[DeTomaso] [NPC] Big dollars at BJ auction

[hoppe1]

I have owned a pantera for 26 years.  I spent about 10 years staying more or 
less original.  I guess I am thick skulled because after 10 years I finally 
realized what I wanted is a great car to drive not look at and hope it goes 
up in value.  Unless you are selling to a museum, I can not imagine why 
someone would want an original car.   It is just not sensible.

I feel the contrary, the well done modified car should be more valuable than 
anything original car expect for the museum buyer.

I was at Barrett Jackson all day yesterday.  I was talking to my car buddy 
that if I had the money, I would love to have an announcer ask me what I was 
going to do with this high dollar original car I just bought and say,  " I 
am going to take it into my garage and take the intake, carb and exhaust off 
, add a good cam, some headers.....

Just like we did when we bought them new.  They are better that way.

Rich
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. Seib" <oldwheel at mts.net>
To: "Michael Shortt" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:44 PM
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] [NPC] Big dollars at BJ auction


> Perhaps some poor soul thought he was getting an original Pantera. The 
> price
> of some original parts lately indicates a lot more interest in stock
> original Panteras.
>
> Although many items are original on this car, a quick glance reveals it is 
> a
> stretch to call it "An original non-molested Texas car"
>
> The blacked out trim on the windshield and front bumpers, the speakers cut
> into the door panels, the aftermarket air cleaner and carb, the silly 
> little
> fake holes in the hood, the blacked out clearance lamps, aftermarket brake
> master, front trunk felt missing,etc. would require correcting to bring 
> this
> car back to original, but it is probably still restorable to stock, where
> most Panteras today would be hopeless for that purpose. Major expenses 
> would
> be a new hood and door panels, I guess. The stock steering wheel pads can 
> be
> very expensive now. An NOS one went for BIG bucks on ebay not long ago.
> There are starting to be some sophisticated buyers for Panteras. That's 
> not
> a bad thing. We don't all have to want a stock one, but the growing 
> interest
> in them will help move our marque out of the "butchered up kit car" 
> category
> in the public eye. Modified Panteras can't have much value unless the
> original is established as desireable first. I suspect most people who
> admire original stock Panteras are very quiet about it because of the 
> abuse
> they will recieve from the " established Pantera group".
>
> Barry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Michael Shortt
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 2:25 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Fwd: [DeTomaso] [NPC] Big dollars at BJ auction
>
>
> Looks like 49,500.00 plus 10%.
> Not bad for a bone stock driver with that ugly ass Capri steerring wheel
>
>
> On 1/19/07, P6746 at aol.com <P6746 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 1/19/2007 8:38:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:
>>
>> Any idea  what the Pantera sold for?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hasn't come up yet.  Item #1209, probably sometime Saturday.
>> Bob Reid
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