Panther

Panther Car History
The Panther West Winds Car Company was started in 1972 by Bob Jankel and built unusual cars, often pastiches of older models. The factory was near the Brooklands racetrack in Surrey.

Panther Westwinds original factory in Canada Road, Byfleet was set up for production of all models being produced at that time including the Lima. After getting into cash flow problems it was bought from the receivers in late 1980 by Jindo Industries, the company revamp was headed by Young C. Kim and became the Panther Car Company. The new aluminium bodied Kallista was introduced in late 1982. In late 1983, with the ramp up of Kallista production, the company moved its production facilities to a new location inside the Brooklands circuit and retained the Canada Road site for its service department. Production continued there until 1988. The company then moved to a new site at Harlow and continued making the Kallista and then the Solo.

PantherJ72 1972/1985 from Patrice De Bruyne on Vimeo.