Beautiful wide-bodied Pantera that packs a punch! De Tomaso's replacement for their successful Mangusta in 1971 was the avant-garde and stylish Pantera.

Retaining the best of the ingredients from the Mangusta, including the mid-mounted 330 horsepower Ford 351 cubic inch V8 Cleveland engine, 5-speed ZF transaxle and dramatic styling, the Pantera also added monocoque construction into the mix.

The cars sold well, limited production running from 1971 through to the early 90s with various derivatives appearing over the years.

Purchased by our vendor in 2011 from long-term custodians who had owned the car for 25 years, it was: "a long-held dream for me, this is my iconic eighties poster car." Following the sale, this extremely rare, right-hand drive Pantera immediately underwent a full nose-to-tail review with one of the UK's leading specialists.

A list of works was prepared, and the car was fully recommissioned having spent a large proportion of its life in a static collection.

Since ...