Reply to "73??? Pantera for Sale"

Wow, all I have to say is wow. This post was brought to my attention from a few guys who I sent over to this forum who were looking to buy a Pantera. There has been alot of interest lately in these cars from people who were interested in early model camaros and chevelles who can no longer afford to purchase them because they have have out priced themselves.

Some of you might remember me as I posted my 71 Pantera project car for a asking price of $22,000.I had something like 40 replies all asking for pictures. The truth being only 3 of 40 were willing to pay me the price. Unfortunately they were all over seas. The logistics of of reassembling the car and transporting the car to the docks for transport weren't realistic for me.I too received alot of slack about my asking price from certain people on this forum.Even to the point of harassment and I do mean harassment.Why?, so they could knock the sale of my car down to the point of a steal for themselves. In my mind my price wasn't a steal but a fair one.I had over $7000 in brand new parts alone. Not to mention hundreds of hours in stripping, treating and painting the entire undercarriage of the car.Some of you know what hours alone it takes in stripping the tar from your engine compartment never mind an entire car.I didn't include that in my asking price.Not all Panteras are rust buckets, mine wasn't. Truth, it was stripped down to bare metal for all to see. I know a few guys who have bought these so called $35,000 cars only to find out later they needed all new rocker panels and serious rear inner wheel housing reconstruction. Cha ching$$.There are owners who spend $3 for a slave rebuilding kit to rebuild a pitted slave cylinder and then there are guys who spend $100 for a stainless sleeved unit.There are many $35,000 cars for sale with the same old 30 year old brake fluid and rubber lines!Other guys spend $1600 for a whole updated system that actually stops the car.Truth, there are guys who spend money on their cars and there are ones who don't.The ones who do deserve top price.

Its true this is a sand box but you guys really have to see it from the outside the box.What happened in this post was an embarassment.Its an open forum that anyone should join and feel comfortable(edit)about posting cars or parts. If someone wants to post their car for sale they shouldn't be beat down or mobbed for their asking price.Especially by individuals who have no interest in buying the car in the first place.

They should simply be allowed to post with contact info with (no additional comments made to their posts).Correspondence should be done privately between seller and potential purchaser.

I also track a 911 SC and some of the guys from the club have recently inquired about my Pantera and one has an interest in buying one. After reading this post and listening to the guys opinions of who I just sent over here, I wouldn't dare send anyone else....

Flame away...

Respectfully, Dan