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  • 2006GTLM
    Junior Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 68

    #1

    Pictures of our Cars

    I am interested to see everyone's cars. Please post some pictures. Let's give Panoz Life some life. Here is our 2006 GTLM. It was a SEMA show car on the Ford stand in November 2006 and was the only Panoz sold by The Auto Gallery in Fresno, CA. I courted it for a year before the dealer finally got serious about pricing. I couldn't be happier with the car.
    Ken
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    2006 Panoz Esperante GTLM, 1958 Austin-Healey "Bugeye" Sprite, 1967 Iso Grifo, 1969 Morris Mini Cooper S, 1974 Jensen Healey, 1981 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston, 1991 Lotus Elan, 2002 Mercedes Benz G500, 2004 Lotus Esprit, 2014 Jaguar F-Type, 2012 Audi Q7 TDI (the tow vehicle)
  • LeManns67
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2009
    • 143

    #2
    Wow, Yellow works nice on the Panoz. I have seen a few Roadsters in yellow, but this may be my first view of a Esperante. I also like the yellow accents in the interior and valve covers. Did the dealer do these, or JRT??????

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    • 2006GTLM
      Junior Member
      • Dec 2009
      • 68

      #3
      The yellow accents in the interior and the engine covers were both done at the factory. The paint is PPG Orion Yellow Pearl which was made for the Lamborghini Gallardo initially. It has some green tints to it in sunlight and is a real highlight to the car. I believe that they used this paint on two cars in 2006, mine and a GT sold out of Orange County and shown at the LA Auto Show that year.
      2006 Panoz Esperante GTLM, 1958 Austin-Healey "Bugeye" Sprite, 1967 Iso Grifo, 1969 Morris Mini Cooper S, 1974 Jensen Healey, 1981 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston, 1991 Lotus Elan, 2002 Mercedes Benz G500, 2004 Lotus Esprit, 2014 Jaguar F-Type, 2012 Audi Q7 TDI (the tow vehicle)

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      • PanozLeslie
        Junior Member
        • Jul 2010
        • 32

        #4
        I very much like the yellow. I have a GTLM in Chilli Pepper Red. I also like your yellow seats. BTW, I'm in Colorado Springs, CO...and met the only other Panoz owner in CO that I know of at a car show a month or so ago...
        Originally posted by 2006GTLM
        The yellow accents in the interior and the engine covers were both done at the factory. The paint is PPG Orion Yellow Pearl which was made for the Lamborghini Gallardo initially. It has some green tints to it in sunlight and is a real highlight to the car. I believe that they used this paint on two cars in 2006, mine and a GT sold out of Orange County and shown at the LA Auto Show that year.

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        • RLToy
          Junior Member
          • Oct 2011
          • 7

          #5
          1998 Panoz AIV Roadster

          Here's our girl, took Platinum at Celebration this year. Nice to be the only Panoz in a sea of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti!
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          1998 Panoz AIV Roadster

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          • 99panoz
            Junior Member
            • Mar 2010
            • 145

            #6
            My 99' AIV

            And still just has 1,300 miles on her.....
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            • Ackmann
              Junior Member
              • Apr 2009
              • 345

              #7
              A few to add.
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              • PanozGTLM
                Senior Member
                • Mar 2010
                • 273

                #8
                The Burgandy one looks like a Magnussen Edition! So cool to see two Esperante's in the same place!

                Thanks!

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                • Panoz4me
                  Junior Member
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 12

                  #9
                  Mr Ackmann,

                  Can you tell me more about the blue Epserante? It's beautiful. By any chance, is it the 2006 GT that just sold at the Scottsdale auction? Also, do you know the exact color? Thanks.

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                  • PanozGTLM
                    Senior Member
                    • Mar 2010
                    • 273

                    #10
                    Sorry for intruding but you do realize that the car in the picture is a Esperante and not an GT. The attached picture is the GT from the auction.
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                    • Panoz4me
                      Junior Member
                      • Oct 2010
                      • 12

                      #11
                      No intrusion at all GTLM... Now that you point it out, I can see some slight differences between the two cars. For instance, it looks like there's a scooped hood on the GT. What were the other main features that distinguished a GT from a base Esperante? Also, do you think the two cars are the same color? Any idea what Panoz called that color? Thanks.

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                      • PanozGTLM
                        Senior Member
                        • Mar 2010
                        • 273

                        #12
                        Yes they are both Sapphire Blue Metallic.

                        Go to the Panoz factory website and click on "build your Panoz" and you can see the difference.
                        Last edited by PanozGTLM; 02-21-2012, 05:39 PM.

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                        • Paradon
                          Administrator
                          • Aug 2011
                          • 58

                          #13
                          Hard to tell from the photos but it may be Brabham Blue on the base Esperante. Panoz offered that colour named after one of their drivers David Brabham.
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                          Panoz Esperante, Maserati Quattroporte, Tesla S

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                          • Bob E
                            Junior Member
                            • Mar 2012
                            • 46

                            #14
                            Well the Custom Red paint for my Panoz makes the Corvettes torch red look orange!
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