When you say that the car is a "mess" what are you comparing it to? This is in no way advertised as a mint condition Pantera. It was a purpose built race car and used for it's purpose. You are right about the triple disc clutch being an on-off switch because it is really tough to drive on the street. As for wiring yes it could have been done better but again it was built to be a monster race car. We haven't done much to the car other than putting in a brand new clutch and throw out bearing but we felt it didn't need much more than that for racing. There is some rust but its not like the car is rotting out and falling apart. When you see the car up on a lift it is not as bad as you make it out to be.
quote:Originally posted by r mccall:
I looked at this car fairly recently. The wiring is a nightmare ,there is a fair amount of rust in the floors , the DeTomaso script that you see on the windshield is etched into the glass! There are also panthers etched into the side glass! It has a triple disc clutch installed that is literally like a switch. Off or on . no in between. The car was a mess. It sold at a local auction about 6-8 months ago I believe. It looks like the new "owner" has done nothing to it since.
Ron
