De Tomaso Pantera Tyres
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De Tomaso Pantera 1971–1992
- Early 1971–1972 Pantera GTS fitted 185/70 VR 15 Michelin XWX & 215/70 WR 15 Michelin XWX.
- 1972.5–1978 Pantera-L, GTS and Group 3 cars fitted 205/60 R15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN12 (Not currently made) and 255/60 WR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN12 tyres on 7” front wheels and either 8” or 10” rear wheels.
- The best tyres for these 1970s Pantera GTS, Pantera L and Group 3 DeTomaso is the 225/50 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 and 285/50 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 tyres. Detomaso themselves moved these same cars onto these P7 sizes in 1978.
- The original early 1970s sizes are very tricky, Pirelli do make the original rear tyre 255/60 WR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN12, but the closest they get to a front is the 215/60 VR15 PIRELLI CINTURATO CN36 N, which is a little larger but also a different tread pattern.
Early De Tomaso Pantera on PIRELLI CN12 Tyres
- B.F. Goodridge makes the 205/60 SR 15 B.F.Goodrich Radial T/A and 255/60 SR 15 B.F.Goodrich Radial T/A, allowing for a matching front and rear, however they are only S speed rated (S = 112 mph), which the Pantera can surpass.
- The other option is 215/60VR15 Avon CR6ZZ and 245/60 VR 15 Avon CR6ZZ or 275/55 VR 15 Avon CR6ZZ. These are not a period tyres, they are slightly the wrong size, they are racing tyres, but they offer the same tread pattern front and rear.
- From 1978 till 1984 De Tomaso fitted 225/50 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 on the front and 285/50 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 on the rear as standard.
- Period fitment guides suggest a front tyre pressure of 32-35 PSI and a rear tyre pressure of 35-38 PSI.
- The later Pantera GT4, GT5 and GT5-S, or wide body Pantera as they are called fit 285/40 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 and 345/35 VR 15 PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 tyres.
- The last 38 cars, the Pantera Si fitted 235/45 R17 front tyres (this size is yet to enter the classic tyre range) and 335/35 R17 rear.
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History of the De Tomaso Pantera
Contracted by Ford to make a supercar for sale in the US, the De Tomaso Pantera was built to be a marked improvement over the De Tomaso Mangusta. Sadly Ford would later withdraw their support leaving De Tomaso to make the car on their own. The Pantera, which means "Panther" in Italian, was the automaker's most popular model, with over 7,000 produced throughout its twenty-year manufacturing life. From 1972 to 1975, American Lincoln-Mercury dealers sold more than three-quarters of the production; once this arrangement expired, De Tomaso continued to produce the car in decreasing quantities until the early 1990s.
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De Tomaso Pantera Original and Replacement Tyre Fitment Guide
Pantera on PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 Tyres
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