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The Pantera was a sports car produced by the Italian car company De Tomaso.

The original Pantera was designed by American designer Tom Tjaarda.

Powered by a Ford 351 cu in (5.8 L) V8 engine that produced 330 hp.,
capable of reaching 160 mph. 0-60 mph 5.2 seconds.
The body of the Pantera is of a steel monocoque design.

Having been in production in one form or another since 1971
(including the new generation Pantera SI produced from 1991-93),
7,260 Panteras were produced. It had outlived all its contemporaries,
only the Lamborghini Countach coming close to rivalling the Pantera's 23 year run.
(wikipedia)

Pantera L

Featured large black bumpers for the US market as well as a 248 hp (185 kW) Cleveland engine.

Pantera GT4

Pantera GTS Group 4 Race Car

Pantera GT5S

(Photos from autowp.ru & commons.wikimedia.org)

The Pantera Si was not only a facelift from the original Pantera.

It was a complete new car designed by Marcello Gandini, who also penned the
Countach, Diablo, Lancia Stratos, Maserati Shamal and many more.
Marketed as the Pantera 90 in UK., the Pantera SI was the last variant of the Pantera model.
Powered by a Mustang 5.0l V8 (tweaked to 305bhp).
De Tomaso only made 41 of the SIs: two of these were crash tested -
leaving 39 sold to customers. (italiancar.net)

Of the 41 Pantera SI's manufactured by De Tomaso,
only four of them underwent official Targa conversions in 1994 by the

Milanese coachbuilder Pavesi, a specialist in open-top modifications.

Easily removed, the roof could then be stowed under the rear deck.

The end result, it was almost impossible to tell the car

had not been designed as such from scratch.

The SI Targa was the last variant of the Pantera.

(ultimatecarpage.com)