Saw neat car and need help with ID of it

[wcc]

It looked like a Pantera but I swear the license plate said "Lambo" on it. I could see the the 4 - headlights (2 each side) through the grill but I'm sure they were pop up style. The tail lights looked like a Pantera style. If you guys have a guess post it up and if possible add a pic. I looked on Ebay for a Ferrari and a Lambo but nothing I saw on there that really 'looked' like it. Help me out....

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by wcc

It looked like a Pantera but I swear the license plate said "Lambo" on it. I could see the the 4 - headlights (2 each side) through the grill but I'm sure they were pop up style. The tail lights looked like a Pantera style. If you guys have a guess post it up and if possible add a pic. I looked on Ebay for a Ferrari and a Lambo but nothing I saw on there that really 'looked' like it. Help me out....

Was it new or an old (I mean classic) car?

[bell]

lamborghini jalpa?

[scottmandue]

Dialbo?

[wcc]

Nothing like those. It looked like it was from the '70s. Red, if that makes any difference. The back end looked like a Pantera with the definite two square brake/tail light cluster. But I didn't see a Pantera emblem. The front is what's throwing me off with those headlights visible through the grill.

[scottmandue]

Problem is that so many people have taken a lot liberties with the lambo and Pantera what you saw may not be anywhere near stock.

Jarama

[scottmandue]

Espada



I'm sure this is not it but it is cool anyways, 350 GTV:

[wcc]

Maybe this will help out some. I don't think it was a Pantera but the silhouette was very similar.

[tchanson]

Perhaps a Urraco? Pantera-ish, especially in back.
















Tim

[Noah930]

Heh heh. People are posting up all sorts of pics of Italian exotica. In the end, someone will post a pic of a Pinto, Gremlin, or ebay abomination, and wcc will exclaim, "Yeah, that's it!"

[wcc]

Originally Posted by Noah930

Heh heh. People are posting up all sorts of pics of Italian exotica. In the end, someone will post a pic of a Pinto, Gremlin, or ebay abomination, and wcc will exclaim, "Yeah, that's it!"

That's funny, but no I'm serious. I think it was a Corvair! J/K!!!

Anyways, that Urraco looks sort of like it except for the front end. Did they have have a model with a wire mesh grill that you could see the headlights through?

[rouxroux]

Lamarossa?

[tcar]

Did it sound like an old VW Beetle? haha

[rouxroux]

Originally Posted by wcc

That's funny, but no I'm serious. I think it was a Corvair! J/K!!!

Maybe John Fitch in his Corvair-based Fitch Phoenix? He drives it to Lime Rock often.

[stomachmonkey]

Mangusta.

Also made by Detomaso







http://www.mangustainternational.com/

[rusnak]

I just love the Miuras...I know that ain't it...but I did I mention I love Miuras?

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Mangusta.

Also made by Detomaso

Thank you. It seemed obvious to me, but then maybe that's not it. The apparent difference between the Detomasa Mangusta was that the rear deck was split in two and raised like a Model T hood. The Pantera is hinged like a 944.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Mangusta.

Also made by Detomaso

Thank you. It seemed obvious to me, but then maybe that's not it. The apparent difference between the Detomasa Mangusta was that the rear deck was split in two and raised like a Model T hood. The Pantera is hinged like a 944.
A Lamborghini Muria looks the part as well, but when is the last time you saw one of those fabulous cars?!

[kstar]

Ghibli?




Probably a Mangusta - seems to fit the second description from Bill.

[TerryH]

Maserati built many heaps circa 1980 that resembled the Pantera. I think they were sold by Chrysler for a while.

Bora


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