Reply to "Buying a Pantera- more advice please"

markcharltonOld enough to know better and still young enough not to care. My '71 Pantera

If you are a pro bodyman then, yes, rust you can fix.

If you're a guy who can spin wrenches then pretty much everything else is easy except fixing a ZF. Since they are mostly pretty solid, major rust is your big enemy. And, unless you ARE a bodyman, it will soak all your time, money and energy just getting your car solid enough to be a beginning point. Just read the horror stories on this forum from guys who found out the hard way.

There seem to be a lot of reasonable looking cars for mid $30s and if that is too much, I suggest holding off and saving more until you can avoid buying a $20K car that will cost you another $20K to be a $30K car. Just my 2¢. Have fun with the search!

Mark

2/19/107:48 PM

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