Welcome to the Pantera Owners Club of America (POCA).
We are dedicated to supporting Panteras owners and the owners of other De Tomaso cars in the US and around the world.
On this website you will find information about Panteras, albums with pictures and videos of Panteras, user forums, and information about Pantera events. Each of the 20 POCA chapters around the US from New England to Hawaii have pages on this site with their contact information and meeting schedules.
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POCA members enjoy substantial benefits. Members receive monthly Newsletters with technical information and event announcements. They receive quarterly POCA Profiles magazines with feature articles on cars and events. They also receive a membership roster with the contact information of the almost 1,000 POCA members. POCA members receive a discount on POCA events such as the annual Fun Rally, and can purchase products from the Club Store.
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Existing POCA members can renew their annual membership on-line, by mail, or by FAX. POCA accepts PayPal, credit card payments, and checks The dues are $75 per year for members in the USA. For members outside the USA, the dues are $90 but that includes first-class postage for the Profiles magazine and Newsletters.
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As with any other car or major purchase, it is best to get as much good information as you can to help you find the right car for you, to buy it at a good price, and to avoid getting a lemon. The information in this article should help guide you on your journey.
Most importantly, you should meet current Pantera owners. We are a tight knit community that supports one another. Don't be shy about asking for help. We have an active e-mail list that you can subscribe to and ask questions. We also have a new web forum.
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Written by Mike Drew
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The De Tomaso factory built a handful of full-race Panteras to compete in FIA Group 4, featuring a host of chassis and suspension modifications. The characteristics of these cars have been fairly well documented in the past, including the Fall 1996 Profiles. Due to their limited numbers, finding an original Group 4 car for sale is next to impossible, and those cars are fantastically expensive when they do trade hands, which isn’t often.
What many people fail to realize is that De Tomaso also built less-radical race cars to compete in FIA Group 3, either for road-racing or on- and off-road rallying. Comparatively little is known about these cars, as they received considerably less publicity.
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The Fun Rally Committee is pleased to announce that the 29th annual POCA Fun Rally will be held in Reno, Nevada at Circus Circus from June 2nd though June 6th, 2010.
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The 2009 Fun Rally in Reno was a huge success with a new venue and a great set of events, and we have evidence to prove it!
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Written by Jack DeRyke
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The OEM BFG space-saver spare was the subject of a Ford recall in the mid-70s, due to the thing being unsafe to use. This is the BFG that in the folded mode has a perfectly flat tread area with a sharp edge where the sidewall attaches, and it was on a std 7x 14" Ford steel wheel. There may be rubber flashing hanging on unused ones. These wre essentially 4-ply inner tubes, good for 50 miles at a max speed of 50mph.
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Written by Jack DeRyke
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You might spend around $4000 for a set of 17" or 18" wheels and maybe $1000-$1200 more for V, W or Z-rated tires to fit. You mount them and immediately notice the stock brakes look ridiculously small showing thru those shiny eye-catching spokes.... so out goes another $1500 for a set of big 'racing' brakes. Driving the car, you find that the extra weight of the big wide aluminum wheels, giant tires and big brakes has destroyed the stock handling.... which gets fixed with a set of $1500 full-adjustable coil-over shocks and heavier springs, plus a custom set of upper a-arms or suspension bushings (or both), to apply more caster to the assembly so the wide tires don't 'tramline' on crowned or bumpy roads. Then the cornering increase from the big tires begins cracking the paint from body flex.... a set of front & rear frame stiffeners and a good bay-brace from any of the vendors stops that- for an additional $1000-$1500. Now you're all done... and in the hole for roughly $10K for those 'big tires'! Some handyman owners can lo-ball the estimates a little but most can't or won't. This was my first mention of the "slippery-slope" one can jump onto with Pantera modifications.
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