I was going to save this pick for later in the draft thinking that it was a bit of a sleeper. But after seeing a picture of it in Barnes last pick I've decided I couldn't risk waiting any longer.
In the 8th round Lemelin's Lemmings pick, in the
70's category, the
De Tomaso Pantera.
This car is another one of those realistic dream cars of mine that I would love to own one day; similar to my 4th round pick, the late 60's Camaro. An awesome fusion of Italian styling and North American muscle went into creating this brute.
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In the late 1960s, Ford was in need of a high performance GT to combat the likes of Ferrari and Corvette, and assist in generating additional dealership traffic for its mainstream product lines. DeTomaso Automobili was relying on Ford for engines used in the Mangusta and had purchased the Ghia design and coach-building concern. After Ford’s failed attempt to purchase Ferrari, the Ford-DeTomaso marriage seemed quite natural, so a business / purchase arrangement was consummated and work began on a new mid-engined GT. It would be marketed in the U.S. by Ford’s Lincoln-Mercury division.
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Some additional information:
http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tomaso_Pantera
