Pantera Amerisport - wer kennt den?

[F40org CO]

Ich stecke mal wieder nicht so im Thema. ?

 

Kann mir jemand sagen, was es mit AMERISPORT-De Tomaso auf sich hat? 

 

Kannte Amerisport eigentlich nur als Tuner. ?

[Anzeige eBay]

Hallo F40org,

 

kennst du schon Pantera Amerisport - wer kennt den? (Anzeige)? Dort ist vieles zu finden.

 

De Tomaso Ersatzteile (Anzeige) | De Tomaso Zubehör (Anzeige)

[joejackson]

Diese Seite hast du doch sicherlich gefunden?

https://www.amerisportindustries.com/history

 

Auf einer anderen Seite gibt es noch diese Infos:

 

Amerisport Company History

The Amerisport GT5-S was the creation of Kirk Evans. In 1984 Kirk had be running a successful business that did Pantera restorations and also manufactured customized Pantera parts. Some of the Panteras that came in for restoration required extensive work on the body, to the point that Kirk was almost making the Pantera body from scratch. Kirk thought that there had to be a better way to create Panteras for the US market place.

Kirk decided that if de Tomaso would sell the Pantera body with running gear to him that he could build and install the engines and assemble the cars in the US. The car would need to be DOT approved and pass all of the US emission standards. Not an easy thing to get accomplished but Kirk had a lot of experience with Panteras and Pantera engines. Kirk thought it was possible!

Kirk had been working on a Turbo system that de Tomaso wanted to use so that project became the vehicle to a purchase agreement with de Tomaso for GT5-S Pantera bodies. Late in 1984 Kirk ordered the first cars from de Tomaso and they were complete Panteras with suspension and drive train excluding the engine.

The first car imported was serial number 9381 and was a 1985 GT5-S. It wasn’t easy getting the car shipped to the US but by April 1985 the first car was assembled and was unveiled at the April Las Vegas POCA show. Everyone at the show was impressed with the car.

After the Las Vegas show, work started at an emission test lab for testing with the Holley carburetor. Four other cars had been passed but not using the more desirable Holley 600 CFM carburetor. Getting all of the DOT and emissions certifications was not easy and required some very innovative engine parts to be custom built to meet the emissions standards. A special air box was made to completely enclose the Holley carburetor along with custom headers and catalytic converters. Not many of the cars today have all the emissions parts still installed but many owners still have all of the parts stored in their garages.

Kirk Evans’ technical ability, business savvy, persistence and love of the Pantera resulted a great contribution to the US de Tomaso community with the Amerisport GT5-S. The Amerisport GT5-S continues to be one of the most desirable Panteras and they are the judged by most people to be the ultimate Pantera. 

[F40org CO]

Der Text ist mir schon bekannt, die verlinkte Seite noch nicht. 

 

Kann ich also eigentlich daraus schließen, dass es jeweils individuell auf den jeweiligen US-Kunden aufgebaute Fahrzeuge waren?

Wie sind den AMERISPORT-Panteras einzuordnen? Über oder unter den Fahrzeugen die direkt von De Tomaso gekommen sind - oder ist es egal?