After financial troubles forced owner Robert Jankel to sell Panther...
After financial troubles forced owner Robert Jankel to sell Panther, the marque ended up in the hands of a Korean conglomerate. Under them, the Lima evolved into the Kallista. Instead of a glassfibre body, it used aluminium over a steel chassis, and the Vauxhall mechanicals were replaced by a series of Ford engines from four-cylinder 1597cc up to 2935cc V6. Although manufacture came to an end i...
After financial troubles forced owner Robert Jankel to sell Panther, the marque ended up in the hands of a Korean conglomerate. Under them, the Lima evolved into the Kallista. Instead of a glassfibre body, it used aluminium over a steel chassis, and the Vauxhall mechanicals were replaced by a series of Ford engines from four-cylinder 1597cc up to 2935cc V6. Although manufacture came to an end in 1990, the SsangYong Motor Company came back with a badge-engineered version of the roadster in 1992, but a mere 73 were made.