1974 De Tomaso Pantera

ITV This Morning – November 2020

Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera features in Alison Hammond’s recreation of Kylie Minogue’s iconic music video ‘Can’t get you out of my head’. Last week the team took our restored De Tomaso Pantera up to the ITV studios to meet director, Harry Bott. Harry went to great lengths to find the same model and colour […]

New gasket fitted

We have now fitted a brand new rubber gasket to replace the faulty one on the car. The customer has specified for the fitment to be rubber but we also have a special order cork gasket heading over from Australia as we speak. The De Tomaso Pantera forums have mixed reviews on both the rubber […]

Pantera engine running issues

Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera seems to be weeping around the rocker cover. We have discovered that the rubber gasket has slipped due to it being slightly ill-fitting. This is the only option for gaskets in the UK so we have broadened our search to Australia where they are producing the gaskets in cork which […]

Mr Wilson – Colchester, Essex

“Just wanted to say how much smoother my Pantera feels after the work you have done on it. There used to be a bit of a mid-range dip in power but that has now disappeared. It obviously pulls much better than before and has less vibrations, so over all very pleased.”

Work now complete on our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera

One of the star attractions of last week’s Classic & Sports Car & Bike Show was our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera. The engine work is now complete and the car is ready to return home. The car came to us for a full service, to tighten, loctite the gear linkage and to investigate a misfire. […]

De Tomaso Pantera Wheel Bearing

Pete has replaced the nut on the De Tomaso Pantera’s wheel bearing.

1974 De Tomaso Pantera – Service

Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera is in our workshops today for a full service.

Visitors to Bridge Classic Cars this week…

We’ve seen some familiar faces this week paying us a visit to our Pettistree workshops. Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera popped in to say hello… And our 1968 Jaguar E-Type returned to discuss a few little jobs he would like to see happen before the summer shows.

The return of our De Tomaso Pantera

Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera has returned to our workshops to get her ready for the summer ahead. She’s now sitting on a set of brand new tyres. The air filter, spark plugs and oils have all been changed so she’s good to go once more!!  

Replacing the dust covers De Tomaso Pantera

Our 1974 De Tomaso Pantera is back in with us to have the dust covers replaced top and bottom.

De Tomaso Pantera Wheel Bearings

We first saw our stunning 1974 De Tomaso Pantera in February 2017 as an insurance valuation but we welcome her back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops for a wheel bearing change as well as an oil and filter change. Work will start tomorrow with all of the parts (hopefully) ready and here waiting.

Insurance Valuation – 1974 De Tomaso Pantera

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the Bridge Classic Cars workshop this afternoon we welcomed a stunning 1974 De Tomaso Pantera for an insurance valuation assessment. Quite often insurance companies require advise from an independent valuer, this can be a Car Club Official, Restorer, Valuer or Specialist Dealer. With the classic car market changing so rapidly it is important for […]