Pantera Pics from the early days
 

This is a pic. from the start of the Miami Bacardi race in 1979.

Regards, JO

This pic. is on the way to the Bahamas in a 28 with triple 2.4 Mercs.My Father won the Production Class 2 with APBA in 1979 with this boat.

JO

This pic. was from the first ever Miami to Holiday Isle race in 1979.We won this race overall.

JO

This is the pic from the Holiday Isle race.


JO

This is Boat # 001.This was the first 24 Pantera ever built.It was 1974.It was powered with a Ford 351 Commander and Volvo 270 outdrive.The boat was Black and White and ran like a Champ.

29 years later and still running like a champ.


Regards, JO

On the First picture going out Goverment cut if you look by the big ship there is a yellow boat number P- 24 that is John Carbonell from Super Boat International fame.

My Father is running the M-24 28 with triples and P-22 is a 24 Pantera.

I will post more pics. next week.


Regards, JO

This is a 1980 24 Pantera powered by twin 235 HP Johnson outboards.This picture was taken coming back from Bimini right outside the Miami shore.This customer is a good friend of the family and has owned and raced many Panteras.That is a picture of him in 1980.His name is Marshall Ives and he is very well known in the boat racing circuit for many years.


JO:)

This Picture was taken at The Holiday Isle race in 1979 in the Florida Keys.

My Father got first place overall.

The pic. shows My Father, Mother,Sister and I.I was 8 years old at the time.


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This Picture was taken this year (2002).

The picture speaks for itself.


Regards, JO

This is a picture of My Father arriving in New York after Breaking the Miami To New York outboard record in a 24 footer with the number 2 and 3 2.4 Outboard Merc. ever built.

This was a very important accomplishment for Pantera Boats at the time.

JO