W2 Shelby Pantera


I had the somewhat unique opportunity when I was an apprentice to remove the 351C from a Pantera-rebuild/hopup the 351C and reinstall it and then test drive it!

The ZF transmission is a notchy but positive beast--the thing I remember most is having the waterpump pulley about an inch from my right elbow (separated by a thin type of carboard) and having to drive in my running shoes because my work shoes (CSA) were too wide for the narrow footwells. And even then footspace was a serious problem. Panteras are cool but wow were they not well thought out-even for the '70's. J.Rob