The Replicar trend began - where else ... - in the US from A. In 1964. Excalibur and Ruger presented their beautiful replicas of the Mercdes SSK and the Blower Bentley. And that the cars had boring, then modern v8s? Nobody was interested.
The cars were bought by people with a lot of money, an early desire for 'bling bling' and a limited sense of authenticity. Footballers, movie stars. Oil dollar ornate Arabs. People like that.
In England the trick was done by presenting the Panther J72. And that was good.
With the Panther Deville from 1974, the British shot far beyond the target. The enormous dingest with a wheelbase of over three and a half meters was a sort of tribute to the Bugatti Royale and was powered by a Jaguar 6 or 12 cylinder. The thing was ugly. The door donor was an Austin 1800.
But in terms of quality there was not much to criticize. The men at Panther knew their craft.
Approximately 60 of these cars have been built, including a two-door convertible.
A pink and gold six-door version went to one of the emirates
