quote:Originally posted by Cuvee:
Man, sad to see a Pantera in that shape!
Thanks all for your opinions.
Curvee I couldn't have have said it better. Shuch a shame. The car was bought new by a kid in the USAF. My mom's cousin (also in the USAF) bought it 6 mos. later because the orig. owner was getting sent overseas. The car was never treated like a Pantera. It is fairly obvious that it was treated as "just a car" by a kid who didn't really care about it.
The car has some sentimental value to me in that when I was 9 I got a ride in this car and remember it vividly some 35 ys later. My Uncle bought the car in 1980 & moved it to Mass. with hopes of restoring it someday. I always expressed an interest in the car feeling confident that he'd never get the time to restore it. He recently sold his large property, has no place left to store it and knows that if there's any hope at all of the car staying in the family it's with me. I'm fairly mecnanical & have dabbled with Camaro's & Chevelles (I know, ick! Chevys!) for years so I know well that if I come up with an estimated restoration cost I need to double that!
I told my Uncle that I'd look the car over & make him an offer. He's mentioned $15K which even before I started looking at the car I felt was high but I know I don't know Panteras that well and need to seek advice from those that do. Unfortunately if we can come to an agreement I know that it will be a few years & fist fulls of dollars before I will be able to put the car on the road.
I mainly want other Pantera owners' opinions on it's value as it sits so I don't over pay for the car. Honestly if I had the $35K in my pocket to spend on a car I know that I'd need to weigh the sentimentality vs. the practicality of the deal.
Thanks and keep the opinions coming.