Supercars are inherently special. Ask car people to define what separates supercars from the rest of the automotive world, and you’ll likely get a series of different answers. Super cars are special; they don’t have a metric-based definition – it’s a vibe. Few super cars prove this point more than the De Tomaso Pantera. While any Pantera is rare, there is a subset of these cars called the De Tomaso Pantera 90 Si, and of the 38 of them made, one is for sale.
The De Tomaso Pantera 90 Si
The De Tomaso Pantera 90 Si is the rarest of Pantera’s and the nameplate’s swan song. The only 38 examples of the 90 Si were the last of the Panteras. As you likely noticed, this final version wears a different body than the rest of the line. These were redesigned by Marcello Gandini, the man who penned the Lamborghini Miura and Countach.
Unveiled in 1990, it marked the last hurrah of the Pantera series, almost two decades after the original blue-collar supercar first roared onto the scene in ’71.
But this wasn’t just a Pantera with a funky-looking new suit; the 90 Si kicked things up a notch in the performance department. Gone was the old 351 cubic inch (5.8-liter) Ford V8, swapped out for a more modern 5.0-liter (302 cubic-inch) unit. With 305 horsepower, it came with fuel injection and a host of new upgrades: new heads, camshafts, pistons—everything to make it leaner, meaner, and quicker.
And that’s not all. The suspension? Overhauled. The chassis? Tweaked. Even the brakes got a makeover, now running four-wheel ventilated and drilled discs with Brembo calipers straight from the Ferrari F40. It was the final, spiciest form of the Pantera.
How Much Is A De Tomaso Pantera 90 Si worth?
Super-rare classic supercar values are inherently tricky to nail down, but car prices have gone down the rabbit hole these days. Sure, we can predict values within a reasonable margin for error most of the time, but something like this needs one bidder to get weird.
According to Silodrome, the original De Tomaso Pantera sold for $10,000 in 1971, which is about $75,000 in 2025. As previously mentioned, the Pantera 90 Si isn’t that. The total production figure for all Panteras is 7,260 – a relatively small number. However, only 38 units of the 90 Si were made, making them a sight to see indeed.
The 1991 De Tomaso Pantera pictured here is heading to RM Sotheby’s in its original Giallo (Yellow) paint. It has a Nero (Black) leather interior and has only 18,763 kilometers (11,659 miles) on the clock. This one is estimated to fetch between $150,000 and $200,000 at auction.
This crazy-rare Pantera is set to cross the block in late February. You can find more information on the RM Sotheby’s site here.
Source: RM Sotheby’s, Silodrome, Car and Driver
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