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Kerry reg Detomaso Pantera

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    #32
    kev1.3s
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    That is an unusual place to find an exotic car dealership, I wonder if there's any photos knocking about?


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    #33
    68deville
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭68deville


    The showrooms are long gone,it's an Applegreen station now but opposite
    The machine shop is still there


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    #34
    Suasdaguna1
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    White one Leixlip area late 70's


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    #35
    Cienciano
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    68deville wrote: »
    After some research there was a Detomaso dealer in Bunclody in the
    70s,spoke to a man who remembers a red and white one in the showrooms
    The owners sons were into racing and had several nice cars at the time and
    Apparently that's where the red SZR 11 pantera originated

    That's officially the weirdest few words I've read on boards! A Detomaso dealer on Bunclody! Wonder if he sold may?


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    #36
    68deville
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭68deville


    Cienciano wrote: »
    That's officially the weirdest few words I've read on boards! A Detomaso dealer on Bunclody! Wonder if he sold may?

    Colliers was the garage,was a big concern in its day,motor,agri and machine
    Shop,one of the sons who sold them raced chevrons in Ireland and the uk
    Round the same time and owned at least 2 e types,all back in the 70s
    Dealer or not the man I spoke to remembers at least two if not three
    In the showrooms/workshop


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    #37
    kev1.3s
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    There was a place called colliers engineering on ryland road I think.


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    #38
    hi5
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    Wasn't there a Colliers in Carlow aswell?

    DeThomaso's were not that sophisticated, big American Ford 351 v8, yummy:)


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    #39
    Zoo4m8
    Registered Users Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭Zoo4m8


    68deville wrote: »
    Colliers was the garage,was a big concern in its day,motor,agri and machine
    Shop,one of the sons who sold them raced chevrons in Ireland and the uk
    Round the same time and owned at least 2 e types,all back in the 70s
    Dealer or not the man I spoke to remembers at least two if not three
    In the showrooms/workshop

    One of the sons lives near me ( the non racing one I think) next time I see him I'll ask him to confirm or deny these rumours/facts !


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    #40
    kev1.3s
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    Make it you're business to see him ;)


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    #41
    68deville
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭68deville


    kev1.3s wrote: »
    There was a place called colliers engineering on ryland road I think.

    The machine shop is a furniture store now opposite the topaz station,the agri
    Business was just before the co-op and they also had showrooms where the
    Entrance to the Millrace hotel is now,it burned down circa 1992


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    #42
    Zoo4m8
    Registered Users Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭Zoo4m8


    Zoo4m8 wrote: »
    One of the sons lives near me ( the non racing one I think) next time I see him I'll ask him to confirm or deny these rumours/facts !

    At long last came across this lad this morning, social family situation so not able to have a decent chat, in fact interrupted his conversation with someone else to ask him if it was true that they were Pantera agents in their premises in Bunclody and he confirmed that they were...promised a longer chat next time, how they go the agency , how many sold and so on.. So there ye go ,it's true!


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    #43
    68deville
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭68deville


    Told ya so! I have a pic of the premises in the 80s when it was O learys
    VW Audi,showroom is long gone


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