[TPR] 40 years later - turning the key

[DENNIS ANTENUCCI]

Sun and blue skies on a cool fall day. What could be better then taking the Pantera for a drive through roads filled with fallen fall leaves.

This is vineyard hill country so these roads next to my home were made for a Pantera. 

As I walked into the garage I paused for just a minute to look her over.  I bought the Pantera 40 years ago today. Did a walk around admiring the original styling that made me fall in love with the Pantera years ago. Yea she still has it.

I started it and slowly backed her out of the garage letting it idle for a minute or so before I turned onto the road ahead Into the valley below. 

Stopped at a Shell station in a small town and filled her up. A new kid at the pump went on and on about never seeing a Pantera before. After he posed for a photo i headed to Astoria (home of the Goonies) and had breakfast and drive home. 

 As an aside I got a call from Asa that his amazing dad, “Bullet” was in the hospital for a medical  procedure and the good new is Bullet is recovering well. 

Spoke to Bullet for a little while. Bullet asked if I had taken the Pantera for a ride Lately. Surprise!  AlI I kept thinking  about was Bulletd days flying bombers and fast movers over Nam and doing classified Recon flight missions over Russia back in the early 60’s and his hanging out with us all when Asa ran his Pantera. 

Something else happened today on that ride to Astoria. It made me think of all the awesome times I have had with the Pantera the last 40 years and all of you who I have had the honor to get to know and hang out with. 

Owning the Pantera wasnt  always fun but it also was never boring. And neither were any of you. 

Mad Dawg, looking forward to the holidays and the new year👍🏼






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