It seems that many Panteras have upgrades. There's a Pantera L here in Utah with less than 7k original miles, still owned by the same guy who bought it brand new. I haven't seen it in person. It has original Arriva tires, etc. He's having reliability issues with it (maybe due to storage). I think it's really nice, but not for me. I want to drive mine often. Hence, I'm going to modify it as required. Wiring, brakes, engine, etc. will be modified but tastefully. The body will be almost stock but not the stock color.
My grandfather restored old cars (my brother still has a 1928 Studebaker and a 1929 Model A pickup that he restored) and he used to say "you can restore to the last nut, but who wants to drive it?" Hence, he put a balanced crank in his Model A and added hydraulic brakes. Not stock but much safer.
Corey
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