Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Pantera was designed by the Italian design firm Carrozzeria Ghia's American-born designer Tom Tjaarda [4] and replaced the Mangusta.Unlike the Mangusta, which employed a steel backbone chassis, the Pantera's chassis was of a steel monocoque design, the first instance of De Tomaso using this construction technique.
The Ford Panther platform was an automobile platform that was used by Ford Motor Company from the 1979 to 2012 model years. Following the downsizing of the General Motors B-bodies and C-bodies by two years, the Panther platform marked the end of production of full-sized American sedans.
De Tomaso Automobili Ltd. (previously known as De Tomaso Modena SpA) is an Italian car-manufacturing company.It was founded 1959 by Alejandro de Tomaso in Modena.It originally produced various sports prototypes and auto racing vehicles, including a Formula One car for Frank Williams Racing Cars in 1970.
On the night of December 8, 1984, Vince and pal Nicholas Dingley, the drummer for Hanoi Rocks, were out in Neil’s ’72 Ford Pantera for a beer run in Redondo Beach.
Ford Duratorq engine/PSA DW engine/Ford DLD engine EcoBlue is the marketing name for a range of diesel engines from Ford of Europe . The EcoBlue engines were developed under the codename "Panther" by Ford engineering teams in the U.K. and Germany, and are expected to succeed the Duratorq diesel engines, offering optimised fuel efficiency and ...
Tom Tjaarda (born Stevens Thompson Tjaarda van Starkenburg; [1] July 23, 1934 – June 2, 2017) was an American automobile designer noted for his work on a broad range of automobiles — estimated at over eighty [2] — from exotic sports cars including the Ferrari 365 California and De Tomaso Pantera to high-volume popular cars including the first generation Ford Fiesta (1972) and the Fiat ...
Assembled in Modena, Italy, the Pantera was a two-door, mid-engine coupe powered by a 330 hp Ford 5.8L Cleveland V8. For 1972, the intermediate Montego line (based on the Ford Gran Torino) was redesigned with a body-on-frame chassis, creeping into full-size dimensions.
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.