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The History of "Capoferri" GR3 Pantera #7395!
A Real Genuine GR3 Machine!
My Pantera is chassis #7395. It matches well with the information available, and therefore, I know I have a real genuine GR3 Pantera chassis, built by the factory as a GR3 Pantera. NOT a standard, L, GTS, GT5 or GT5-s with GR3 equipment! GR3 is a model!! just as the L GTS GT5 etc.
I have a certificatefrom from De Tomaso factory that says that Pantera #7395 was built and sold in 1975 to Italy. It is a GR3 model extra equipped with a spoiler and was white with black interior.
According to De Tomaso Race Cars* is Achilli Motors the first owner. It is WRONG!!, the first owner was PRO Comet Srl from Milano. Achilli Motors was a De Tomaso dealer, Gabriele Gottifredi (the owner of Achilli motors) competed with a GR4 Pantera #2858 in the name Achilli Motors. Perhaps Achilli Motors sold the car to PRO Comet Srl, but Achilli Motors have never owned #7395.
In the De Tomaso Race Cars book* it says that Anna Bufaius was the owner in 1986 and that Panza Claudio owned it in 1990! WRONG!! the car was in Sweden 1986.
Italian official certificate.
I have now a new papper Italian official certificate with all the old owners and all registration number the car had in Italy. Now I have four (4) owners and three (3) registration numbers in Italy. (and lots of new questions!) In Italy (some years ago), when a car change region, its registration numbers change also!
The correct is according to the Italian official certificate.
The first owner I have is a company, PRO Comet Srl Milano they owned the car from 15-05-1975.
Anna Bufaino (note the spelling) from Como (CO) Lombardia, was the owner from 08-05-1976.
Than was it a "new" owner from 21-01-1978 Aldo Ferranio also from Como (CO) Lombardia.
Then we have Claudio Panza from Bergamo (BG) Lombardia from 25-05-1979, to 1986-03-27.
Registration Numbers in Italy, is first MI202640 (Milano) 27-04-1974.
Second CO473262 (Como) 30-11-1976 and last BG536955 (Bergamo) 18-09-1979
How comes Marco Capoferri into this?
- According to the paper from De Tomaso so was the car for Marco Capoferri!
- Marco Capoferri have not owned the car, but the car was made for him. In fact, the car had no registered owner when Marco Capoferri start competed with it. The first race I have is 16 March 1975 European Hill Climb race at Ampus – Draguignan (France) so atleast "some" days before that must the car has been finished and delivered to Marco Capoferri.
- De Tomaso sold the car to Pro Comet in Milano, 15 May 1975 was the car registered to the first owner. (It always took long time before the cars get their registrations completed anyway when it comes to owners or reistrering number in Italy in the 970's - 80's)
Do you have any answers please feel free to hear from you!...
Registration Numbers in Italy:
- 27-04-1974 MI202640 (Milano) no owner!?
- 30-11-1976 CO473262 (Como) Bufaino Anna.
- 18-09-1979 BG536955 (Bergamo) Panza Claudio.
Owners in Italy:
- 15-05-1975 PRO Comet Srl Milano!?
- 08-05-1976 Bufaino Anna Como Lombardia
- 21-01-1978 Ferranio Aldo Como Lombardia
- 25-05-1979 Panza Claudio Bergamo Lombardia
- 04-04-1987 End of car in Italy
It has competed with #7395 in Italy. see Race History!
* I Don’t trust the information in the book De Tomaso Race Cars (the complete history written by Philippe Olczyk.) It is to many errors in the book…
Photo of #7395 in 1986, the first photo in Sweden?
Appearance of #7395 (1975-?):
- Colour: White with black interior. (1986 White with satin black hoods)
- Bumpers: Chrome or black?
- Moldings/Trim: Chrome (1991 black)
- Fender w/park light in body.: (not parking lamp in bumper)
- Right rear-view mirror: On fender above the wheelhouse.
- Left rear-view mirror: On the door.
- FIA main switch: On left fender, close to the windshield.
- Roll cage
- Front spoiler. (1986 no spoiler)
- Wheels: 8" and 10" x 15"
Race Appearance of #7395 (1975):
- Colour: white overall, with satin black below the crease in the panels.
