Last Call: I’m still waiting on the day I get to see the De Tomaso P72 in person

Colby Buchanan
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Let’s fondly think back to the Goodwood Festival of Speed when this masterpiece blessed our eyeballs. The original De Tomaso Pantera has been my favorite “classic ‘American’ muscle car” for a long time so when I heard they were reviving it I was super stoked. Then I see this and my jaw drops. Yeah I know it bears a lot of resemblance to the Ferrari P 4/5 but I still love it. The body lines, the paint, the copper color accents I can’t get enough! Who knows when/if I will ever get to see one in person, so for now it’s at the top of my list of “I must see this in my lifetime.”

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Colby Buchanan

Colby Buchanan

My name is Colby Buchanan and I love all things car-related all the way from rusted 240sx’s to McLaren Senna’s and of course I have a soft spot for American Muscle. You can spot me in my bone stock ’06 350z named MackenZ.

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6 responses to “Last Call: I’m still waiting on the day I get to see the De Tomaso P72 in person”

  1. 1984resident Avatar
    1984resident

    I saw it! At last years Pebble Beach Concourse – It looks magnificent. A little overdone on the design, I think but still stunning.

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1ce60a9ba431b39b25c9d864e1305826ca911e73e6fdc24f7e8d19e4da0053b0.jpg

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    1. Wayne Moyer Avatar
      Wayne Moyer

      Maybe a lot overdone but it looks like a Mach 5 for the year 2020. This is one car that I could never see myself dailying but could see it in a garage as a piece of artwork admiring every little design line. Oh and then taking it a cars and coffee because you just know that you won’t run into another.

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    2. Batshitbox Avatar
      Batshitbox

      Overdone? Billy Idol has a life lesson for you.

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  2. Jeff Mac Avatar
    Jeff Mac

    I was at Goodwood 2019 and honestly was more interested in the historic Panteras on display than the new one. I didn’t even snap a photo of the P72. Going up the hill, however, it sounded glorious!

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  3. Zentropy Avatar
    Zentropy

    It’s pretty despite being way overstyled, but I’d be more interested in an actual revival of the Pantera, a design at which the P72 doesn’t even remotely hint. Some quick reading suggests this is an homage to the one-off De Tomaso P70.

    https://img.hmn.com/fit-in/900×506/filters:upscale()/stories/2014/09/1965DeTomasoSport5000_01_1000.jpg

    Suggesting a Pantera revival reminds me of that modern Stratos re-created a couple of years ago using an F430 Scuderia chassis. That car was brilliant, in my opinion, and I regret that it never got the green light for extended production.

    https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/ibimg/hgm/1000×563-1/100/319/pininfarina-coachbuilt-modern-lancia-stratos_100319160.jpg

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  4. Zentropy Avatar
    Zentropy

    It’s pretty despite being way overstyled, but I’d be more interested in an actual revival of the Pantera, a design at which the P72 doesn’t even remotely hint. Some quick reading suggests this is an homage to the one-off De Tomaso P70.

    https://img.hmn.com/fit-in/900×506/filters:upscale()/stories/2014/09/1965DeTomasoSport5000_01_1000.jpg

    Suggesting a Pantera revival reminds me of that modern Stratos re-created a couple of years ago using an F430 Scuderia chassis. That car was brilliant, in my opinion, and I regret that it never got the green light for extended production.

    https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/ibimg/hgm/1000×563-1/100/319/pininfarina-coachbuilt-modern-lancia-stratos_100319160.jpg

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