The Pantera was a sports car produced by the de Tomaso car company of Italy from 1971 through 1996. The word "Pantera" is Italian for "Panther". The car was designed by Tom Tjaarda and replaced the de Tomaso Mangusta. Unlike the Mangusta, which employed a steel backbone chassis, the Pantera was a steel monocoque design, the first instance of de Tomaso using this construction technique.
Famous owners
- Elvis Presley owned a Pantera and once fired a gun at it when it wouldn't start.
- NHL player and doughnut shop magnate, Tim Horton, was driving a Pantera when he lost control and was killed while driving home from a game in 1974.
- Mötley Crüe lead singer, Vince Neil, was driving a Pantera when he caused the December 1984 accident that killed Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas Dingley (AKA Razzle) and injured two others.
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