Reply to "Barret Jackson"

I was there, and watched it sell. I will upload photos soon.

The car looked good other than the wheel gap above the rear wheels.

I am not surprised that it didn't go for more...my understanding is that Tom bought the car a year ago, had the work done and put it up for sale. That is hardly historically significant. I certainly don't begrudge him doing that, I think he deserves to make as much money on the Pantera as he can. :-)

I would think the new owner will be very pleased with the car. Especially if he likes the updates.

Overall, I enjoyed seeing the Pantera get some exposure. The guy sitting next to me said "De Tomaso, I ain't never heard of no De Tomaso before." Well, he has heard of De Tomaso now, and he should remember it sold for a tidy sum.

A friend of mine (from Lamborghini of Las Vegas) had a booth at BJ and said the numbers were dismal. He heard prices were down over 30% on average, but I have no idea who he heard it.

I did notice a Saleen S7 was going to sell for $180K before they made it sound like they were refusing to let it sell for less than $250K (I thought there was no reserve?) - someone finally bumped it up to $240, but I don't know why anyone would up the bid $60K just because they auctioneer said it "had" to go for $250. Strange. Some people thought it sold for less because it as a high miles car. Actually, it was a VERY high miles car. How many miles? 9000. Bwahaahaaaa.

R.