{"id":152602,"date":"2026-08-28T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=152602"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:19:53","slug":"carroll-shelbys-1987-pantera-gt5-s-with-a-twin-turbo-chrysler-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=152602","title":{"rendered":"Carroll Shelby’s 1987 Pantera GT5-S with a Twin-Turbo Chrysler V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1987 De Tomaso Pantera<\/a> GT5-S has an amazing story. It would typically be powered by a 351 ci (5.7L) Ford V8. However this Pantera was built by Carroll Shelby. The story goes Carroll was working with Lee Iacocca to create a secret prototype. The plan was to create a sports car with a rear mid-engine twin-turbo V8. Lee contributed a 360 ci NASCAR-based Chrysler V8 to which Carroll boosted with a twin-turbo system from Gale Banks of Banks Power<\/a>. The project was abondoned and lost for decades until it resurfaced in 2018 at auction without a motor. Beau Boeckmann from Galpin Motors<\/a> purchased the Pantera and hoped to find the lost motor. He contacted Carroll’s friends who recommended searching in a specific junkyard. They found the motor and Galpin Auto Sports<\/a> (GAS) rebuilt it while Gale Banks provided new turbochargers.<\/p>\n