Solved - NEH 4958: De Tomaso Pantera 7X - 1973

[Carnut]

What's this, by whom - for 1 point?:

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[dracu777]

Is this the De Tomaso Montella concept by Ghia from 1973?

[Carnut]

Is this the De Tomaso Montella concept by Ghia from 1973?

Close but not the answer I'm looking for!
(We've had the Monttella before..)

[dracu777]

Is Pantera 7X more suitable? 

[Carnut]

Is Pantera 7X more suitable? 

Yes, that will do.
It seems to have originally been called the Pantera II before becoming the Pantera 7X then morphing into the Monttella 5.7 (puzzled here before).
Tom Tjaarda was (rightly) very proud of this car and I believe it was part of his own collection for some years.  I don't know how he parted with it..
Interestingly it is seen here registered in the UK.

Below are more pictures, showing the 'Pantera' name on the car.  A beautiful car in a stunningly beautiful setting, which looks like the Italian lakes to me so might be at a recent concours.  Perhaps the car has been returned to being the Pantera II again, as these don't look like period photos?

[oko94]

It was entered as De Tomaso Pantera 7X / Montella at 2008 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, hence the photo on Lake Como shore.

[Djetset]

Does anyone know which car those tail lights are taken from please? They're driving me crazy as I recognise them but just can't place them! Thanks.

[Carnut]

Does anyone know which car those tail lights are taken from please? They're driving me crazy as I recognise them but just can't place them! Thanks.

They could be clever use of Alfa 1750 Spider rear lights mounted one on top of the other?

[Djetset]

Thanks Carnut, I hadn't considered the KammtailAlfa  Spider, although I they don't quite match.  I suspect the tail lamps wight be taken from something American.

[Carnut]

Thanks Carnut, I hadn't considered the KammtailAlfa  Spider, although I they don't quite match.  I suspect the tail lamps wight be taken from something American.

Yes, I thought an American Ford, with the Ghia/Tjaarda connection, and check a lot out but didn't find anything which could match.
The coachbuilders generally raided the Italian parts bins...

[Iluvatar]

The car was restored by Corrado Lopresto (actual owner) a few years ago to the original configuration, with the help of Tom Tjaarda.

[Carnut]

Thanks.  That was when the badging was changed back to 'Pantera' again (in 2008).
I was wrong about it being in Tom Tjaarda's private collection, but it was bought from Ford by a member of his family, who kept it for a few years.

[oko94]

Some pictures I took at 2022 Chantilly Arts & Elegance.