Reply to "74 Pantera sold at Monterey"

Thanks Mark for your observation. I hope this is the interpretation other readers get. My concern is that this was an opinion piece that I believe was unsupported by up to date market data and that PIM was not given a chance to give our side. PIM has been selling Panteras for nearly 10 years and has probably sold more in recent years than any other dealer. I am unfamiliar with the author's sales experience but believe he has not sold many cars or worked with owners that have invested 50-100K in their cars and hope to recover a good part of it. A blanket conclusion that Panteras bring 35K is without value when none of the assets the car has or doesn't have are articulated.

However, if the typical owner concludes after reading the editorial that when it comes time to sell, go to PI Motorsports to receive top value, then, the article serves a useful purpose. The author could have also made his point without singling out PI Motorsports. Has anybody ever checked on the prices that Hall Pantera, Wilkinson's and Pantera Performance have obtained for their customers? Some research would have been more helpful than the published conclusions which are devoid of any meaningful statistics such as those presented on this BB.

I have 31 years of experience with Panteras as an owner, publisher, dealer, chapter President, event organizer, racer and you name it. I believe I am engaged with the Pantera community well enough to state that the article was a low blow and represents outdated and wishful and magical thinking. Wouldn't it be nice if we could buy a real Cobra for $35K? Dave