incredible pics. The one from Daytona with the two other boats is incredible.
Lots of great information to be had here.
Gotta love History with a Future

Very nice Photo essay of the history of Pantera Boats. Thanks JO for the history. we need more post of this nature.

Thanks for the compliments.

I had Offshoreonly transfer this thread on to the main board so other members could enjoy some of Panteras history pics.I have added many more pictures of Panteras there.


Regards, JO:)

Joey, GREAT pictures!!! alot of great history on these wonderful boats!

give me a call when you can

-PL:D

This picture was taken at the 1990 Key West World championships.It is a 28 powered with triple 2.4 Mercs.

Check out the Navigator.:D He said the hell with it I am hitting the floor.:p

JO

This is the first 24 Pantera race boat in 1975.

JO

Hey Guys,

I added more Pantera pics. on the main board.

Regards, JO

I added more pics. on the main board.


Regards,

JO:D

Hey Jo, Great Pictures!

I have a 1977 P&D Marine 24 ft Deep Vee that was bought new at the Miami boat show by a friend who is no longer with us. His Father passed the boat along to me 7 years after his death. It set out in the weather for the 7 years before I recieved it. I took it to restore it and it will take alot of work.
It looks excatly like the 24 Pantera's of the 1975-77 vintage. Exactly! There was a picture on your web site of a 1975 24 Pantera Red and White with bow lights that looks Identicale to my old P&D.

What do you know about the P&D Marine boats? I was powered by a 330 hp Mercruiser with 3 drive. I have the cockpit tub removed along with the engine, drive and stringers. I intend on making it better than is was originally and I would like to know if you have any objections if I finished it out with Pantera Logo's?

I would never represent it as a true Pantera, My paper shows it to be a P&D Marine boat and thats what it is!

Oh, BTW,It is a White boat with Red sides. It has Excaliber II on the side really large and it had red and white candy striped interior. I was told by the father of the man that bought it new, that it was bought that way at the Miami boat show in 1977.

Let me know anything you can about this boat.

I was told that is was the same mold as the original Pantera, Superboat and another boat that I forget.

Thanks, Chuck!

Love the Old Pictures! Love the New Pantera's!

This boat looks exactly like my 1977 P&D Marine Boat.

http://www.panteraboats.com/castelluccio.htm

I thought I would add some more new pics. to this thread again since alot of you enjoyed seeing the some history on Pantera.

JO

By the way that last picture is of a 1992 28 Pantera custom made center console that is located in Puerto Rico with twin Yamahas.

This picture was taken in 1992 while delivering a 24 Sport that was sprayed in black gelcoat.


This picture was taken while we were located in 188 ST. in Thunder Boat Row. This 24 last I heard was located in Illinois and called WICKED.

JO

This is the (B-24) 28 I raced in 1994 and 1995 powered with triple 2.5 Mercs.Top speed back then was 95 MPH.It is located in Puerto RICO now and converted to a pleasure boat .
This picture was taken here in Miami as the boat touched the water for the first time and getting ready for Key West.

JO

This is a picture of the cockpit of the 28 I raced with my Father in the early 90s powered with twin 650 HP small blocks.We did a custom red , white, and blue gelcoat design.

JO

This is a 1991 24 that is located in Puerto Rico powered with a 454 Magnum.

Puerto Rico is a small Island with rough water Ocean boating year around. The word gets around quick on what boat can handle big seas.That is the reason why our boats are so pouplar over there and WON many championships in the Island.

This is a picture of a 1998 28 Pantera located in Columbus, OHIO powered with twin 502 MPIs.

This is a picture of a custom 6 man bolster we put in a 28 race boat called Sunset Ave.

Thanks for sharing Jo,

Always great to see these pictures.

Thanks Jo!!! Love the pictures.

Just can't get enough. Keep them coming.

Here is a picture of 2 28 Panteras racing each other in Puerto Rico.

JO

Here is a pic. of the Double Cross 24 Pantera racing in the Great Lakes.

Here is a an awesome picture of my Father in Key West in 1980.

JO

Great pictures again Jo!

As it is only 38 here today, these pictures help us get our boating fix until we can drop ours in the water!

I just might have to move on buying a 24

THAT WILL BE THE BEST INVESTMENT YOU WILL EVER MAKE!!
GOODLUCK, WE PANTERA OWNERS STAND BY THE NAME.REGARDS ALBERT

Jo, I can't stop staring at post #99. And belive it or not it's not because of the girl...okay is was to begin with but now I just love that red. Is that painted and if so all the way to the bottom? How does that hold up on the sand beach?

Awsome Jo, It's great to see all the race pics and also to know you build your pleasure boats the same way! Keep um coming!:D :D :D :D

Hugh

There are alot of new Pantera fans that need to see this history.
TTT

My wife surprised me the other day with some old Pantera sales flyers that she found for sale on Ebay. Sorry about the quality, we had to take pictures since the scanner is broke.

Enjoy!

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Here is the folder that was holding all of the flyers. Lots of black and whites along with some reviews of the 24' were also included. Cool stuff!

:cool:

:)

Way cool! I'd love to read the 24 reviews too!

Thanks for sharing.

Brian

Excellent Find!
 

Let me know if you ever want to sell them!

Bruce

That's incredible that someone would actually sell early Pantera brochures on EBAY.They look in mint condition to.

It makes us proud to know that are brochures mean that much to some people.

I had brought up this topic ( Pantera pics. from the early days ) in the main board last week. Maybe you can post these brochures pics. there since I am sure more board members will enjoy seeing them.

How much did the brochures bring in on EBAY ??

Regards,

JO - Pantera Boats:)

Wife said she paid $20 for the brochures, she gave them to me for a birthday gift along with a Pantera sweatshirt and T. I think she keeps a stored search for Pantera items on EBAY
:D

I will try to get pictures of the rest of the brochures. If I have time tonight I may even type up the 24' review. (Wish the scanner was working)

Jo, I will update the thread in general discussion once I get the rest of the pictures into the computer.

Jim

Re: Excellent Find!
 

I think I am going to frame a couple of them. The picture of the black M-24 is by far the best of the batch.

They are all in very good shape. Only problem is that the dealer stamped their name, address, and phone # across the front of a few of them. :(

What was the name of the dealer stamped on the brochures?? My Father had approximately 15 dealers in the late 70s early 80s located in the U.S. and Europe selling Pantera Boats. We would deliver two 24s every week and one 28' every 2 weeks. Most of these boats are still running around in good shape and some are out on the race coarse.

Regards,

JO:)