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Reply to "Dow Jones place a "Buy Rating" on Panteras"

Panteras are not easy to appraise. They differ so greatly between models that seldom, do we find them comparably equipped. A high-end paint job alone can drive the price up by $5-10K especially if it is done in bare-metal fashion. A major engine upgrade, ZF overhaul and brake conversions to Brembo or Wilwood would also deserve a premium. Thus, a naked conclusion of a range of $25-35,000 is nearly meaningless and is very misleading to me. In the Corvette or MoPar world, a matching number- bone stock example can be compared in values because there are auctions and comps to utilize. In the Pantera world, we seem to be plagued with "authorities" that get some type of gratification in placing these off-the-wall valuations on our cars. Further, some owners seem hostile and will criticize those who seek a higher price for their car, as if this is something sinister or "greedy". Few owners can ever realize a return on their total investment, even in the high-dollar sales that have been obtained recently. These cars are still a great value, even at the high end of pricing. They are far less than a new Corvette or Viper and I don't know of any vintage race or serious, all- Italian Concours that will permit these other, more costly sportscars to participate.

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