Reply to "Door Locks on Ebay"

Ron,

No apologies needed, undoubtedly the price was high.

Unfortunately their is uncertainty around what NOS spares are out in the market place (and those hidden away in barns, lofts, garages etc.). Those spares that are out there appear to be in the hands of a minority and the 'supply and demand' factor is at play and for sure being manipulated to some extent. As always it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it, that doesn't mean that you or I are willing to pay that much.

For the Pantera (and for now at least) there is very little or no premium on a 'Concours' original car, hence it only make sense to pay the premium price for NOS spares if you are a speculator rebuilding a P car that believes that the Pantera is a 'sleeper' awaiting to be awakened (and I advocate that). We should let those speculators spend their money and hope that indeed they are right, so that when the 'beast is awakened' we can all ride on the back of the general price jump in Pantera prices.

The down side of that could be that it changes the type of person buying a Pantera and then George's famously cornered term of 'Pangasm' loses it's underlying meaning and many Pantera's don't see the light of day other than to change hands at Barret-Jackson.

Not that mine is for sale at any price...I take that back, I suppose everything has a price as we have just seen above with door locks.

Julian