- Stripes: (green, white and red (Italian flag colors).In the centerline of the car, from the front of the car over the roof and to the end of the car.
- Decal: DE TOMASO PANTERA (with white text). On the side of the car.
- Decal: NETTUNO Scuderia (red white green). On the rear fender. Between door and rear wheelhouse.
- Not bumpers
- Right rear-view mirror: Black Vitaloni California on the front fender above the wheelhouse.
- Left rear-view mirror: On the door.
- FIA main switch: Black Vitaloni California on the front left fender, close to the windshield.
- The front towing eye: On the right side of the grill beside the bumper. (early -75.)
- The front towing eye: On the left side of the grill beside the bumper. (July -75 is it on the left side. )
- Front spoiler
I have ask on two Italy car forum Rallymania and Cronoscalate, maybe they can help me with the race history...
On Christmas Eve, ( a real information hunting never sleep! ;-) ) asked I on www.ten-tenths.com forum if anyone there knows something, but no answer, Yet...
If you know anything about the #7395, Pro Comet SRL in Milano or Marco Capoferri Pantera please let me know!
Thanks!info at scuderiadetomaso.se
Photo of #7395 in 1991, a GT5 wing on a GR3 a sacrilege!
Data on #7395:
- Model: GR3
- Year: 1975
- Chassis number: THPNPM07395
- Engine number: 351/06549
- Registration number in Italy:
- MI202640 27-04-1974.
- CO473262 30-11-1976.
- BG536955 18-09-1979.
| Name: | Town: | From: | Note: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Capoferri | Olgiate Molgora | 1974/75? | Mr. Capoferri is the owner on the DeTomaso Paper!? |
| Pro Comet SRL | Milano | 15-05-1975 | MI202640 got the reg number already 27-04-1974!? |
| Anna Bufano | Como | 08-05-1976 | New reg no C0473262 30-11-1976 |
| Aldo Ferranio | Como | 21-01-1978 | |
| Panza Claudio | Bergamo | 25-05-1979 | New reg no BG536955 18-09-1979 |
| 04-04-1987 | End of car in Italy |
I Don’t trust the information in the book De Tomaso Race Cars (the complete history written by Philippe Olczyk.) It is so many errors in the book…
Photo of #7395 in 1996. The car look like this when I bought it.
| Name: | Town: | From: | Note: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crister Nilsson: | Eslöv | 1986-03-27 | |
| Benny Christiansson: | Kristianstad | 1986-09-30 | |
| Parkalen i Karlstad AB: | Karlstad | 1989-11-06 | |
| Ahlmarks Hedéns Energi AB: | Karlstad | 1993-12-31 | |
| Gunnar Andersson bil AB: | Karlstad | 1995-06-28 | only one day |
| Motala Motor Museum: | Motala | 1995-06-29 | Link |
| Mats Danielsson: | Stockholm | 1996-06-01 | |
| Anders Hellberg: | Luleå | 2001-07-27 |
Do you have info or pictures? Thanks! ;-) info at scuderiadetomaso.se
News
2014-10-03
- New info on #7395 in Italy!
- Updated 7395 race history
- Updated GR3 list. Pantera #4831 is moved to tranformd to GR3 because of typing error.
- New info on (tranformd to GR3) Pantera #1070!
Pantera #4831 is moved to tranformd to GR3 because of typing error.
2014-02-16
- More owners and more info of #7395 in Italy!
- New photo #7395 in Autosprint May 1975!
2013-03-16
- More owners of #7395 in Sweden!
- New info on (tranformd to GR3) Pantera #1070 and #7400!
- New Links!
2013-02-24
- New Homepage!
- Almost all text is new!
- First Owner on #7395!
- Race Results on #7395!
- Photo On #7395!
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If you know anything about!- Pantera #7395.
- Marco Capoferri GR3 Pantera.
- PRO Comet Srl Milano.
- European Championship for Grand Touring Cars 1975.
- European Hill Climb Championship 1975.
- Italy Championship for Grand Touring Cars 1975.
- Italy Hill Climb Championship 1975
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