOMASO MANGUSTA. THESE EARLY PANTERAS WERE THE ONLY FULLY HAND-BUILT EXAMPLES, ASSEMBLED BY VIGNALE CARROZZERIA IN MODENA.
THIS CAR WAS ONE OF THE TWO PANTERAS USED IN ONE OF THE MOST WATCHED TELEVISION SERIES IN THE WORLD AT THE TIME 'HAWAII 5-0', WHERE THE CAR APPEARED IN THE EPISODE - DEATH WISH ON TANTALUS MOUNTAIN' (SEASON 5, EPISODE 2). THE FIRST CAR WAS YELLOW AND IS NOW IN SWEDEN WHERE IT HAS BEEN HEAVILY MODIFIED, THEREFORE THIS CAR, CHASSIS NUMBER #1365, IS THE ONLY PANTERA FROM THE SERIES THAT RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION.
MR FRAIN ACTUALLY DROVE THE CAR IN THE SHOW AS A STAND-IN FOR RICARDO MONTALBANO
THE CAR COMES EQUIPPED WITH MANY RARE FEATURES INCLUDING SINGLE SLOT MAGNESIUM CAMPAGNOLO WHEELS WITH THE DE TOMASO "T" LOGO ON EACH WHEEL NUT, A FLAT REAR ENGINE COVER (ALL THE LATER CARS INCORPORATED A RAISED RIB IN THE CENTRE) AND DE TOMASO, NOT FORD EMBLEMS. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF SMALL DETAILS AND TOUCHES THAT MAKE THIS CAR TRULY SPECIAL SUCH AS THE HAND MADE BUMPERS WITH SQUARE ENDS, THE RELIEF PATTERN ASHTRAY COVER AND ONE PIECE SIDE WINDOW CHROME (CARRIED OVER FROM THE MANGUSTA). WITH ONLY TWO OWNERS FROM NEW UNTIL 2014, THIS IS AN AMAZING EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE, HANDBUILT, UNMODIFIED, PUSH BUTTON' PANTERA IN ITS ORIGINAL TOM TJAARDA DESIGN. THIS CAR IS FULLY RESTORED AND READY TO DRIVE.
