Swedish Hemi-pantera

[deuce_454]

Sweeds are crazy... but thats nothing new.. look at the whole page, there are some radical builds there

http://hem.passagen.se/hemipanter/

[wedged]

I've had that one marked in my favorites for a while now. Lots of interesting info.

[Bakaruda]

Best thing on the car is the Hemi. This is a cool car.

[byndbad914]

Originally Posted by Bakaruda

Best thing on the car is the Hemi.

umm... no! Won't knock you for being a Chrysler fan, I am a fan of all American Iron, but Ford in the 60s and 70s did some pretty cool stuff with European companies and the Pantera is damn cool. Chrysler? No. Chevy? No. And keep in mind that tho' Lola's and so forth used engines there was no specifically designed and sold to the public item like the Cobra and Pantera from the other two (that I am aware of) and if they exist, clearly they made an impression if I can't recall them

I too have had that site bookmarked for some years now and periodically check it for any updates.

[WSSix]

very cool car. I like panteras

[Bakaruda]

I still say it wopuld just be another Pantera if it had a 351 in it. Cool cars but, hey to each there own.

[70rs]

Very cool cars no matter what is powering them. Light, big V8, good looks...what's not to like? Thanks for the link. It is now in my bookmarks too.

[firewood]

Originally Posted by byndbad914

umm... no! Won't knock you for being a Chrysler fan, I am a fan of all American Iron, but Ford in the 60s and 70s did some pretty cool stuff with European companies and the Pantera is damn cool. Chrysler? No.

I beg to differ
Read: http://www.allpar.com/cars/adopted/j...terceptor.html
Highlights:

Jensen offered a four-wheel-drive version of the Interceptor dubbed the FF; the four wheel drive system was developed by tractor manufacturer Harry Ferguson, making the FF one of the most technically sophisticated cars of its era, especially since it was (according to Justin Davies) the first production car to have anti-lock brakes along with a torque-split four wheel drive system more sophisticated than that of the Audi Quattro. The car boasted Girling disc brakes
all around, when four-wheel disc brakes were a rarity.

And see:


Not intended to be a supercar, the big block chrysler powered Jensen's were well ahead of their time.

[byndbad914]

actually Firewood, you made my point, which you carefully snipped out.

there was no specifically designed and sold to the public item like the Cobra and Pantera from the other two (that I am aware of) and if they exist, clearly they made an impression if I can't recall them

So when you say "Not intended to be a supercar, the big block chrysler powered Jensen's were well ahead of their time" that is exactly what I meant - the Jensen was not memorable, can be lumped in with the likes of the Edsel as being before their time, etc. Nothing against Chrysler and certainly not the hemis.

The Jensens were cool from an engineering standpoint and I agree about the AWD one being great (I didn't know it was designed by Ferguson tractors so that was a cool tidbit from your link). I was aware of that car, just didn't lump it in with the likes of a Pantera, Cobra, and the Sunbeam Tiger that was mentioned in that link (with the 260s/289s). I don't think you will find too many guys that had Jensen Interceptor posters on their walls

Bakaruda - "I still say it would just be another Pantera if it had a 351 in it", is like saying a pro football player is just like any other pro football player, as tho' that is somehow easy or not significant. I get your point, but your original post downplays the Pantera as the best thing about that car was the hemi, which was my point of response Having built a number of engines for Panteras and getting to drive a few of them, the Pantera is a pretty awesome car given it was built in the 70s (US cars).

[Bakaruda]

I don't know how I missed the last reply back then. Anyway you could not be more correct. The Pantera is a very cool car, I agree very strongly. Not a car for me, hell I am not a big fan of the Superbird and I am a Mopar nut.