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Rob, I think a large amount of the problem in Detroit with the Pantera was the Unions with their NIH (Not Invented Here) attitude. A good number of Ford executives and engineers also felt they'd been bypassed since Ford essentially BOUGHT the Pantera project from Italy as-is/where-is, so even the numerous corrective measures Ford introduced were mostly done in Italy by local non-Union workers.

The short-sighted and traditionalists at Ford were reportedly not sad when the project was dropped after mid-'73. Note too that 'cheap' $10,000 price translates to near $70,000 in 2021 dollars. Panteras faced the same market 50 yrs ago as $70,000 Mustangs & Corvettes do today. If you look at national sales records, most Panteras were sold in CA and the East Coast where the money was. Just my  speculation- I lived 150 miles away in south-central MI at the time, with a wife & four kids so not quite my market, either.

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