DeTomaso Mailing List: April 1997, Message #203
     



From: Kirk Bailey <kbailey@acs.ryerson.ca>

Subject: Re: Panteras & Minilites & Some Questions

Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 17:06:37 -0900 (PDT)



On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, D.Jones wrote:



> > British cars always look good on Minilites.

>

> Yes they do.  I'm interested in a set for my Triumph TR7V8

> project (destined for a Buick/Rover 5.0L aluminum V8 - 5 liters

> and 300 pounds).

>

> > Superlite in FL make Minilite-repros in all sorts

> > of custom sizes.......

>

> Do you have a number or web page address for Superlite?

>

> > Trans-Am Boss Mustangs from the late 1960's and

> > early 1970's (Penske team?) ran Minilites (or

> > Minilite-look-a-likes).

>

> I like Minilites on early Mustangs too but I went for American

> Racing Torque Thrust D's on my '66 fastback.  I've seen a photo

> of a Pantera with Torque Thrusts but didn't care for it all that

> much.  They look good on old muscle cars but look dated on a

> Pantera.  Minilites would look better.

>

> One of the POCA newsletters from the past year had a test of a

> Euro GTS Pantera and a Maserati Bora.  On one of the pages they

> show a small inset picture of a white Pantera with some sort of

> a multi-spoked wheels (if I remember correctly).  Were they

> Minilites or maybe Mangusta wheels?

>

> Changing subjects, my plans for Vegas have changed.  I had

> originally planned to fly in with a friend in his Seneca but

> he's having some trouble with it.  So it looks like I'll be

> driving in on Friday night from Lancaster, California.  Are any

> of the list members going to try to take in part of the airshow

> in between POCA activities?

>

> One last question.  I recently looked at Pantera #6450, a '74

> L model.  The owner claims he bought the car from Mayberry

> Lincoln-Mercury in the early 90's and that he payed $56K for it.

> I don't know what Panteras went for at the peak but that seems

> suspiciously high.  Is he just trying to make his $28K price sound

> more reasonable by inflating the purchase price?  BTW, he claims

> the car has 16,000 original miles on it.

>

> Later,

> Dan Jones

>

Hi Dan;  from Kirk Bailey (Red 71 Pantera #1907)



The $28K price sounds reasonable to me for a 74 L assuming its complete

and original--especially if it has the 10" Campys & spoilers. It's

certainly in the range of prices listed in Hemmings, PI, and POCA

bulletins & magazines.



K.L. Bailey

Toronto, Canada