1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5 Coupe

The Pantera (Italian for 'Panther') is a mid-engine sports car produced by the De Tomaso Car Company of Italy from 1971 to 1991.

In late 1971, Ford began importing Panteras for the American market to be sold through its Lincoln Mercury dealers. Ford ended their importation to the US in 1975, having sold around 5,500 cars.

De Tomaso continued to build the car in ever-escalating forms of performance and luxury for almost two decades, for sale in the rest of the world. A small number of Panteras were imported into the United States by gray market importers in the 1980s, most notably Panteramerica and AmeriSport.

The GT5 S was created to compete with the Ferrari Testarossa and Lamborghini Countach. This example is the second GT5 S produced and is totally original, with only 18,000 miles. There were a total of 187 examples of the GT5-S variant made between 1985 and 1990. Of those, 170 were left-hand-drive.

The GT5 S model has the distinctive wide body look and blended arches that is a staple of mid-1980's exotic sports cars. The GT5 also benefits from 18″ bare aluminum polished wheels, quad exhaust pipes, rear boot-lid wing, improved braking system and a more luxurious interior. The 'S' in the GT5-S name stands for 'steel'. The car features a single piece of flared steel for the fenders instead of the GT5's riveted-on fiberglass flares, and a smaller steel front air dam. Otherwise the GT5-S was largely identical to the GT5.