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Restoration guides
Practical, shop-floor advice for bringing a Pantera back — from finding the rust to laying the last coat of paint.
HistoryThe Pantera Story: Italian Body, American Heart, Argentine Soul
An Argentine racer, an Italian coachbuilder and a Ford V8 walk into Modena. How the De Tomaso Pantera came to be — and why its body panels are so hard to find today.
BodyworkWhere Panteras Rust: A Front-End Inspection Checklist
Before you buy a Pantera — or before you quote a restoration — here is how to find the rust hiding in the front fenders, headlight buckets and lower seams.
RestorationThe Pantera Restoration Roadmap: Teardown to Final Paint
The order you do things in decides whether a restoration takes two years or ten. A phase-by-phase plan for bringing a Pantera back.
BodyworkPanel Replacement 101: Cutting In a New Welded Front Fender
A step-by-step overview of replacing a welded-on front fender on a unit-body car like the Pantera — bracing, measuring, drilling spot welds, fitting and welding without warping.
Electrical & MechanicalPop-Up Headlights: Diagnose, Rebuild & Replace the Buckets
Slow, stuck or crooked pop-up headlights are a Pantera rite of passage. Here is a practical way to work through the electrical side, the mechanism and the steel buckets themselves.