Reply to "BJ Auction Pantera"

OK DeTom, I'll buy into that at a certain price point.

But at the higher price levels, the guys with big bucks to spend, didn't acquire that money making emotional purchases & bad choices. They made their money by being financially wise. If they're spending a small fortune on a "muscle car" it must be because they believe there is money yet to be made, or that it will at least hold it's value.

The poor old Pantera does not look like an investment to anybody, and, it is not in high demand. This second condition is due to the fact that there is not a lot of magazine hype for the Pantera, there never has been. PI does not have the same circulation as popular hot rodding. Even among sports car fanatics, who are a minority in the US, the Pantera is not high on the list of cars they dream about, Jaguars E types & MGBs are more popular, probably due to the influence of Road & Track, which never gave the Pantera the time of day.

One last social phenomena that is occuring is the "dream garage" craze. Rich guys are building themselves small automobile collections, bidding on muscle cars like others bid on antiques. I think among that group, there are certain cars that are accepted as the cool cars to have in your collection, and everybody is trying to acquire the same car, driving the prices up on those particular models. The Pantera is not on that list either.

Your friend on the DTBB, George