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Customer Report
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Dallas Raines was born in
Texas but now resides in Southern California. For the past 15 years, he
has served the Southern California community as the weatherman on KABC,
channel 7. In addition, Dallas was the host of the television show, the
Exciting World of Speed and Beauty. Dallas has owned many of the finest
high performance cars ever made and now he is the proud owner of the
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This is not the first Pantera that Dallas has owned. Initially, he had
purchased a red, slightly modified car. Finding P.I. MotorSPORTS on the
web, Dallas brought in his car for resale. It wasn't long before the car
was sold to another customer. Dallas picked out this 1971 car that of
all things, had a rat motor for motivation.
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The car you see here had a great number of strong points, especially the
updated interior. Trimmed in gray leather, the condition of the interior
was in top shape.
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These are stock seats. The floor mats are P.I. MotorSPORT brand. Dallas
is over six foot tall and head room is at a premium for him.
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Dallas' chief complaint is his need for speed. Although there is a big
debate about the wisdom of using a Chevy engine in a Pantera, there can
be no question that this big cube motor has tons of torque. When the car
is returned to us, we intend to clean up the hoses and lines on the
motor to make it more show-worthy. Please note that nitrous oxide is in
residence.
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The wheels Dallas chose are P.I. MotorSPORTS, 17 inchers with Michelin
Pilot tires. This set of tires and wheels costs less than $2,600.00 and
Dallas can't pay them any higher compliments in looks, handling and
ride.
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The 454 cubic inch Chevy engine does look like a natural fit in the
Pantera. We believe our 427 Pantera engine would offer even better
performance, however, we are not impartial. We are Ford men through and
through.
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Another nice attribute of the car is the stock appearance. Here, this
Pantera does not have any front spoiler. We do offer several spoiler
options. The owner craves high speed operation. This car has very good
ground clearance. The P.I. MotorSPORTS wheels look very stout and fill
up the wheel wells completely.
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The owner does not loaf his Pantera around town. We won't say when,
where or how, but this Pantera has never lost a race yet. Don't test
him. Dallas isn't afraid to drop the hammer.
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The steering wheel is an after-market item available from P.I.
MotorSPORTS. Note that the early dash has two pods on it. All switch
gear, gauges and air conditioning are operable.
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To make a big block Chevy mate up with a ZF, a special bell housing is
needed along with other modifications. Note remote oil filter location.
Early cars such as this one have different wheel houses with creases in
them as depicted.
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The bottom line on this car is that it looks great in petrol blue paint,
has an comfortable leather interior and lots of economical grunt from
the big block Chevy. Would Dallas ever sell his car? Maybe. Give us a
call if you want to try to talk him out of it.
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