| 3,006 miles. Ground-up restoration. Rare pushbutton U.S market model, 1 of 75 hand-built by Vignale Coachworks in Turin, Italy. Group 4 all-steel body with new PPG paint in 2025. Supercharged 351 CI Cleveland V-8 engine. B&M Roots-type supercharger. Holley fuel injection. 5-speed manual transmission. Custom Black interior. Les Gray prepped ZF-1 polished transaxle with 4.22:1 gears. |  |
 | The De Tomaso Pantera is a mid-engine sports car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer De Tomaso from 1971 to 1992. Italian for "Panther", the Pantera was the automaker's most popular model, with over 7,000 manufactured over its twenty-year production run. More than three quarters were sold by American Lincoln-Mercury dealers from 1972 to 1975. The first 1971 Pantera models were powered by a 5.8 L (351 cu in) Ford Cleveland V8 engine having a power output of 330 hp. The high torque provided by the Ford engine reduced the need for excessive gear changing at low speeds. |
| Late in 1971, Ford began importing the Pantera for the American market to be sold through its Lincoln-Mercury dealers. The first 75 cars were simply European imports and are known for their "push-button" door handles and hand-built Carrozzeria Vignale bodies. A total of 1,007 cars reached the United States that year. |  |
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