RESCUED: DeTomaso Pantera Entombed 45 Years Gets A Second Chance At Life | Barn Find Hunter

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Published 2023-10-31
BIG NEWS: This is the first video in a five-part series featuring a DeTomaso Pantera, a collaboration between "Redline Rebuild" and "Barn Find Hunter". On "Barn Find Hunter," we always uncover cars that have been hidden for years and delve into their fascinating stories. Typically, we are involved in the initial phase of the barn find story, step one. Rarely do we have the privilege of witnessing steps two and three: the exchange of ownership and the restoration. Today is that special day! Tom's son, Brian, has purchased a DeTomaso Pantera that has been frozen in time for nearly 40 years. The Pantera gets loaded onto a flatbed and taken back to the shop for a thorough assessment of its condition, with plans to get the engine running and potentially turn it into our next Redline Rebuild project. Stay tuned for more videos from the Redline Rebuild Team!

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:40 Special Guests
1:31 The Reveal
2:00 1972 DeTomaso Pantera
2:26 The Plan
2:45 Condition of the Car
5:18 Sponsor
5:44 Moving the Car
7:22 Damage
7:52 Latch Tinkering
8:18 Loading it up
9:34 Car wash
10:35 Unloading
10:54 Putting it on a lift
11:57 Why this is RARE!
13:18 MORE CARS!
14:39 Hagerty Drivers Club
14:57 Tiger VS Shelby Cobra
16:32 History of the Sunbeam Tiger
18:22 V8 fitting in a small car
19:02 When to pitch the car
19:37 Odd stance
20:09 We never find these!
20:36 Austin Healey & Lotus Elans
22:00 Crazy Lotus Story
23:09 Greatest sports car to drive
23:50 Pantera - Will It Run?

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All Comments (21)
  • @Samael78
    That Pantera is Far Beyond Driven.
  • @darnoldie
    You all really pulled out all the stops on this episode. This video is wonderful.
  • I like how the assessment was quick and while still in the garage; it didn't take but a few minutes to note the overall condition and mileage, then the flatbed was immediately brought in. No dicking around with anything else, just close the deal and take it away for its much needed overhaul. Looking forward to seeing what Brian does with this.
  • @kennytree8801
    I worked for Tony for many yrs & learned priceless information from him, I remember the blue & red Panteras seating next to each other with a lotus esprit hanging from the ceiling directly above the them, Those where great times i miss working with the old man. & the pink sign said "if you value your life then you will not touch these vehicles"
  • @MaverickNutron
    As a devoted Ford fan, this one had drooling from the get go…FANTASTIC to see the PANTERA in such original condition!!! Looking forward to follow up episodes!
  • @davebarron5939
    What a fantastic opportunity, always have loved these cars, I just kept saying "wow" the whole episode. Congratulations!
  • @427CAMARO68
    The steering wheel for that car is the same that came with the British Ford Capri Mk1 GT, (1969-1973) so you should be able to get a replacement quite easily, just change the center cap from the Capri logo to the De Tomaso one.
  • @caseyspeer8179
    I hope you guys make another episode so we can watch the Pantera get running
  • Back in the spring of 72, I was stationed at Ft Sam Houston, in San Antonio. One weekend, there was a new car show at the convention center downtown, so, being a car geek, I went to look at the new cars, that I knew I couldn't afford. At the Ford, Lincoln-Mercury display, was a bright orange Pantera. I stood there looking at it for a bit, and one of the people there asked if I'd like to sit in it. Heck yeah! Closest I ever came to owning one. I do have a couple plastic models, and a nos 74 Pantera parts catalogue. Lots lower maintainence on them.
  • I’ve been watching Barn find hunter for so many years now and I have to say this is one of my favourite episodes. The people, the cars, the story and the outcome all perfect. Thank you
  • @caseyspeer8179
    That's right guys keep finding them and keep saving them don't let die
  • @daveh2612
    This was an awesome episode! Pantera and THREE Tigers! What a find. I can listen to Tom talk all day long.
  • @lkajiess
    My ex girlfriend's dad had an unbelievable Tiger. He liked me enough to let us take it out for a date night. I've never had so many compliments and questions thrown at me in a car. I've driven some wild stuff but the attention we were getting was insane. Being a young and attractive couple in a convertible at the time didn't hurt us. I'd almost take one over a Cobra if economics weren't involved.
  • @johnbouchard9447
    One of the best episodes I've seen in a long time.thank you tom and company.
  • @bradmoulden1657
    I hope the Tigers find good homes as are a beautiful car when restored.
  • @jamesdecross1035
    Being a 'Brit', I do struggle to enjoy American car shows, but I like this guy presenting here, He knows his stuff and he's not trying to prove anything. More of the same, please!
  • @todddenio3200
    AMAZING. My favorite cars of all time together in one barn find episode.. A Pantera and the Sunbeam Tigers. Personally, even if I found a Tiger and the cross member was rusty, along with other spots on the car, I would still get it and rebuild it. I know metal fabrication and don't have the money to buy a nice one, so would work with what I could afford.