[TPR] Dennis Quella selling his race Pantera
Steve Lisa
stevelisa at patentit.com
Mon May 12 23:45:39 PDT 2025
We are loving it.
Regards,
Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC
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On Mon, May 12, 2025, 9:01 PM Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Dave we need DennisQ’s Pantera for Pikes Peak. Buy it super Dave!!
>
> Steve, nothing but high respect for your passion and putting your blood
> and treasure into racing a vintage Pantera every year. Which has been
> about 3 times the cost of what I have spent since 2018.
>
> Vintage racing is not a working mans game. But glad you and your team are
> doing it.
>
> Thank you sir!
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
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> On Monday, May 12, 2025, 8:36 PM, Steve Lisa via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> To put it perspective, for my lowly Group 3 car, we put a freshly rebuilt
> "mild" race motor at $24,000 (including Dyno time) and a newly rebuilt ZF
> in it from Ron at $19,000. $43,000, and we are way tuned down compared to
> Dennis's tube frame car. I love racing it. And would do it again in a
> heart best. Whoever buys Dennis's car, I hope has the passion to race it
> right, and not put it in a collection.
>
> We look forward to racing with Ron at Road America (and Asa Jay joining
> us).
>
> Regards,
>
> Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
> The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC
> Email: SteveLisa at patentit.com
> Direct: 480-442-0297
>
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> On Mon, May 12, 2025, 8:26 PM Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> Dennis Quella used to be one of the reliable ZF rebuilders but he’s not
> been able to catch up in that part of the business for some time. The ZF
> in his car is most likely modified with gearing changes but nothing special
> for robustness. He might have been rebuilding it himself regularly during
> the years he raced it but it’s not seen a track in a hood number of years.
>
> I agree, it won’t be cheap to run. No race car ever is.
>
> Asa Jay
> MSgT, USAFR, Retired
>
> “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men
> face.”
>
> Ronald Reagan
>
> On May 12, 2025, at 17:20, Steve Lisa via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> It’s a beautiful car. It will not be inexpensive to run, and the ZF is
> likely at its limits given the big slicks and big motor. Even our ZF is
> getting annual trips for rebuild to Ron.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
> The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC
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>
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> On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> wrote:
>
> I don’t know who is writing the comments in the auction but I’d guess it’s
> Adam; Dennis son. In the comments it says he never kept a log book so I
> don’t think he did any sanctioned events. I think it was a fun car for him
> to race around in and market his Pantera services. Some absolutely
> beautiful restorations and restomods have come out of his shop. Would it
> qualify in tech? I would think it’s gotta be awfully close but I’m not an
> expert on race cars or sanctioning requirements.
>
> I know it’s -not- a real Pantera since it has a complete tube frame
> chassis. It’s a beautiful car for what it is.
>
> Because it’s on Bring a Trailer, it will ride until the end. I can’t tell
> if there is a reserve or not because I don’t frequent it enough to know how
> to tell. I expect the price will stay low until the last day when it will
> go crazy. I can’t speculate what it will eventually sell for. It will
> have to appeal to someone looking for a race car that looks similar to a
> Pantera and is willing to put some money into it to bring it up to any
> requirements needed to race.
>
> Or go into a collection somewhere.
> 🙂
>
>
>
> Asa Jay
> MSgT, USAFR, Retired
>
> “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men
> face.”
>
> Ronald Reagan
>
> On May 12, 2025, at 15:57, Mad Dog Antenucci via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> I know the car well. All the upgrades and would be a great open road or
> track car. Did DennisQ ever complete any sanctioned events with that P?
>
>
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> On Monday, May 12, 2025, 3:50 PM, Steve Lisa via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> Price?
>
> Regards,
>
> Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
> The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC
> Email: SteveLisa at patentit.com
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> On Mon, May 12, 2025, 3:37 PM Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <
> tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Listed recently:
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>
> This is a race car only. It is not streetable and can’t be made to be
> street legal. I’ve seen this car in person at Pantera Performance Center
> when I visited, and at different race events.
>
> It’s now for sale. It’s nearly turn-key but I’d advise giving it a good
> going over, which in the comments says Dennis will be happy to do with you
> at his shop.
>
> I think Dennis health may be forcing this sale. He’s a great guy. I’ve
> missed his Pantera being on a course.
>
> Asa Jay
> MSgT, USAFR, Retired
>
> “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men
> face.”
>
> Ronald Reagan
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