Pantera pics. from the early days ( History )
 

Here are a few more.

1st Pantera factory work truck. Also showing the office back in 1975 and the factory shop cat.

Jo

Here are some pictures showing the Miami to New York outboard record run in M-24 in August of 1978. My Father and Ralph Linero did the trip together.

Jo

Cool..lets keep the pix coming

Here are some more showing M-24 at Lake X before the record run and an article that came out on Powerboat magazine on the world record run.

Jo

Miami Boat show in 1978.A few Pantera 24' customer race boats from 1977-78.

Retail pricing from 1979, Pantera 24' Brochure , My parents in the Pantera 24' factory race boat, and a few customer 24'.

JO

Here is a picture of my Father showing me how to throttle a race boat at 7 years old. Family pic. taken in 1979 after my Father took 1st place overall at Islomarada, Fl. and a few customer pics showing a Pantera 24' at the Chicago boat show in 1977.

JO

Here are some more Pantera 24'.

Here is a Go Boating magazine article done on the Pantera 24' Sport and a few pictures of the Pantera 28' factory race boat powered with triple Mercury outboards.

JO

Man.....gotta love the 70's

that is sooo neat, thanks for sharing...

Beyond too cool. Thanks for sharing this . :ernaehrung004:

No problem guys. Glad you like them.

Here are a few showing a Pantera 24' SE model in 1978.

JO

I will post more tomorrow.

JO

Here are a few more. 2 Pantera 28' and 1 24' docked together at a N.J. boat race.

Here are a few more showing M-24 a Pantera 28' powered by triple 2.4 Mercs. Motors would be bolted directly to the transom since there was no aluminum outboard bracket at the time. My Father won alot of races with this 28' in 1979.

JO

Here are some more. The 1st canopied race boat ever built back in 1985.It became a norm in offshore power boat racing after that. Pantera 28' powered by twin 600 HP small blocks.

My Father racing at Key West Worlds in 1980 when this awesome picture was taken in his Pantera 28' triple outboard.

One of the first Pantera 28' built. The other is an article done in an Italian Magazine on the Pantera 24' SE model.

JO

Pics.

Your Dad...
 

was/is a stud!

A few more.

# 1 pic is showing a Pantera 28' with the hardtop while we were located in 188 ST. Thunderboat Row.
# 2 pic is showing a 1979-1980 Pantera 24' SE
# 3 My Father taking a 1st place overall Miami - Islamorada "Holiday Isle" race in 1979 in a Pantera 28' triple 2.4 Mercs.
# 4 Pantera 28' powered by twin United Racing small blocks with # 2 speedmaster drives in 1985-1986.
# 5 M-24 a Pantera 24' powered by a single 482 CI - 500 HP big block in a Miami February 1978 boat race. Then it was sold at the St. Pete , Fl. race and headed over to Seatle, Wa.

JO that 28 on the Hitchhiker trailer is one, I think we (your Dad, Anglo and myself ) finished up it's rigging on the patio at the beach show back then, Way cool old memories and a very straight Black sided boat he built and it ran very well.

jo- post some pics of the 24 Wicked (black boat)...this would be around a 1992 w/ a 420 merc (then would have a trs as package) and this boat had a bravo w/ keikhaefer remote mufflers. I think this was an illinois boat from bill dahl...very cool. Got pics being built on 188th?

I know I have it. I will try and find it on Monday and post the picture of the Wicked 24' being built while at ThunderBoat Row 188 ST.

Great story Steve 1.

JO

What ever became of the 28' with the hardtop?

It went overseas.

Here are a few more pics.

The $ 50.00 check was 1st place prize money. My Father decided not to cash the check. The Pantera sign was from the factory while located at 188 st. Thunderboat Row in 1990.

I will post some more pics. tomorrow on this thread.We have been busy out back. Here is one from The Key West Worlds F2 class.

JO

Nice shot!

This is the black 24' you are talking about while being delivered in 188 St. I will see if I can find a pic. when it had the Wicked name painted on the hull sides.

JO

Here is rapper Vanilla Ice taking delivery of his Pantera 28' powered by twin 502 / 465 HP back in 1993 in Thunderboat Row. It was really cool boat back then. The boat was came out on Lifestyles of the rich and famous , and a few different magazines with Ice behind the wheel.

It was the first boat put together with a purple colored upholstery. It became very popular !

Jo

Here are a few more while located in 188 ST. Thunderboat Row.

Looks right. It had a bravo and I believe it had the k-planes that were something like the 170s or something judging by the round holes cut for tabs. Also had a 420 merc and keikhaefer remote mufflers...cool boat.

This Pantera 28' Race boat was built in 1992 and won many races in B-class at the time powered by a single 800 HP Hawk Marine power with a # 4 speedmaster drive.

It was very well balanced in rough water and dominated against twin engine boats.

JO

A few more from the early 90s.

Jo-whos got that black (w/turqoise accents) 28 3 man w/the TRS drives in the left pic? Late 80s boat?

Not sure who owns it now. I saw one of the past owners like 2 weeks ago but he sold it a few years back.

Here is a transom pic. of M-24 back in 1979. This 28' was powered by triple 2.4 Mercs.

Jo

Good spot.