{"id":126,"date":"2005-07-22T11:18:34","date_gmt":"2005-07-22T15:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=126"},"modified":"2005-07-22T16:55:03","modified_gmt":"2005-07-22T20:55:03","slug":"detomaso-pantera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddsingleton.net\/chronicle\/2005\/07\/22\/detomaso-pantera\/","title":{"rendered":"A lesson from the Pantera"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"\/ What model year would you believe this car to be? I saw my first Detomaso Pantera<\/a> for sale at Al Smith Buick\/Dodge in Raleigh back in the late 80’s. It was $68,000. I thought it was a new exotic car I had never heard of. In fact it was a 1971 model, just like the one in this photo. Most people have never heard of these cars. That’s unfortunate for the Honda Civic go-cart kids who think 260hp is a lot. These Pantera’s typically pack between 400 to 700 horses. The only thing new that can compete is the upcoming Mustang Shelby Cobra. <\/p>\n

I read this week that the most stolen car last year was the Acura Integra “probably because of it’s powerful engine.” What a joke. When I was in high school (yes, back in the day) we had Mustang LX 5.0’s and Formula Firebird 350’s that would smoke all these little rice traps right off the lot – no modification necessary. If someone actually took the time to modify one it would become illegal in most states. I feel bad for the kids that slap a go cart muffler on an Acura and throw a stupid looking carrying handle on the back. Here’s a hint: you look gay. Stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What model year would you believe this car to be? I saw my first Detomaso Pantera for sale at Al Smith Buick\/Dodge in Raleigh back in the late 80’s. It was $68,000. I thought it was a new exotic car I had never heard of. In fact it was a 1971 model, just like the … Continue reading A lesson from the Pantera<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t