Reply to "74 Pantera sold at Monterey"

I'd have to agree with DeTom. The price is seriously influenced by marketing. If you advertise locally or in a club newsletter you've got a smaller audience. Even the PI/POCA magazines only have around 1000 members (+/-). PI happens to have the most visible showroom and website of all the vendors for Pantera's. I bought my car in a remote town in AZ. The previous owner was advertising in a national magazine (Autoweek) for several months and had lots of calls and interest but no visits. Had he taken his car to PI it would have sold much faster and for at least 10k more than I could have afforded! Yes you can do better than the price at PI but it takes time, effort, and lots of research. For new owners it's often harder to get started because they haven't made the connection to POCA, PI, and local clubs. That's where the best help can come from when searching for the "right" car. i.e. I have a friend of a friend who know of a car thats...

P.S. The articule was reasonably presented...

thanks Rick