quote:Originally posted by Chuck Melton:
Is the 2nd car a Pantera?
Chuck, it is a Pantera: a 1972 Pantera L Conversion (#1014), known as the Dia Costa, it was built as a replica of the Carabo show car (see attached).
The categorization of thousands of Panteras into a few categories is not going to be easy, and given the points raised above regarding who decides, may not be worth the effort.
Who will this be done for? Prospective buyers will not benefit because the information can't be relied upon. That said, how about:
CLASSIFICATION:
Unrestored: as it left the factory except for maintenance items
Restored: exactly as it left the factory except for maintenance items
Stock modified: period correct alterations (it could have left the factory looking like this)
Modified: correct, but not period correct modifications (looks like a newer or older factory correct car—eg: GT4 or GTS conversions)
Customized: updated or heavily modified (monster 427 motors, GT5 conversions on pre-L etc.)
Simple additional entries such as: destroyed, under restoration, museum display, can replace the above categories for vehicles that are not roadworthy or driven.
CONDITION:
1 – As new
2 – Excellent
3 – Good
4 – Fair
5 – Poor
6 – Wreck
USE:
Display
Race
Show
Driver
All of the above.
