By Colin Wood
Nov 16, 2021
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Panther,
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J72
Photography Courtesy Wire Wheel Classic Sports Cars
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If less than 400 examples of a sports car are produced, you’d consider that exclusive and at least somewhat desirable, right? But what about if it’s a Neoclassic recreation car?
Enter the Panther J72. The first car produced by Surry, United Kingdom-based Panther Westwinds, the retro-designed car was produced from 1971-1981, and combined pre-war looks with power coming from either the XK inline-six or the Jaguar V12 from the XJ.
This 1973 Panther J72 shows only 4750 miles and comes powered by a 4.2-liter XK straight-six mated to a four-speed manual transmission.
Find this 1973 Panther J72 for sale from Wire Wheel Classic Sports Cars for $44,900.
I own a 1976 J72. These are really good cars - beautifully crafted and good mechanicals. The Jag XK 6 cylinder is bullet proof and can be tuned to Euro spec where legal. It's possible to get 245 hp out of this 2300 pound aluminum rocket. Great investment.
A friend owns one. The stock XJ6 engine is a tad gutless but that can be addressed if one cares.
Here is a pic of the J72, my 1957 MGA Jamaican (3.4 V6 GM engined) and my friends TR3 that he split, widened and stuck a 4 cylinder Nissan 2.4 engine in. Obviously not a group of originality fanatics....
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