DeTomaso Mailing List: June 2001, Message #96

Mike Dailey wrote:

>   The front valance and cross member is badly rotted
> away, no back bumpers, a lot of oil on the underside of the car, paint is
> very  tough, dent in the driver rocker, front hood doesn't fit, needs tires,
> at least one of the back suspension tubes has rust (the very back tube) and
> the interior was not clean and someone had cut the ash tray opening at an
> odd angle on one side.  The asking price is $29,900.   I have pictures if
> anyone is looking for a project car.   It makes me feel bad when I see a
> Pantera left outside in the rain with its fur all scruffy.  Someone with a
> lot of money needs to save that poor cat!
>
> Mike

$29,900!!!!!!!!! That's a royal rip-off at HALF the price. If there's any sanity
among prospective Pantera owners, this car will remain unsold for many years.
The flip side of escalating value for present car owners is the rising asking
prices of ratty Panteras. The paramount question any Pantera shopper has to ask
himself is: Can this car be restored to the condition of an excellent comparable
car worth $XX,000 for less than the difference in dollars. Caveat emptor!!!!!

Doug Kelm