Two For The Show

April, 1978

Come spring and, aside from the obvious, a young man's fancy also turns to thoughts of what he'd like to be wheeling on a long stretch of open road. One of the dream machines pictured below, the Panther 6 (it has six wheels—get it?) can be special-ordered from its British manufacturer for about $96,000; it boasts an 8.2-liter turbocharged mid-mounted engine that theoretically delivers a top speed of over 200 mph. The other car, BMW's new 733i, is just off the boat and more readily available—prov...