 914 seats in a Pantera?, Doug Demuro's newest video |
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| Thunderchief |
 May 8 2025, 09:55 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 12-August 19 From: Pasadena, CA. Member No.: 23,365 Region Association: Southern California  |
Doug is showing off one of the cars on his Cars n Bids website. It's a '71 Pantera but not a good one. The rear wheels are too small and it has aftermarket cheap sideview mirrors. To top it off, when he got to the interior I thought those seats looked familiar, they're 914 seats. Very strange.
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| flipb |
May 9 2025, 07:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,810 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I noticed that too and commented on the video. After a quick Google search it seems like it's pretty standard for Pantera owners to swap seats, and 914 seats have been done several times. I guess they're affordable and period-correct.
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| sixnotfour |
May 9 2025, 08:12 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,822 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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If you have ever looked at a Pantera , I did and is Scary Chassis Design, 914 is advanced design in comparison...Panteras win the looks dept. though..and performance...
this one raced and full of stress cracks.. All fixed ...  |
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| JmuRiz |
May 9 2025, 08:52 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,567 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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The 914 seats and BMW mirrors really bothered me too.
the missing rear trunk cover is common, but all of those add up to something I'd question the condition level on. Seeing a GT5 in person around 1986 (and seeing a Deloreon around the same year) really left an impression of cool design on my young brain. |
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| flipb |
May 9 2025, 09:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,810 Joined: 2-September 09 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 10,752 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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The PO of my 914 went on to buy a Pantera as his next fun car. Last I spoke to him (many years ago) it had left him stranded a couple times and didn't deliver as much fun as the teener.
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| mepstein |
May 9 2025, 11:00 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,876 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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My business partner bought a Pantera. Was always one of his dream cars. Huge disappointment and couldn’t get rid of it quickly enough.
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| densible1 |
May 9 2025, 12:18 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 5-April 22 From: Hermosa Beach Member No.: 26,444 Region Association: Southern California |
Reminds me of my Pantera short story. Had a 73 white Pantera in '73 ,low mileage , that I was certain I was going to wreck after being caught cruising up to Frisco @160mph, police let me go after failing to produce my pilot's license. Put up for sale and quickly found buyer that wanted to swap for a very low mileage , white 73 914 plus a 73 , with same type 4 vw engine, low mileage orange Westfailia Bus plus $1000. The nite of the exchange the buyer totaled the Pantera. I found the combination of the 2 vehicles more pleasurable than than trying to kill myself in that Italian hot rod
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| burton73 |
May 9 2025, 01:37 PM
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Senior member, and old dude Group: Members Posts: 3,823 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(densible1 @ May 9 2025, 11:18 AM)  Reminds me of my Pantera short story. Had a 73 white Pantera in '73 ,low mileage , that I was certain I was going to wreck after being caught cruising up to Frisco @160mph, police let me go after failing to produce my pilot's license. Put up for sale and quickly found buyer that wanted to swap for a very low mileage , white 73 914 plus a 73 , with same type 4 vw engine, low mileage orange Westfailia Bus plus $1000. The nite of the exchange the buyer totaled the Pantera. I found the combination of the 2 vehicles more pleasurable than than trying to kill myself in that Italian hot rod Marks Pantera a very impressive car. Brand new very white just like the almost new 73 2.0 with the tasteful pinstriping. That 73 started my love for 914s Marks girlfriend Sally had a 73 2.0 in Marathion blue. The Westfella Camper was Orange / plaid interior. Mark loaned it to me so I had a vehicle to cover me while I was waiting for my Westfella to be delivered back from Europe after my summer of driving it there. Mine was the same but no pop top. Glad that I still have these memories. The early 70s where a great time. Bob B Best buds with Mark S (densible1) for more that 60 years (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) |
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